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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include memoranda regarding tax reform, the sugar bill, and other pending legislation. The folder was originally titled "12/62 Sugar."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include statistical economic data, a summary of the administration's legislative agenda, analyses of Congressional sessions, and a memorandum from Administrative Assistant to the President Henry H. Wilson, Jr. concerning Congressional voting patterns. The folder was originally titled "11/62 None."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include reports prepared by Legislative Research and overviews of legislative items recommended by the President. Memoranda from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer Feldman, Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include trade, education, civil defense, and agriculture. This folder also contains a speech by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman concerning recent agricultural legislation. The folder was originally titled "9/19/62-9/29/62 Education Agriculture."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include reports prepared by Legislative Research and overviews of legislative items recommended by the President. Memoranda from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer Feldman, Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include trade, education, civil defense, and agriculture. This folder also contains a speech by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman concerning recent agricultural legislation. The folder was originally titled "9/19/62-9/29/62 Education Agriculture."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation, an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, reports prepared by Legislative Research, and a summary of legislation during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include trade, civil defense, agriculture, and natural resources development. The folder also contains memoranda concerning Congressional debates on foreign aid appropriations. The folder was originally titled "9/4/62-9/14/62 Military reserve units, Trade, Guyandot Reservoir, West Virginia, Passman Subcommittee."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-051-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy's Administration's legislative program. Items include an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, reports prepared by Legislative Research, and a summary of recent Senate legislative activity. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include trade, tax reform, foreign aid, agriculture, and the United Nations loan legislation. This folder was originally titled "8/21/62-8/31/62 Foreign aid, Drugs, General Clay."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-051-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation, an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, reports prepared by Legislative Research, proposed amendments to the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon's testimony before the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include trade, tax reform, foreign aid, agriculture, the federal highway program, the Youth Opportunities Act, and the United Nations loan legislation. The folder was originally titled "8/13/62-8/20/62 Treasury."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-051-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include an overview of legislative items recommended by the President and reports prepared by Legislative Research. Memoranda from Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout are found throughout. Topics include tax reform, foreign aid, and agriculture, but the majority of materials concerns pending trade legislation. The folder also contains memoranda from Myer Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President, and Charles B. Shuman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, on legislative priorities and agricultural legislation, respectively. The folder was originally titled "8/2/62-8/12/62 Trade."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-051-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include an overview of legislative items recommended by the President and reports prepared by Legislative Research. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include tax reform, education, agriculture, the Hanford nuclear reactor, the United Nations loan legislation, and the United States House Committee on Rules. The folder also contains memoranda from Joseph W. Barr, Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, and Jim G. Akin, Congressional Liaison Officer to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, on economic and education legislation, respectively. This folder was originally titled "7/16/62-7/31/62 None."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-051-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include an overview of legislative items recommended by the President and reports prepared by Legislative Research. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include tax reform, civil defense, agriculture, occupational safety, and World War II veteran's pensions. The folder also contains memoranda from Special Assistant to the President Ralph A. Dungan and Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget Robert C. Turner concerning foreign aid and public works, respectively. This folder was originally titled "7/2/62-7/13/62 Foreign aid."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-051-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, reports prepared by Legislative Research, and copies of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Memoranda from Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include trade, sugar, education, and health insurance for the aged. This folder was originally titled "6/25/62-6/29/62 Trade."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-051-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning trade legislation, an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, and reports prepared by Legislative Research. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include trade, tax reform, agriculture, education, and the United Nations loan legislation. This folder was originally titled "6/12/62-6/22/62 Trade."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-051-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation, overviews of legislative items recommended by the President, and a transcript of a telecast by the American Medical Association. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include tax reform, agriculture, health care for the aged, and the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This folder was originally titled "6/1/62-6/11/62 Trade, Medicare."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation, an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, and other items relating to legislative progress. Topics include the expanded common market, foreign trade and William Randolph Hearst, Jr.'s public support of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Of note is a copy of Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd's statement on the senate floor regarding the tax bill. This folder was originally titled "Trade, taxation, Byrd, Vinson, Mills."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-016
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation, an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, and other items relating to legislative progress. Memorandums from Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien and Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White concerning meetings with individual congressmen are found throughout. Topics include sugar legislation, economic development in South America, and the treasury. This folder was originally titled "Sugar, income taxes, treasury, senior citizens, disasters, federal land use, trade, Ellender."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation and an overview of legislative items recommended by the President. Of note is a report on the significance of the Trade Expansion Bill and a report on the Ways and Means Committee. This folder was originally titled "Budget, land conservation, American Virgin islands, trade, Federal Reserve system, New York World's fair, federal employees, Mass transit, research and development contracts, trade, Celler."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation and an overview of legislative items recommended by the President. Of note is a letter from Secretary of the Treasuries C. Douglas Dillon to Howard W. Smith, chairman of the Committee on Rules; a staff report on the proposed merger of Eastern Airlines and American Airlines; a report outlining the pros and cons on taking a strong, active campaign to stand firm and block wheat legislation, and a memo concerning civil rights and the steps that should be taken in order for legislation to pass. This folder was originally titled "Taxation, aviation, unemployment compensation, civil rights, pensions committee on federal credit programs."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include notes and background information for meetings with individual congressmen and an overview of legislative items recommended by the President. Press releases concerning legislative activity are found throughout. Of note are copies of trade agreements with the European Economic Community, the United Kingdom and several other countries; information regarding the principal features of S.1991, the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962; and a memorandum from Senator Russel Long of Louisiana concerning insurance for veterans and soldiers. This folder was originally titled "Small business, trade, unemployment compensation, manpower development, patents, G.I. insurance, Sabine River pipeline construction, welfare, pensions, Steed, Johnston, Kerr, Long."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include reports and other data prepared by Legislative Research and memorandums on legislative progress from Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien. Press releases concerning legislation are found throughout. Of note is a copy of the Communications Satellite Act. This folder was originally titled "2/62 International Monetary Fund, Communications satellites, Conflicts of interest, Federal pay systems, Idaho, Economy, Young, McGhee, Moss, Engle, Mrs. Patterson."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-049-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items mainly consist of "Legislative Notes" and other data prepared by Legislative Research. Lists of Congressmen invited to bill signings are found throughout. Materials relating to aviation and contract authorization, minimum wage, the establishment of a United States travel service within the Department of Commerce and the Kennedy Administration's trade bill are also included. This folder was originally titled "June 1961 Aviation, education, minimum wage, housing, highways, U.S. travel service, social security."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-049-010
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items mainly consist of "Legislative Notes" and other data prepared by Legislative Research. Materials relating to the Area Redevelopment Act and the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency are also included. Remarks and statements by the President on legislation are found throughout. This folder was originally titled "May 1961 Area redevelopment, Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, minimum wage, education, foreign aid, watershed and flood control, judiciary, Chavez and Bennett. "
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-049-009
This folder contains a press release concerning President John F. Kennedy’s “Special Message on Conflicts of Interest”. In his message, the President discusses the inadequacies of existing conflict of interest laws and, to meet the need for reform, proposes the Executive Employee’s Standards Act, which would serve as a comprehensive revision of existing laws.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-049-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include "Legislative Notes," and other data prepared by Legislative Research; notes and agendas for meetings with individual congressmen; and press releases on legislation concerning the Federal Airport Act and the protection of Presidential successors. This folder was originally titled "April 1961:18-28 Minimum wage, airports, Presidential succession, area redevelopment, Cooley, Murray."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-049-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include "Legislative Notes," and other data prepared by Legislative Research; a report on legislative progress from Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; and a letter from Connecticut Senator Thomas J. Dodd on the neutron bomb. Also included are materials relating to agricultural legislation, including a letter from Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman and a digest of the Agricultural Act of 1961. This folder was originally titled "April 1961: 3-17 Mass transit, HUD, agriculture, Mayors Hummel and Lee. "
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-049-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include "Legislative Notes" and other data prepared by Legislative Research; reports on legislative progress from Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; and a letter from Illinois Congressman Charles Melvin Price concerning the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program. Also included are materials regarding civil rights legislation and foreign aid, including a proposed amendment to the Foreign Aid Act. This folder was originally titled "March 1961:18-30, Aircraft nuclear propulsion, sugar, feed grains, minimum wage, civil rights, area redevelopment, social security."