Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include notes and background information for meetings with individual congressmen and an overview of legislative items recommended by the President. Press releases concerning legislative activity are found throughout. Of note are copies of trade agreements with the European Economic Community, the United Kingdom and several other countries; information regarding the principal features of S.1991, the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962; and a memorandum from Senator Russel Long of Louisiana concerning insurance for veterans and soldiers. This folder was originally titled "Small business, trade, unemployment compensation, manpower development, patents, G.I. insurance, Sabine River pipeline construction, welfare, pensions, Steed, Johnston, Kerr, Long."