This series consists of the working files of C. V. Clifton during his time as Military Aide to the President under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson. The files reflect the subject matters for which Clifton was responsible.
This series includes correspondence, telegrams, memorandums, articles, reports, charts, and press releases. Specific subjects covered in this material include the United States Air Force; situation reports in the aftermath of the 1964 earthquake in Alaska; the United States Army; clearance for Canadian overflight by B-47 units; material regarding the Central Intelligence Agency; safety rules; military exercises; the President's Intelligence Checklist; written material concerning defense-related topics; material related to Emergency Plans; situation reports from the Dominican Republic; situation reports from Vietnam; communication exercises of the Department of Defense Emergency Plans as reported by the Joint Chiefs of Staff; other written material concerning the Joint Chiefs of Staff; material generated in relation to meetings with the President; the Jack Dunlap Case concerning the National Security Agency; the Single Integrated Operations Plan (SIOP); Defense Intelligence Agency Comparative Data and Force Tabs Handbooks from July and November 1964; Report on the 1963 and 1964 Annual Review and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Outlook.
The documents in this series are a mixture of originals, carbon copies, and photo copies.
