White House Subject Files on Religious Matters, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969

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White House Subject Files on Religious Matters, 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969

1963-1969

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This series contains correspondence and memorandums concerning issues such as Federal aid to education and the separation of church and state. In particular, there is material concerning the Supreme Court decisions on school prayer in the case of Engel v. Vitale and on Bible reading in the schools in the case of Abington School District v. Schempp . Other materials in the series include requests for meetings with the President from religious leaders and organizations; correspondence concerning special days of prayer; and correspondence from members of various religious denominations. Topics discussed in this correspondence include the Middle East, the Vietnam War, treatment of Baptists and Jews in the Soviet Union, U.S. relations with the Vatican, civil rights and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, population control, and Federal aid to parochial schools.

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