About Folder
Title
15 February 1961
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKPOF-054-006
Date(s) of Materials
February 1961: 15-23
Folder Description
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of February 15, 1961 (News Conference 4). President Kennedy began the press conference by reaffirming the United States support of the United Nations presence in the Republic of the Congo. He then announced the formal recognition of the Government of El Salvador by the United States, and briefly discussed his economic program. The announcements were followed by questions from the press on a variety of topics, including United States-Soviet relations, the launch of a Soviet space probe towards Venus, Cuba, and the situation in the Congo. Background material in the folder includes memorandums concerning interest rates. Of note is a transcript of Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson's speech to the United Nations Security Council on February 15, 1961 concerning the situation in the Republic of the Congo following the assassination of former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, and the subsequent actions of the Soviet Union towards Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold of the United Nations. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
Extent / Physical Description
69 digital pages
Series
Series 05. Press Conferences.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Press Conferences. 15 February 1961. JFKPOF-054-006. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Place(s)
Contributor(s)
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965
Media Type
Associated Record(s)
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Copyright Notice
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The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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