Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at the United Automobile Workers of America Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In his speech the President states that unions and executives share in the government's responsibility to avoid inflation, and assures the audience that the national economy will expand without threatening automation and full employment. The President also identifies six major economic goals for his administration: stimulating consumption, increasing American markets, broadening economic recovery, encouraging enhanced skill sets for new workers, increasing long-range productivity, and stimulating modernization and expansion. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, a press copy, a reading copy with handwritten notations, and additional transcripts of the speech, in addition to a telegram describing the President's appearance at the convention.