Declaration of Honorary Citizen of United States of America
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS Sir Winston Churchill, a son of America though a subject of Britain, has been throughout his life a […]
Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba
Source: Laurence Chang and Peter Kornbluh, eds., “The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: “Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba,” October 22, 1962. […]
Notes on Meeting with President Kennedy During the Cuban Missile Crisis
1. The meeting was held in the Oval Room at the White House and lasted from 11:30 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. In attendance were the Attorney General, General Taylor, […]
Record of Meeting During the Cuban Missile Crisis
PARTICIPANTS Secretary Rusk Under Secretary Ball Ambassador Thompson Deputy Under Secretary Johnson Assistant Secretary Martin Leonard C. Meeker Secretary Dillon Secretary McNamara Deputy Secretary Gilpatric Assistant Secretary Nitze General Taylor […]
Executive Order 10925
Establishing The President’s Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity WHEREAS discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin is contrary to the Constitutional principles and policies of the United States; […]
Inaugural Address (1961)
Source: John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961. Available at https://goo.gl/tYv9zJ. We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom – symbolizing an end as […]