This ready reference section is composed of information frequently requested from the library’s main research room. It was developed from a ready reference book kept by the reference staff, and staff continue to update it with new resources. If you cannot find the information you seek on this page or elsewhere on our site, the research room staff will be happy to try to assist you. Our email address is Kennedy.Library@NARA.gov.
Selected Milestones in the Presidency of John F. Kennedy
A chronological list of important events during John F. Kennedy's administration.
New York Times Chronology
A compilation of snippets from the New York Times from each day of John F. Kennedy's presidency.
Speeches
Transcriptions, scanned page images, and audio recordings of selected speeches of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy
Quotations
Famous JFK quotations
Press Conferences
Transcripts from President Kennedy's press conferences, with links to content from our Digital Archives.
Legislative Summary
A digest of major accomplishments of the 87th Congress and the 88th Congress, First Session, arranged by topic, as well as an introductory statement by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield. (Government Printing Office, 1964)
National Security Action Memoranda
Scanned images of memoranda directed to various government agencies and staff from either President Kennedy himself or McGeorge Bundy, his national security adviser.
Frequently Asked Questions and Miscellaneous Information
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline B. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
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External Resources
Public Papers of the Presidency (from the American Presidency Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara)
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961-1963, Volume VI: Kennedy-Khrushchev Exchanges (U.S. Department of State)
Executive Orders signed by President John F. Kennedy (National Archives and Records Administration)
FBI Files of Joseph P. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy