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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-05
In this interview Carver discusses the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its Commissioner, Philleo Nash; federal claims to and use of Indian land; industries and commercial enterprises on or close to Indian reservations; problems working with Congress and other federal agencies on issues related to Indian affairs; the Miccosukee in Florida; and the Bureau of Land Management with Karl S. Landstrom as its Director, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DWB-01
Burke discusses the members and staff of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, the key issues that the Committee addressed, and differences in the Committee during the John F. Kennedy and Lydon B. Johnson administrations, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-02
In this interview Conway discusses working with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to the choice of Lyndon B. Johnson for JFK’s running mate; labor leadership and JFK’s campaign; unions and the religious issue during the 1960 election; discussing presidential appointments with JFK after the election; Conway’s role in JFK’s Administration; the Housing and Home Finance Agency, legislation, and working with Congress; accelerated public works, the Department of Commerce, and problems with the extent of presidential powers; Walter Reuther and his relationship with JFK; confrontations between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; working with RFK on civil rights marches and their legislative demands; and interactions with RFK from 1964 through 1968, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF22-007
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Department of Commerce. Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, publications, press releases, and data charts. Correspondents include Luther H. Hodges (Secretary of Commerce), Clarence D. Martin, Jr. (Under Secretary for Transportation), George Jaszi (director of the Office of Business Economics), James G. Morton (special assistant to the Secretary), Richard H. Holton (Assistant Secretary of Commerce), and Edward Gudeman (Under Secretary of Commerce). The file also contains select copies of Hodges' Congressional testimony and press conferences, and a directory of industry and trade specialists in the Business and Defense Services Administration, within the Department of Commerce.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF22-006
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Department of Commerce. Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, publications, press releases, and data charts. Correspondents include Luther H. Hodges (Secretary of Commerce), Clarence D. Martin, Jr. (Under Secretary for Transportation), George Jaszi (director of the Office of Business Economics), James G. Morton (special assistant to the Secretary), and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (Under Secretary of Commerce). The file also contains the Department of Commerce proposed legislative program for the 89th Congress, 1st Session; a preliminary draft report on the airline subsidy reduction program; an issue of Current Population Reports on consumer income, published by the Bureau of the Census; a Report to Congress on Unauthorized Assistance to Seemingly Nondepressed Areas Under the Public Works Acceleration Act and the Area Redevelopment Act, by the U.S. Comptroller General; and information on a State Science and Technology Conference in Washington, D.C. (3-4 February 1964).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF43-030
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 government industrial modernization credit insurance, and thereby make credit facilities more readily available for the modernization of the nation's industrial economy, and stimulate increased productivity and growth in the domestic and foreign commerce of the United States.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include sales of the manufacturing industry, the acceleration of public works projects, and the itinerary of an official trip by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary Hodges.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include Gross National Project projections, the exporting of American automobiles, the textile industry, and economics. Of note is a report titled "Comments on Amendments Introduced by Senator Bush to H.R. 11970, the Trade Expansion Act". Also included in this folder are copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
Textual folder
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.
Collection
USDC
Records 1961-1964. Microfilm copies of records of the Executive Secretary, the Deputy Under Secretary for Transportation, Area Redevelopment Administration, Maritime Administration, Business and Defense Services Administration, Office of Trade Adjustment, Bureau of International Commerce, and National Bureau of Standards. Hard copy includes speeches and statements of Secretary Luther H. Hodges, reports, studies, publications, Commerce News Digest, Foreign Commerce Weekly (later International Commerce), Survey of Current Business, and the 1960 Census.