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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-324-011
This folder contains memoranda regarding the United States foreign aid program including a request for an increase in aid appropriations in the Federal budget, and a new policy of long-term development for countries. Also included in this folder is a paper titled, “Growth for Freedom,” discussing proposals for reorganization and legislation to improve the program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-324-008
This folder contains a proposal titled, “A New Legislative Structure for Foreign Aid,” discussing the United States foreign assistance program, ideas to improve the program, and aid to India and Pakistan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-324-006
This folder contains an outline titled, “Foreign Aid Program and Organization: Agenda,” regarding legislative and organizational proposals for a more effective foreign assistance program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-018
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding the United States foreign aid program. Also included in this folder is a press release of a statement by the President upon signing foreign aid legislation and remarks by Senator John Sherman Cooper in support of President Kennedy’s foreign aid program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-137-008
This folder contains a transcript of Under Secretary of State (and eventual Secretary of the Treasury) C. Douglas Dillon to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of pending amendments to the Mutual Security Act to provide foreign aid to Latin American countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056-010
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of June 7, 1962 (News Conference 35). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, proposed tax legislation, nuclear testing, and foreign aid. Of note is a copy of an address given by Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon at the annual dinner of the New York Financial Writers Association on the economy; memorandums to the President from economist and United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith concerning the current economic situation in the United States and the proposed tax cuts; and a copy of a letter from economist Moses Abramovitz, sent to the President by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Walter W. Heller, concerning the current economic situation in the United States. This folder also includes several draft press conference announcements.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-022
This folder contains memoranda from President John F. Kennedy to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and from Bundy to George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 21 (NSAM 21) regarding foreign aid bills sent to Congress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-031
This folder contains a draft and press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon the signing of S. 2768, the United Nations Bond Bill, authorizing a loan of up to $100 million to the United Nations to support the organization's peace-keeping efforts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-015
This folder contains press copies of President John F. Kennedy's remarks concerning trade and foreign aid made during an interview with chief correspondent David Schoenbrun, on the CBS program Washington Review. In his speech the President proposes a new trade bill as a solution to the challenges of the European Common Market and the advance of communism.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-060-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President’s News Conference of August 20, 1963 (News Conference 60). The President began the press conference with a statement urging the House of Representatives to pass the Mutual Defense and Assistance Bill of 1964, stating that the foreign aid program is essential to the strength of the free world. Following this announcement the President answered questions on a variety of topics including the four safeguards proposed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to protect the country under the limited language of the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT), the upcoming civil rights march in Washington D.C., atmospheric nuclear testing, British Guiana, and legislation. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Of note is an article by David Halberstam from The New York Times titled “Vietnamese Reds Gain in Key Area,” and a critique of the article by Special Assistant for Counterinsurgency and Special Activities, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Victor H. Krulak. Also included in this folder is a statement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding their position on the three-environment LTBT and a transcript of Meet the Press focusing on the treaty. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of November 20, 1962 (News Conference 45). The President began the press conference with an update on the Cuban Missile Crisis, stating that Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev would withdraw IL-28 bomber planes in Cuba within 30 days and that the naval quarantine of Cuba was lifted as a result of the withdrawal. The President then announced the signing of Executive Order 11063, which prevented discrimination in housing facilities owned or operated by the federal government, and the creation of the Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing. The President also announced advances in northeast India by the Chinese, and the deployment of a team headed by Assistant Secretary of State W. Averell Harriman to determine India's military assistance needs. Following these statements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including Cuba, information policies between the press and the government, Executive Order 11063, and the current situation between India and China. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security, newspaper clippings, memorandums, and special reports from the Department of State and the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Topics include the resumption of the Geneva Conference on November 26, 1962, the situation in Cuba, and a possible future Soviet satellite tracking station in Australia. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-008
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of August 22, 1962 (News Conference 41). Materials primarily consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, disarmament, the military space program, legislation, the Soviet Union, and foreign aid. Also included are draft press conference announcements, some with handwritten editorial marks and annotations by the President, and newspaper clippings. Of note is a statement by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara before the Senate Appropriations Committee in support of the Military Assistance Program for fiscal year 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056a-005
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of June 27, 1962 (News Conference 37). Materials primarily consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, legislative record of the 87th Congress, aid to India, and recent action by Chinese Communist military forces in the Taiwan Strait area. Of note are materials relating to the recent United States Supreme court decision banning prayer in public schools.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-017
This folder contains a report prepared by the Task Force on Foreign Economic Policy for President-elect John F. Kennedy concerning United States foreign aid policy and recommendations for executive and legislative action.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-016
This folder contains telegrams concerning the Clay Committee Report on United States foreign aid policy and programs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-015
This folder contains memoranda and drafts of the Clay Committee Report concerning United States foreign aid policy and programs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-014
This folder contains a draft of a message to be delivered by President John F. Kennedy to Congress concerning strengthening the security of the free world.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-013
This folder contains summaries of proceedings on foreign aid by the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World, also known as the Clay Committee.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-012
This folder contains memoranda concerning the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World, also known as the Clay Committee; General Lucius D. Clay, chairman of the Clay Committee; and foreign aid.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-011
This folder contains a tentative meeting schedule for the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World, also known as the Clay Committee, and memoranda concerning the Clay Committee and foreign aid programs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-010
This folder contains memoranda concerning foreign aid legislation and appropriations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-009
This folder contains memoranda concerning foreign aid legislation and appropriations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-008
This folder contains telegrams, and memoranda concerning a vote by the United States House of Representatives to cut funding for the foreign aid program, the Mutual Security Program, and strategies to garner support for the foreign aid program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-007
This folder contains a draft of a statement on foreign aid and memoranda concerning the Foreign Assistance Act of 1963, international trade, and appropriations for the foreign aid program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-297-006
This folder contains memoranda concerning foreign aid appropriations and the presence of the United States military in European countries.