Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include restrictions on overseas military dependents and the balance of payments, the reappraisal of capabilities of conventional forces, and a meeting between Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Vinson regarding the FY 1962 defense program. Of note is a memorandum to the President from Vice President Lyndon Johnson concerning Department of Defense directive 5160-32 that established and clarified responsibilities within the Department of Defense for the development of space systems. Also included in this folder is the United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) annual report for 1960.