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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-016-009
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-019-005
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-019-004
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-022-004
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-017
This folder contains a Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) News transcript of the “Washington Report” concerning President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address on civil rights, desegregation, legislation to protect the rights of all Americans, President Kennedy’s upcoming visit to Germany, the Cold War, the Soviet Union, and the space race.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-016
This folder contains a press release of President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address concerning civil rights, the desegregation of the University of Alabama and the need to enact legislation to protect the rights of all Americans. Also included in this folder are telegrams and memoranda concerning President Kennedy’s address on civil rights, the Soviet Union’s media coverage of the racial issues in the United States, and worldwide interest in the civil rights movement in America.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-00888-003
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-00877-003
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-008-024
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0956-019
This folder contains a telegram, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, Harlem Councilman Earl Brown, and various individuals concerning expressions of general support, pending labor legislation, African Americans as a voting bloc, and Senator Kennedy’s presidential campaign efforts in New York.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-097-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's meeting with attorneys to discuss the administration's efforts to confront and eliminate racially motivated discriminatory practices and ideology, such as segregation, the denial of voting rights, and discriminatory employment practices. Materials in this folder include statements from the Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi State Bar Associations and the Bar Association of Puerto Rico concerning the necessity to respect the law and legal processes during consideration of proposed civil rights legislation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-097-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Kennedy administration's efforts to confront and eliminate racially motivated discriminatory practices and ideology, such as segregation, the denial of voting rights, and discriminatory employment practices. Materials in this folder include a transcript of a press conference from Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, a project file on Time-Life's public civil rights service announcements campaign, and press releases of President Kennedy's statements regarding the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1963, the House Judiciary Committee, and obstruction of justice in Alabama. The folder also includes memoranda from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and copies of the Attorney General's statement before the House Judiciary Committee concerning proposed civil rights legislation. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-097-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Kennedy administration's efforts to confront and eliminate racially motivated discriminatory practices and ideology, such as segregation, the denial of voting rights, and discriminatory employment practices. Materials in this folder include handwritten notes by the President, a memorandum and itinerary for the President's meetings with various civil rights leaders, and memoranda from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to Burke Marshall, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, concerning desegregation efforts by religious leaders in Miami, Florida. The majority of the materials concern the President's message to Congress on the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1963, including a copy of the speech and drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0363-001
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between various members of the White House staff, individual citizens, and Congressional representatives concerning civil rights legislation, the desegregation of educational institutions, and commemorative events for the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0362-005
Materials in this folder include memoranda, a newspaper article, a petition for legislative civil rights initiatives, and correspondence between various members of the White House staff and individual citizens concerning segregated housing facilities used for visiting dignitaries and an objection to the use of the term “mafia” made by The Order of the Sons of Italy in America.
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-004-009
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-004-008
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-008-002
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-007-007
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-007-006
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-007-003
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-011
Materials in this folder include telegrams, petitions, 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 incidents of voter intimidation, the pending 23rd Amendment to the Constitution permitting citizens of Washington, D.C. to vote in federal elections, and the pending 24th Amendment to the Constitution prohibiting states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on the payment of a poll tax, and incidents of racially motivated violence, with specific emphasis on violence against voter registration workers in Mississippi.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-009
Materials in this folder include a telegram, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frank D. Reeves, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of racially motivated voter intimidation in Tennessee and the pending 23rd Amendment to the Constitution permitting citizens of Washington, D.C. to vote in federal elections.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0359-003
Materials in this folder include outgoing letters from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer Feldman to various persons regarding a proposal by the Maryland Committee for Democratic Rights to investigate problems inherent in the McCarran Act, and letters concerning claims of civil rights violations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0916-006
This folder contains correspondence between members of the White House staff and the public regarding President John F. Kennedy's Special Messages to the Congress on civil rights issues, including the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1963.