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Draft letter to President of France Charles de Gaulle from President John F. Kennedy upon departure from France

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This item is a draft of a letter by McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from President John F. Kennedy to President of France Charles de Gaulle upon President Kennedy's departure from France.

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John F. Kennedy handwritten draft of the Inaugural Address, 17 January 1961

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This item is a handwritten draft by John F. Kennedy of his inaugural address given in Washington D.C. In his speech, President Kennedy urges American citizens to participate in public service and "ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country."

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Proposed Statement, March on Washington, 18 August 1963

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This item is a draft of a proposed statement for President John F. Kennedy on the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally in Washington, D.C.

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Second draft of President John F. Kennedy's radio and television address on civil rights, 11 June 1963

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This item is a second draft of President John F. Kennedy's radio and television address on civil rights written by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore S. Sorensen and containing handwritten notations by President Kennedy.

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The Age of Hate or the Age of Knowledge?

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Second draft, written by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, of President John F. Kennedy's address at the University of California's 94th Charter Day held at Memorial Stadium at the school's Berkeley campus. In his speech, the President discusses the important role education plays in intellectual and political leadership, and addresses the recent decision between the United States and the Soviet Union to seek agreements on joint exploration of space.

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Third draft of President John F. Kennedy's address at the University of California, Berkeley, 23 March 1962

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This item is a third draft of President John F. Kennedy's address at the University of California's 94th Charter Day held at Memorial Stadium at the school's Berkeley campus. In his speech, the President discusses the important role education plays in intellectual and political leadership, and addresses the recent decision between the United States and the Soviet Union to seek agreements on joint exploration of space.

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Third draft of the radio and television report to the American people on the Soviet arms build-up in Cuba, 22 October 1962

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This item is a third draft of President John F. Kennedy's radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union's military presence in Cuba, written by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and containing notations by President Kennedy. In his speech, the President reports the establishment of missile sites presumably intended to launch a nuclear offensive against Western nations. He characterizes the transformation of Cuba into an important strategic base as an explicit threat to American security, and explains seven components to his proposed course of action: quarantine all offensive military equipment under shipment to Cuba, increase degree of surveillance, regard possible attack launched from Cuba as Soviet attack, reinforce Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, call for a meeting of the Organ of Consultation, call for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, and demand that Premier Nikita Khrushchev cease his current course of action. In his speech, the President famously states, "Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right- not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this Hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world."

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Draft letter to President of France Charles de Gaulle from President John F. Kennedy upon departure from France

John F. Kennedy handwritten draft of the Inaugural Address, 17 January 1961

Proposed Statement, March on Washington, 18 August 1963

Second draft of President John F. Kennedy's radio and television address on civil rights, 11 June 1963

The Age of Hate or the Age of Knowledge?

Third draft of President John F. Kennedy's address at the University of California, Berkeley, 23 March 1962

Third draft of the radio and television report to the American people on the Soviet arms build-up in Cuba, 22 October 1962