Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-067-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Robert Troutman, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Materials concern the Plans for Progress program, including a one year progress report, and charts depicting Negro (African American) metropolitan populations and employment of non-whites in various fields. Of note is Troutman’s resignation letter and an explanation for his resignation.