This item is a background paper on potential areas of scientific cooperation between the United States and Soviet Union in preparation for meetings between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria.
Doodles made by President John F. Kennedy during a meeting; notably, the word "decisions" is written multiple times. The date on the top left corner appears to have been written by Evelyn Lincoln and filed along with materials regarding Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
This item is a draft press release of the joint statement issued by President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev following discussions in Vienna, Austria.
This item is a handwritten letter from John Herschel and Clara Sproat Glenn, parents of astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., to President John F. Kennedy thanking him for his kindness surrounding Colonel Glenn's Mercury-Atlas 6 test flight, also known as Friendship 7.
This item is a letter from Julia A. and Russell P. Brewer, the parents of astronaut Alan B. Shepard's wife, Louise, thanking President John F. Kennedy for the reception at the White House honoring Commander Shepard.
This item is a memorandum for President John F. Kennedy from Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen offering advice on his upcoming meeting with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria.
This item is a note handed to President John F. Kennedy by his secretary Evelyn Lincoln regarding the condition of Project Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter upon the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 7 test flight. The upper-right corner of the note contains a handwritten notation by the President.
This item is comprised of notes on Berlin, Laos, disarmament, and nuclear tests in preparation for a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria.
This item is comprised of handwritten notes by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy on President John F. Kennedy's radio and television address to the nation on civil rights.