Alliance for Progress/Alianza para el Progreso

Documents Gordon's work as a member of JFK's Task Force on Immediate Latin American Problems (1960); Ambassador to Brazil (1961-1966); and Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (1966-1967). Also contains materials from his teaching career at Harvard Business School; his work at the War Production Board (WWII); the Economic Cooperation Administration, and the Mutual Security Agency; and more.

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.

Lawyer. Assistant Special Counsel to the President (1961); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (1961-62); Director, International Peace Corps Secretariat (1962-64). Memorandums, reports, and correspondence.

Diplomat, government official. Correspondence, speech files, reports, studies, publications, clippings relating to Alliance for Progress programs and Latin American economic development.

Papers 1939-1969. Historian, government official, Special Assistant to the President for Latin American Affairs (1961-63); author, A Thousand Days (1965). Correspondence, reports, speeches, subject files, news clippings, research materials, book drafts, writings, diaries, White House files.

Papers 1961-1963. Lawyer, government official. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (1961); Under Secretary of State (1961-66). Subject files, transcripts of telephone conversations.

Documents Behrman's work as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs (1961-62).

Textual and audiovisual materials that document the First Lady's early life, family, and marriage; her role in the White House (trips, state visits, White House restoration, social events, personal occasions, family events, and more); and her interests and concerns following her White House years. Digitized in part.

Press adviser to the Secretary General, Organization of American States (1961-62); Deputy Public Affairs Adviser, Bureau of Latin America, Agency for International Development (1962-65); Reports and Food for Peace Officer, AID, Chile (1965-67); professor, School of Journalism, Central Michigan University (1969-78). Includes draft manuscript on United States-Latin American economic relations and the Alliance for Progress.

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.

Donations by private individuals documenting personal experiences while serving in the Peace Corps.

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.

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

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.

Documents Dungan's role as Special Assistant to the President; memoranda, correspondence, and reports relating to AID, Civil Rights, and the dispute with Mexico over the Colorado River comprise a large portion of the collection.

Documents Fox's role as Chief of the White House Social Entertainments Office (1961-1964), consisting mainly of guest lists, menus, invitations, programs, seating plans, and replies of acceptance or regret from invited guests. Digitized in part.

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.