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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-003-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the peace process in the Middle East between Israel and its Arab neighbors, particularly President Bush's proposal to delay financial loans to Israel until a full peace conference begins. They also comment on Israel expanding housing into the West Bank, and Jews from the Soviet Union immigrating to Israel. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 24, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-012
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include relations between numerous Middle Eastern countries; a revolution in Yemen; relations between the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the UAR (United Arab Republic); the sale of HAWK missiles to Israel; and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-318-003
This folder contains memoranda and indexes of materials compiled for President John F. Kennedy’s weekend reading. Topics include various matters regarding Cuba, United States policy towards Middle Eastern countries, Communist China, disarmament, France, Berlin, and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-026
This folder contains a report titled, “Situations Involving a Potential for Resort to Sustained Internal Violence,” discussing guerilla activity, and Communist Bloc influence and funding for select countries in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-436-006
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda regarding the Middle East including United States policy, French influence, objectives of the Soviet Union, and the potential for a political or military crisis in the region. Also included in this folder is a report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) entitled, “Persian Gulf: Western Interests vs. Arab Nationalism.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0898-026
This folder contains a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “The New Dimensions of American Foreign Policy,” given as part of the Howard Crawley Memorial Lecture series at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In his speech the Senator discusses the global economy and the growing economic disparity between industrial and non-industrial countries; and a need to increase United States foreign aid to fight the growing threat of communism, particularly in the Middle East.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-025
This folder contains copies of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy before the Connecticut Valley branch of the Foreign Policy Association in Springfield, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses foreign policy proposals to address various international issues including French colonialism in North Africa and Indochina, and communism in the Middle East and Asia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1027-002
This folder contains press releases, statements, and copies of speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics include the achievement gap between the United States and the Soviet Union, a veto on the Anderson-Kennedy amendment to the medical care for the aged bill, United States policy towards Israel and the Middle East, and the minimum wage law.