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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-070
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 2274, to establish a National Economic Conversion Commission to prepare for a transition of the economy from national defense to civilian work. The bill was introduced by Senator George McGovern.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-030
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 11611, an act to establish a National Commission on Technology, Automation, and Economic Progress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF78-003
This folder contains material pertaining to the Cabinet Committee on Balance of Payments, an informal group that was established to address problems relating to the balance of payments and gold. Walter W. Heller represented the Council of Economic Advisers on the committee. This file contains general information on the balance of payments. Types of material include correspondence, memoranda, news articles, papers, speeches, and drafts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF47-019
This folder contains copies of speeches and statements by individuals other than Walter W. Heller. Authors include Walter A. Munns, W. Allen Wallis, John Ross Haas, Joseph E. Karth, C. Douglas Dillon, and Robert Roosa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF47-020
This folder contains reference copies of 22 speeches and statements made by Walter W. Heller and the Council of Economic Advisers during calendar year 1961. There is an index at the front, and each speech has its own numbered tab.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF45-005
This folder contains miscellaneous Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) material that was presumably collected by Joseph J. Walka, assistant to the chairman, soon after he assumed the position. Items include a U.S. Chamber of Commerce publication on Selected Antitrust and Trade Regulation Issues (10 July 1963); charts of the gross national product and national income; and a speech by Walter W. Heller titled "The Challenge of Taxation in the American Economy" (14 August 1963).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-032
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 3545, to amend section 131 of title 13, United States Code, so as to provide for taking of the economic censuses one year earlier starting in 1968.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-052
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on the Legislative Reference Service's analysis of the President's economic proposals.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF38-002
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning price increases and decreases in various industries. Items include periodic summaries of news reports on price developments; a Council of Economic Advisers briefing paper on "Recent Wage and Price Developments and Prospects in the U.S."; a Joint Economic Committee report on "Government Price Statistics"; and an article titled "Price Level Changes and Financial Statements at the Threshold of the New Frontier" by Abraham J. Briloff.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF38-001
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning prices in general. Types of items include memoranda, tables, data, and news articles. Topics include price stability and trends, inflation, and the prices of certain goods. There is also a Council of Economic Advisers staff memorandum titled "The Outlook for Stability in 1964 - A Second Look."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF37-010
This folder contains a paper by Seymour E. Harris titled "We Might Just as Well Have Had Four More Years of Eisenhower (Nixon)," which was a response to articles by Oscar Gass in Commentary magazine. There is also a letter from Walter W. Heller to Harris regarding the paper.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF37-009
This folder contains one article by Seymour E. Harris titled "President Kennedy's Economics," which was published in The New Republic.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF37-003
This folder contains one article by Jelle Zijlstra, the Minister of Finance of the Netherlands.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-023
This folder contains memoranda and tables compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning metals. Most items pertain to copper prices and production, but there is also information on silver, tin, lead, and zinc.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-021
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the NBC radio and television program "Meet the Press." Most items pertain to Heller's appearance on the show on 10 February 1963, including a rush transcript. There is also correspondence with host Lawrence E. Spivak. Note that the folder contains one exchange of correspondence with the Export-Import Bank of Washington, D.C., which appears to be misfiled.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-017
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Long-Range International Payments Committee (LRIPC). Items include a paper titled "Contribution of IMF to International Liquidity" by Eugene A. Birnbaum, and another paper titled "The Evolution of the IMF: Further Comments" by James Tobin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-016
This folder contains correspondence compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Loeb Awards for financial journalism, which were sponsored by investment banker Gerald Loeb.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-015
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning liquidity. The bulk consists of three papers, all on the topic of international liquidity. One paper is titled "International Liquidity: Problems and Proposal" (no author listed) and another is titled "Professor Triffin on International Liquidity and the Role of the [International Monetary] Fund" by Oscar L. Altman.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-013
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning recommendations and positions of the Council of Economic Advisers on legislation in 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-012
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Types of items include letters, memoranda, newsletters, and reports. Frequent correspondents are Ewan Clague (Commissioner of Labor Statistics) and Leon Greenberg (Chief, Division of Productivity and Technological Developments). The file includes an advance copy of a study by the BLS on "Labor Requirements of School Construction."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-006
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning testimony before the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of Congress. Most records pertain to requests for copies of Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) statements before the JEC, administrative preparations for publishing the text of hearings, and CEA reactions to the testimony of others. Items in the file include a speech by James W. Knowles titled "The Crucial Years"; a memorandum from the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Automation, and Energy Resources titled "Policy Aspects of Fluctuations in Business Inventories During the Post-War Period"; testimony by Ben William Lewis; a statement on taxation of foreign earnings; and data on manufacturers' shipments of mobile homes (1952-1960).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-003
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of Congress in general. Types of items include letters, memoranda, press releases, and statements. Frequent correspondents include James W. Knowles (executive director), Wright Patman (chairman), Paul H. Douglas (chairman), and William Summers Johnson (executive director). The file also contains a report to the JEC on the "Impact of Military Supply and Service Activities on the Economy"; a report to the JEC on "The Federal Budget as an Economic Document"; and a summary of JEC activities as of early 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-001
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning testimony before the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of Congress by individuals who were not affiliated with the Council of Economic Advisers. It includes statements by Otto Eckstein, Joseph A. Pechman, Raymond J. Saulnier, George Katona, C. Douglas Dillon, and Gardiner C. Means.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF32-020
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning economic forecasts for 1965. Types of items include news articles, memoranda, and charts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF32-019
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning economic forecasts for 1962. Types of items include charts, news articles, and a speech by Roy L. Reierson titled "New Forces in the Money Market."