Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-026
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to Latin American diplomats in the State Dining Room of the White House in honor of the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress. In his speech the President provides a history of the organization's founding, the program's recent accomplishments, including the Charter of Punta del Este, and his hopes for future political, social, and economic developments in Latin America. Materials in this folder include draft and press copies of the speech.