NOTE: Includes releases covering matters with which the President was closely concerned, except announcements of Presidential personnel appointments and approvals of legislation with which there was no accompanying statement.

Releases relating to Proclamations and Executive orders have not been included. These documents are separately listed in Appendix B.

For list of Press and Radio Conferences, see subject index under "News conferences."

January

20 Inaugural address

20 Dedication prepared by Robert Frost for the Inaugural ceremonies

21 White House announcement of major appointments in the Department of Agriculture and of the President's decision to expand the National Agricultural Advisory Commission

21 Exchange of greetings with leaders of the Soviet Union

21 Remarks at a meeting of the Democratic

National Committee

21 Remarks at the swearing-in ceremonies of the members of the Cabinet

22 White House announcement of appointment of a special panel of advisers on conflict of interest and ethics in government

22 White House statement concerning the appointment of Hickman Price, Jr., and Rowland Burnstan as Assistant Secretaries of Commerce

23 Statement by the President concerning the appointment of Frank B. Ellis as Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization

24 White House statement making public the report of the Food-for-Peace Task Force

24 Memorandum to Federal agencies and Executive order on the duties of the Director of the Foodfor-Peace Program

25 White House announcement of the President's meeting with a special committee on economic conditions and the balance-of-payments problem 25 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House urging enactment of a distressed area redevelopment bill

25 White House announcement of appointment of a panel of experts to review data relating to agreement on discontinuance of nuclear weapons

tests

25 White House announcement of an emergency food program for the Congo

27 Letter to Secretary Ribicoff requesting him to undertake direction of Cuban refugee activities

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27 Letter accepting resignation of Tracy S. Voorhees and thanking him for his efforts on behalf of Cuban refugees

28 Exchange of greetings with President Sukarno of Indonesia

29 Remarks at a swearing-in ceremony and reception for Presidential appointees

30 Annual message to the Congress on the State of the Union

31 Interview with Dave Garroway recorded for the 150th anniversary of the founding of Massachusetts General Hospital

31 Message greeting President Quadros of Brazil on the occasion of his inauguration

31 Message to President Kubitschek of Brazil February

2 Letter to the Secretary of the Navy and statement by the President on the launching of the U.S.S. Sam Houston

2 Special message to the Congress: Program for Economic Recovery and Growth

2 Remarks

on greeting representatives of the Baptist World Alliance at the White House

3 Statement by the President following a conference with Secretary Ribicoff on Cuban refugee problems

3 Telegram to the mayors of U.S. cities urging increased urban renewal activity

4 Exchange of greetings with Dr. Walter Hallstein, President of the European Economic Community

6 White House announcement of the acceptance of resignations of nine U.S. ambassadors

6 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House transmitting bills extending unemployment benefits and providing aid to needy children

6 Special message to the Congress on gold and the balance of payments deficit

7 White House announcement concerning the tariff on imports of hard fiber cords and twines

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7 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House transmitting a minimum wage bill

8 White House announcement of additional allotment to the Farmers Home Administration for farm housing loans

8 White House announcement of visits to Latin America by officials of the Food-for-Peace Program

8 White House announcement concerning date of discontinuance of commercial operations of the Panama Line

8 White House announcement concerning food-forpeace shipment of corn for Kenya

8 White House release concerning acceleration of payments due farmers for storage of crops under price support loans

8 White House statement concerning availability of vegetable oil for distribution under the Foodfor-Peace Program

9 White House announcement of Prime Minister Macmillan's forthcoming visit to the United States

9 White House announcement that William Randolph Hearst, Jr., would continue as Chairman of the President's Committee for Traffic Safety

9 Remarks at the dedication breakfast of International Christian Leadership, Inc.

9 Special message to the Congress on health and hospital care

10 Exchange of greetings with President Mateos of Mexico

10 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House proposing creation of additional Federal judgeships

10 Statement by the President upon announcing the appointment of consultants on Government organization and operations

10 White House announcement of a ceremony to mark the departure of relief food for the Congo 11 Statement by the President upon announcing the appointment of Aubrey J. Wagner as a member of the Board of Directors, Tennessee Valley Authority

11 Remarks at the swearing in of Robert C. Weaver as Housing and Home Finance Administrator

13 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House transmitting bill to provide health insurance for the aged

13 Address at a luncheon meeting of the National Industrial Conference Board

14 Statement by Senator Mansfield on the occasion of the presentation to the President of a silver tray from the Governor of Jalisco, Mexico

February

14 Letter accepting resignation of James P. Mitchell, Chairman, Presidential Railroad Commission

14 Toasts of the President and Prime Minister Kampmann of Denmark

15 Message to the North Atlantic Council

15 Statement by Ambassador John Hay Whitney on the new defense agreement with the West Indies

15 White House announcement of the presentation to the President and Mrs. Kennedy of a silver christening cup from the people of County Wexford, Ireland

16 Exchange of messages with Prime Minister Adams of the West Indies on the occasion of the signing of a mutual defense agreement

16 Telegram to the Governors of the States urging action to bolster the economy by speeding up public works

16 Statement by the President on Secretary Rusk's decision to attend the SEATO Council of Ministers Meeting in Bangkok

16 White House announcement of the appointment of a committee to study problems of the textile industry

16 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House transmitting a special program for feed grains

16 Statement by the President upon signing order establishing the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy

17 White House announcement of the membership of the President's Advisory Committee on LaborManagement Policy

17 Joint statement following discussions with the Foreign Minister of Germany

17 White House announcement of the President's meeting with Dr. Shane MacCarthy. Executive Director, President's Youth Fitness Council

19 Statement by the President upon signing order abolishing the Operations Coordinating Board

20 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House transmitting bill to amend the Social Security Act

20 Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives transmitting a distressed area redevelopment bill

20 Joint statement following discussions with Prime Minister Diefenbaker of Canada

21 Remarks at the presentation of the Medal of Freedom to Paul Henri Spaak, Secretary General of NATO

21 Remarks of Paul Henri Spaak upon receiving the Medal of Freedom

21 Remarks to the delegates to the Youth Fitness Conference

February

23 Special message to the Congress on natural

resources

23 Remarks for the newsreels on the settlement of the airway labor dispute

23 White House announcement concerning appointment of Committee of the Fine Arts Commission for the White House

24 Statement by the President following settlement of the airway labor dispute

24 Joint statement following discussions with Prime Minister Menzies of Australia

24 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House transmitting bills implementing the message on health and hospital care 24 Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives proposing a reduction in the duty-free allowance for returning American travelers

24 Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives proposing exemption of foreign central banks from income tax on interest on Government securities

25 Letter accepting resignation of James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary, National Security Council 25 Message for the Commission on Civil Rights' Third Annual Conference on Schools Transition

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25 White House announcement of Ambassador at Large Averell Harriman's mission to Western Europe

26 White House announcement of the forthcoming visit to the United States of Prime Minister Caramanlis of Greece

26 White House statement and text of Proc. 3394 modifying trade agreement concessions on bicycles and pineapples

26 Tribute to Robert Frost

27 Telegram to Governor Patterson upon designating major disaster areas in Alabama

27 White House announcement concerning Anthony A. Oeding, the 15 millionth beneficiary under the Federal Social Security Program

27 Remarks at a meeting with the Board of Foreign Scholarships and the U.S. Advisory Commission on Educational Exchange

28 White House announcement of an increase in the 1962 budget for the Treasury Department 28 Special message to the Congress on the Federal Highway Program

28 Statement by the President recorded for the opening of the Red Cross campaign

28 Memorandum to Federal agencies on the Red Cross campaign

28 White House announcement of forthcoming meeting between the President and Minoru Takita, President of the All Japan Congress of Trade Unions

March

I Statement by the President upon signing order establishing the Peace Corps

I Special message to the Congress on the Peace Corps

2 Remarks recorded for a television program marking twenty-five years of publication of Life magazine

3 Remarks at the dedication of the National Wildlife Federation Building

3 White House announcement of appointment of a task force to study national aviation goals

3 Joint statement following discussion with Prime Minister Holyoake of New Zealand

4 Message to the members of the National 4-H Club

4 Exchange of greetings with Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia

4 White House statement summarizing report to the President on the Peace Corps

6 White House statement on reduction of expenditures by overseas personnel

6 Statement by the President upon appointing Robert S. Benjamin chairman of the United States Committee for the United Nations

6 White House statement concerning the 1962 budget of the Department of Justice

7 Statement by the President upon signing order establishing the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity

7 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on a more flexible approach to economic assistance for Eastern Europe

7 White House announcement of a meeting between the President and the Pakistan Finance Minister and Ambassador

7 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on Federal aid to colleges and universities

8 Remarks of welcome to President Nkrumah of Ghana at the Washington National Airport

8 Remarks on introducing President Nkrumah to the press

8 Joint statement following discussions with the

March

9 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on the proposed National Cultural Center

11 White House announcement of acceptance of an offer to redecorate the Ground Floor Library of the White House

12 White House statement concerning the termination of 17 interdepartmental committees

12 White House release concerning composition of the terminated committees

13 White House announcement of the selection by the Air Force of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation to develop a new high speed jet transport 13 Address at a White House reception for members of Congress and for the diplomatic corps of the Latin American Republics

14 White House statement concerning loans to Cuban students attending U.S. colleges and universities

14 Statement by the President concerning appropriations for the purchase of oral polio vaccine by the Public Health Service

14 White House announcement concerning request for increase in funds for disaster relief in Chile 14 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on the interstate highway

program

14 Statement by the President concerning the Conference on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapons Tests

14 Letter to Federal agencies from Frederick G. Dutton, Special Assistant to the President, requesting a monthly report to the President

14 White House statement concerning the 1962 budget of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

14 Special message to the Congress requesting appropriations for the Inter-American Fund for Social Progress and for reconstruction in Chile 14 White House statement concerning supplemental appropriations for executive agencies and District of Columbia

15 Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on interest rates on time deposits of foreign governments

15 White House statement concerning the celebration of the centennial of the unification of Italy 15 White House statement concerning supplemental appropriations for the Commodity Credit Corporation and for unemployment compensation benefits

15 White House statement on 1962 budget of the Department of Labor

15 White House announcement of invitation list for the President's coffee hour on March 16

March

16 Remarks on the occasion of the celebration of the centennial of Italian unification

16 Message to the Congress transmitting report under Federal Disaster Act

16 Special message to the Congress on agriculture 17 White House announcement of termination of foreign communist propaganda interception program

17 Letter to Secretary Ribicoff concerning assistance to exiled Cuban scholars and professional leaders

20 White House statement on 1962 budget of the United States Information Agency

20 White House statement on 1962 budget of the Department of State

20 White House statement on 1962 budget of the Department of Agriculture

20 White House statement on 1962 budget of the Department of the Interior

20 White House announcement of invitation list for the President's coffee hour on March 21 20 White House announcement of meeting of the President's Advisory Committee on LaborManagement Policy

21 Remarks at a meeting of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy

21 White House statement concerning the Presi dent's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity

22 Letter to President Eisenhower upon signing bill restoring his military rank

22 Statement by the President upon signing bil providing for an emergency feed grain program 22 White House statement on supplemental appro priations for unemployment compensation for railroad workers and for aid to dependent children

22 White House announcement of invitation list for the President's coffee hour on March 23 22 Special message to the Congress on foreign aid 23 Statement by the President following ratification of convention establishing the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

23 White House announcement of the presentation of Young American Medals for Bravery to Shirley F. O'Neill and Donald E. McGregor

23 Statement by the President on the situation in Laos

24 Statement by the President upon signing the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act

24 White House statement on the 1962 budget of the Corps of Engineers