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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-004
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racially motivated violence and racial segregation in educational institutions, with specific emphasis on schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia and the admission of student James Meredith at the University of Mississippi.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-003
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racial segregation in education institutions, with specific emphasis on schools in New Orleans, Louisiana and Prince Edward County, Virginia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-002
Materials in this folder include a telegram, a press release, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning pending civil rights legislation, racial segregation in educational institutions, efforts by educational organizations to eliminate discriminatory practices, Title IV of the National Defense of Education Act, and President Kennedy’s executive orders to remove obstructions of justice in Alabama (issued as Executive Orders 11111 and 11118).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-001
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of racial discrimination in public schools and efforts to desegregate educational institutions, including the United States service academies.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-009
Materials in this folder include correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning a policy prohibiting discrimination in government affiliated recreational programs or organizations and incidents of racial segregation in public facilities, including movie theaters and sporting events.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-008
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and various members of the White House staff, including the heads of various federal departments and agencies, concerning a policy prohibiting discrimination in government affiliated recreational programs or organizations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of racial discrimination against visiting African diplomats and racial segregation of public facilities and accommodations, with specific emphasis on restaurants in Maryland.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-006
Materials in this folder include memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning pending civil rights legislation, incidents of racial discrimination against visiting African diplomats, and racial segregation of public facilities and accommodations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-005
This folder contains a letter to Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White concerning the Princeton Conference on Equal Opportunity in Housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-004
Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, excerpts of the United States Government Organization Manual, and letters from Roy H. Millenson of The American Jewish Committee to Special Assistant to the President Frank D. Reeves concerning discriminatory housing practices in Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-003
Materials in this folder include telegrams, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the Housing Authority of Portland, Oregon; racial housing integration in Deerfield, Illinois; and Executive Order 11063, Equal Opportunity in Housing, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-002
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning housing initiatives in Washington, D.C., contested racial housing integration in Deerfield, Illinois, and Executive Order 11063, Equal Opportunity in Housing, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-001
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a press release, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, and individual citizens concerning Executive Order 11063, Equal Opportunity in Housing, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0372-008
Materials in this folder include the press kit for the Executive Order on Equal Opportunity in Housing (E.O. 11063), compiled by the Housing and Home Finance Agency.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0372-007
Materials in this folder include letters to the President from the National Association of Home Builders of the United States concerning an Executive order prohibiting discrimination in federally aided housing. Of note is a telegram to the President from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. commending the President on issuing an Executive order (E.O. 11063) that prohibits discrimination in housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0372-006
Materials in this folder include letters urging the President to issue an Executive order prohibiting discrimination in federally aided housing, and two petitions from residents of Colorado in support of an Executive order.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0372-005
Materials in this folder include telegrams and letters urging the President to issue an Executive order prohibiting discrimination in federally aided housing and clippings from Sacramento, California newspapers concerning racial discrimination.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0372-004
Materials in this folder include telegrams and letters urging the President to issue an Executive order prohibiting discrimination in federally aided housing, and letters from organizations in the housing industry stating that an Executive order prohibiting housing discrimination will have an adverse effect on the home building industry.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0372-003
Materials in this folder include telegrams and letters urging the President to issue an Executive order prohibiting racial discrimination in federally aided housing, and letters detailing individual cases of housing discrimination. Also included in this folder is a press release from the National Association of Home Builders concerning the results of a study into the possible impact of an Executive order prohibiting housing discrimination.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0372-002
Materials in this folder consist of telegrams and letters from various persons, organizations, and labor unions urging the President to issue an Executive order prohibiting racial discrimination in federally aided housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0372-001
Materials in this folder consist of telegrams and letters urging the President to issue an Executive order prohibiting racial discrimination in federally aided housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0371-011
Materials in this folder include a telegram, a press release, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning a proposed executive order establishing the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing (later issued as Executive Order 11063). The folder also contains a report from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights entitled “Proposals for Executive Action to End Federally Supported Segregation and Other Forms of Racial Discrimination.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0371-010
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations and racially integrated housing initiatives.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0371-009
Materials in this folder include a telegram, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning Executive Order 11063, Equal Opportunity in Housing, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0371-008
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, press releases, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien, Congressional representatives, and individual citizens concerning Executive Order 11063, Equal Opportunity in Housing, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted housing. The folder also contains reports on cases of discrimination against visiting African diplomats.