Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-103-021
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's meetings with General Lauris Norstad, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander-in-Chief Europe. Materials in this folder include correspondence between the President and General Norstad, a transcript of General Norstad's appearance on the television interview program Meet the Press, summaries of the President's meetings with Norstad, Cabinet members, and security advisors, and memoranda from Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy regarding North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) position on the use of nuclear weapons during the United States' conflict with the Soviet Union. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.