Space Policy

Part of the Presidential Papers of John F. Kennedy, consisting of the working files of McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. It is the primary foreign policy file of the Kennedy White House (1961-1963). Digitized in part.

Part of the Presidential Papers of John F. Kennedy, consisting of the working files of President Kennedy as maintained by his personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, in the Oval Office of the White House (1961-1963). Digitized in full.

The main correspondence file for the Kennedy administration; contains letters from the general public, as well as internal staff memoranda. Digitized in part.

Memoranda to the President from the Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget for legislative reference, recommendations from agency heads to the bureau, copies of bills, acts, committee reports.

Materials created or accumulated by officials and staff members of the DNC and its components. See reference staff for full finding aid.

Diplomat, government official, educator. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1961-1965); United States ambassador to NATO (1965-1969); author. Correspondence, appointment books, articles, drafts, meeting minutes, memoranda, press releases, reports, speeches, and telegrams.

Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1961-1968). Photocopies of chronological correspondence files and news clippings. [Originals deposited in the Harry S. Truman Library.]

Includes childhood letters, diaries, correspondence, academic records, notebooks, financial papers, Navy records including medical files, medical records, manuscripts of Why England Slept and Profiles in Courage, some Boston office House of Representatives files, Presidential doodles, and scrapbooks. Digitized in full.

Includes both primary and national campaign materials collected by Senator John F. Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign staff. Digitized in full.

Contains material generated during John F. Kennedy's years as a Senator from Massachusetts (1953-1960). Digitized in part.

Contains case files, correspondence, speeches, press releases, and other materials documenting Robert F. Kennedy's time as a Senator from New York (1964-1968), including 1968 Presidential campaign speeches. Contact reference staff for the full finding aid.

Deputy Secretary of Defense (1961-1964); member, President's Task Force on Nuclear Proliferation (1964-1967); adviser to President Lyndon Johnson. Correspondence, memorandums, appointment files, and daily diaries relating to national politics and defense.

Contains material related to Sorensen's role on John F. Kennedy's Senate staff (1952-60) and as speechwriter and Special Counsel to the President (1961-64); includes correspondence, legislative files, subject files, speech files, draft book manuscripts, personal papers and White House files.

Microfilm copies of speeches, biweekly reports to the White House, minutes of staff meetings, correspondence with the White House, and publications. Hard copy includes historical studies, reports, scientific and technical publications, press releases, photographs, event programs, and newsletters.

Microfilm copies of minutes of Council meetings, interagency staff meetings, general subject files, statements, articles, and speeches.

Microfilm copies of selected subject files on topics such as defense, space, limited war, nuclear propulsion and weapons, disarmament, international matters, life sciences, and the President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC). Note: many folders in this collection remain classified and closed to research.

Still photographs by White House and National Park Service staff photographers documenting the President's activities, trips, and other events; informal photographs of the President and his family; photographs of Administration and Congressional members; photographs of White House staff and visitors; and photographs of White House rooms and grounds. Digitized in part.

Includes correspondence, memorandums, files relating to recruitment of Presidential and non-Presidential appointees (1961-1964).

Air Force Aide to President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963). Contains Correspondence, memorandums, reports, passenger lists, flight schedules, and itineraries for Presidential trips.

This link displays a list of relevant oral histories in the library's John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection. Digitized in part.

This link displays a list of relevant oral histories in the library's Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection. Digitized in part.