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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-010
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Philippines (officially known as the Republic of the Philippines). Materials in this folder include memoranda regarding the transmission of letters between President Kennedy and Filipino representatives, a summary of a meeting resolving to formally recognize the President's experience on United States Ship PT-109 in the Pacific Theater of World War II, letters from Filipino Ambassador to the United States Amelito R. Mutuc, and correspondence between President Kennedy and Filipino President Diosdado Macapagal.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-007
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks concerning the Tools for Freedom program in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President commends the representatives of the Boston Chamber of Commerce for their donations as part of the Tools for Freedom program, an initiative to stimulate economic development, economic education, and technical training in the Philippines. The press copy also includes remarks from Ambassador Amelito R. Mutuc and Charles Adams, President of the Raytheon Company.