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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF22-011
This folder contains one exchange of correspondence between Walter W. Heller and Jerome B. Wiesner, director of the Federal Council for Science and Technology.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF75-005
This folder contains material pertaining to the Panel on Civilian Technology, also known as the Wiesner Committee on Civilian Technology or the Scientific and Economic Policy Committee, which was established circa June 1961 to examine ways for the government to stimulate civilian research and development and use existing technology more effectively. Walter W. Heller represented the Council of Economic Advisers on the committee. The material in this file relates mainly to the creation of the Panel, which originated in a proposal by John Kenneth Galbraith and Jerome Wiesner on the government's role in industrial research and development, and was discussed at a meeting at 4:30 p.m. on 30 March 1961. Items include a paper by Benton F. Massell and Richard R. Nelson of the RAND Corporation, "Scientific Research, Economic Progress, and Public Policy," and a detailed summary of the issues discussed at the first formal meeting of the Panel on 28 June 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF75-004
This folder contains material pertaining to the Panel on Civilian Technology, also known as the Wiesner Committee on Civilian Technology or the Scientific and Economic Policy Committee, which was established circa June 1961 to examine ways for the government to stimulate civilian research and development and use existing technology more effectively. Walter W. Heller represented the Council of Economic Advisers on the panel. Types of material include correspondence, memoranda, papers, and drafts. There is a copy of the published Report to the President's Science Advisory Committee on the Use of Pesticides (15 May 1963). Some material appears to be simply forwarded by Jerome B. Wiesner (Office of Science and Technology) and may not directly relate to the work of the Panel. Topics include an interdepartmental energy study, government patent policy, scientific manpower, urban transportation, and coal stockpiling. Of note is a formal statement explaining the background and objectives of the Panel.