Papers of Edward A. McDermott, 1960-1965.

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Papers of Edward A. McDermott, 1960-1965.

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The papers of Edward A. McDermott document his government service in the 1960s. He held many positions in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, from director of the Office of Emergency Planning to a member of the Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission for Alaska. The papers contain items such as reports, speeches, press releases, and reading files. Correspondence files include letters from William Stuart Symington, John C. Culver, and Lumond F. Wilcox. Subject files cover a broad range of topics ranging from civil defense to tariffs and trade, strategic materials to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and Alaska disaster relief to the Kennedy-Johnson presidential campaign.

27 linear ft., (55 boxes)

University of Iowa Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103545

University of Iowa Libraries

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Lawyer, co-chairman of Iowans for Kennedy (1960), and director of the Office of Emergency Planning, 1962-1965. From the description of Papers of Edward A. McDermott, 1960-1965. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233111755 ...

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