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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF17-004
This folder contains material pertaining to the Cargo Preference Act and the Inter-Agency Committee on Cargo Preference, likely from the files of Robert B. Conrad and Malcolm D. Miller of the Transportation and Communications Service. Items include a report titled "Free-World Shipping in the Cuban Trade" by the U.S. Maritime Administration; a booklet titled "The Carrier's Role in Export Control" by the U.S. Department of Commerce (March 1957); a presentation by the American Maritime Association regarding emergency planning and the oil import program; and a list of "Tankers and Owners in Communist Oil Export Trade as of March 29, 1962."
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF17-003
This folder contains material pertaining to the Cargo Preference Act and the Inter-Agency Committee on Cargo Preference, likely from the files of Robert B. Conrad and Malcolm D. Miller of the Transportation and Communications Service. Items include a report by the U.S. Maritime Administration titled "An Analysis of the Ships Under Effective U.S. Control and Their Employment in U.S. Foreign Trade During 1960," and copies of statements by Earl J. Smith, Marvin J. Coles, J. Max Harrison, J. M. Calhoon, and Paul Hall before the Maritime Evaluation Committee. Note that the file also contains some reference material and data dating back to 1955.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CLP-01
This interview focuses on Pell’s friendship with John F. Kennedy and legislation proposed during the Kennedy administration on transportation, trade, and international affairs, among other topics.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-24-B
KN21
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-022
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Commerce draft bill to provide modernized general cargo and dry bulk merchant ships for those segments of the United States merchant marine which are not paid operating-differential subsidy, and for national defense. The legislation was known as the Merchant Ship Modernization Act of 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0893a-009
This folder contains copies of remarks made by Senator John F. Kennedy before the United States Senate regarding construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway that would connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. In his speech the Senator announces his support of a bill to allow for participation by the U.S. in the project due to economic benefits in the construction, operation, and administration of the Seaway. The Senator also addresses concerns regarding the economic impact of the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Port of Boston.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include program activity in the Area Redevelopment Administration, an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act granting eminent domain to carriers of coal by pipeline, the Pittsburgh Steel Company, and the "E" awards ceremony. Of note is a "Freedom of Communications" report by the Subcommittee on Communications. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the 1964 New York World's Fair, the early release of Federal highway funds to the States, and U.S. cotton imports. Of note is a report titled, "1962 Outlook and 1961 Year-End Economic Review," by Secretary of Commerce Luther B. Hodges. Also included in this folder is a booklet by the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) titled, ""El Progreso del Pueblo," a monthly newsletter for First National Bank, and a report titled, "Saline Water Conversion," by Stanford Research Institute (SRI). This folder contains some foreign language material.
Collection
MFPP
Papers 1945-1992 (bulk 1954-1965). Lawyer, government official. Deputy Special Counsel to the President (1961-1964), Counsel to the President (1964-1965). Papers consisting of personal and professional correspondence, subject files, appointment calendars, campaign files, and audiovisual material created and maintained during the presidential administrations of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-23399
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Representative Ralph J. Rivers (Alaska) after signing a bill to amend the Interstate Commerce Act. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-23398
President John F. Kennedy signs a bill to amend the Interstate Commerce Act. Representative Ralph J. Rivers (Alaska) looks on. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.