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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-013-008
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-036
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a draft bill to redefine the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and others for the purpose of providing for coordinated planning for the development of the nation's water and related land resources through the establishment of water resources commissions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-079
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of the Interior proposed report on enrolled bill S. 1658, which would authorize, construct, operate, and maintain the Central Arizona water project in Arizona and New Mexico. The project was also known as the Pacific Southwest Water Plan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF37-002
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning natural resources and conservation. There are several documents prepared by the Department of the Interior, such as a draft presidential message on conservation and natural resources, a Report to the President on a Kennedy Conservation Program for the 1960s, and a paper titled "A Program for Financing Investment in the Conservation and Development of Our Nation's Natural Resources." Other items include the report of the Task Force on Natural Resources Research; correspondence from Paschal Sherman of the Colville Confederated Tribes regarding the inclusion of Native American lands in the government's conservation program; and a paper titled "Getting the Most Out of Water Resources" by Irving K. Fox and Henry P. Caulfield, Jr., of Resources for the Future, Inc. Note that the file also includes some correspondence with the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., which appears to be misfiled.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF23-009
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Department of the Interior. Material includes letters, memoranda, press releases, and a speech by Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-011
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a draft bill to provide a program of financial and technical assistance for the discovery, development, and recovery of the mineral resources of the United States and its possessions, repealing the Act of August 21, 1958. The legislation was known as the Domestic Minerals Act.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0411-017
This folder contains constituent correspondence received by Senator John F. Kennedy's office that pertains to the Department of the Interior.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior, and pertain to a lecture given by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall titled, "The Conservation Challenge of the Sixties."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior. Topics include the creation of the Bureau of Recreation, supplemental appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Colorado River salinity problem, and the saline water conversion program. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall at the White House Conference on Conservation. [Notes: Contains 16 photographic prints (JFKPOF-PH-343, JFKPOF-PH-488P, JFKPOF-PH-489P, JFKPOF-PH-490P, JFKPOF-PH-491P, JFKPOF-PH-492P, JFKPOF-PH-493P, JFKPOF-PH-494P, JFKPOF-PH-495P, JFKPOF-PH-496P, JFKPOF-PH-497P, JFKPOF-PH-498P, JFKPOF-PH-499P, JFKPOF-PH-500P, JFKPOF-PH-501P, JFKPOF-PH-502P). Photographic materials originally separated without documentation (p0059-p0087) have been reintegrated into this folder as the most logical location.]
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior, and consists of a press relations report on the saline water conversion demonstration plant in Freeport, Texas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior. Topics include a visit to Washington, D.C. by Robert Frost; a report by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall on a parks conservation program, and a proposed Summer White House in Newport, Rhode Island. Of note is a brochure titled, "A Proposed Prairie National Park."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0062
Model of the sod-buster plow presented to President John F. Kennedy to commemorate the centennial of the Homestead Act. A news release dated February 13, 1962, from the Department of the Interior declared that the commemoration launched a year-long national observance of the Homestead Act and other land anniversaries of 1962. Standing left to right are: Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, President Kennedy, Willis G. Scholl, President of the Farm Equipment Institute, Chicago, and C.R. Gutermuth, Chairman of the Public Domain Sesquicentennial Commission, Washington, D.C. This photograph is also in Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7040-B).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0064
Model of the sod-buster plow in a display case. Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, Willis G. Scholl, President of the Farm Equipment Institute, Chicago, and C.R. Gutermuth, Chairman of the Public Domain Sesquicentennial Commission, Washington, D.C., presented the model to President John F. Kennedy to commemorate the centennial of the Homestead Act. A news release dated February 13, 1962, from the Department of the Interior declared that the commemoration launched a year-long national observance of the Homestead Act and other land anniversaries of 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0060
Model of the sod-buster plow presented to President John F. Kennedy to commemorate the centennial of the Homestead Act. A news release dated February 13, 1962, from the Department of the Interior declared that the commemoration launched a year-long national observance of the Homestead Act and other land anniversaries of 1962. Standing left to right are: Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, President Kennedy, Willis G. Scholl, President of the Farm Equipment Institute, Chicago, and C.R. Gutermuth, Chairman of the Public Domain Sesquicentennial Commission, Washington, D.C. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7040-A).
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Records 1956-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Microfilm copies of records of Secretary Stewart L. Udall, the Assistant Secretary for Water and Power, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Resources Program Staff, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Reclamation, and the Office of the Solicitor. Hard copy records include publications, printed material, reports, memoranda, press releases, and compilations of departmental activities by state. Topics covered include water projects, Native Americans, commercial fisheries, and outdoor recreation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1060-008
This folder contains a transcript of a press conference given by President-elect John F. Kennedy and Congressman Stewart L. Udall at the Hotel Carlyle in New York City. President-elect Kennedy begins the press conference by announcing the appointment of Congressman Udall as Secretary of the Interior and is followed with a statement by Secretary-designate Udall. The President-elect and Secretary-designate go on to answer questions from the press on a variety of topics including the economy, Native American affairs, recreational resources, and other Cabinet appointments.