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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-007-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation in development in the U.S. Senate to permit Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether the territory should become a U.S. state, become independent, or continue its current status as a U.S. commonwealth. The episode aired on Monday, September 18, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JLMM-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s visits to Puerto Rico, the political situation in Puerto Rico, and the debate over expanding the military base on Vieques Island, among other topics
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-064-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arriving at Isla Verde International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2002-020-003
Julia Mehrer served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador from 1963 to 1964 in a community development program. She began training in November 1963, with a month in Puerto Rico at an Outward Bound school. The group then was split into urban and rural, and Mehrer went with the other rural volunteers to the UNESCO training center in Patzcuaro, Mexico. After working on various health and education projects for four months at her site in Saraguro, Ecuador, Mehrer became engaged to a former Peace Corps trainee. She married in August 1964 in Guayaquil and moved to Venezuela to work in urban community development with Accion. Interviewed and recorded by Robert Klein, April 19, 2002. 2 tapes (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Textual folder
Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-009-010
Contains 4 photographic prints (LOBPP-PH-028, LOBPP-PH-029, LOBPP-PH-030, LOBPP-PH-031).
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-07-19-B
AR24, KN20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-09-B
AR32, ST20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-15-B
AR16, KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-15-E
ST07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-15-D
ST07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-15-C
ST07
Textual folder
Teodoro Moscoso Personal Papers
TMPP-005-018
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-005-001
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-002-011
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0963-003
This folder contains letters, telegrams, and newspaper articles sent between Senator John F. Kennedy, the Senator’s staff, and various individuals concerning expressions of general support for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, the Senator’s trips to Puerto Rico, and legislation. This folder contains some Spanish-language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0963-002
This folder contains expressions of general support and advice for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, requests for copies of the Senator’s speeches, and magazine articles on Puerto Rico. This folder contains some Spanish-language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0963-001
This folder contains photographs, letters, telegrams, and newspaper clippings sent between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of the Senator’s staff, and José A. Benitez, President of the Democratic State Committee of Puerto Rico. Materials include expressions of general support for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, lists of Puerto Rican Democratic Party Committee members and Democratic National Committee delegates and alternates, and items regarding Senator Kennedy’s trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico. This folder contains some Spanish-language materials.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123b-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Puerto Rico (officially known as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico). Materials in this folder include press releases, correspondence between the President and Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Munoz Marin, reports on Vieques Island and urban programs in Puerto Rico, and memoranda regarding President Kennedy's meetings with Puerto Rican representatives and the official status of Puerto Rico as a self-governing, non-incorporated territory.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0902-003
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at a Democratic dinner in San Juan, Puerto Rico discussing a need for renewed political and economic relations between the United States and Latin America.
Textual folder
Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF21-015
This folder contains material pertaining to federal public works projects in Puerto Rico. Topics include a proposed legislative bill that would affect General Services Administration operations in Puerto Rico, and differing interpretations of the government's rental contract for property in San Juan.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0986-011
This folder contains letters regarding an issue between the Democratic State Committee of Puerto Rico and the Democratic National Committee, and a letter of support for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-036-016
This folder contains a partial draft on Puerto Rico for John F. Kennedy's The Strategy of Peace, a compilation of speeches and statements concerning foreign policy by Senator Kennedy published during the 1960 Presidential campaign.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-036-032
This folder contains press copies of President John F. Kennedy's address upon arriving at Isla Verde International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-235-009
This folder contains documents related to Puerto Rico from the briefing book for President John F. Kennedy's visits to Venezuela, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. Materials include position papers and briefing materials for the President's meeting with Governor Luis Muñoz Marín of Puerto Rico.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-067-011
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Lee C. White, Assistant Special Counsel to the President. Topics include background information for meetings between President Kennedy and chairmen of various congressional committees, a proposal for a Puerto Rican plebiscite regarding their country's status, notes for publisher's luncheons in various states, the space program, and the Commission on Civil Rights.