Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-020
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's recorded statement for "Founding of the Republic," an exhibition at the Time & Life Building from July to September in 1962. In his remarks the President characterizes the principle of inalienable rights as a universal, human ideal rather than an American one. Materials in this folder include various memoranda and drafts (some by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.) of the statement. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.