LIST OF ITEMS, Book I Remarks Upon Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. November 22, 1963 2 White House Announcement of Plans for the Funeral Rites for President Kennedy. November 22, 1963 3 Proclamation 3561: National Day of Mourning for President Kennedy. November 23, 1963 4 Executive Order 11128 Closing Government Departments and Agencies on November 25, 1963. November 23, 1963 5 White House Announcement Concerning the Official Cortege for President Kennedy from the White House to the Capitol. November 23, 1963 Page I I 2 3 3 6 Message to the Members of the Armed Forces. November 25, 1963 4 7 White House Statement Concerning Investigation of the Assassination of President Kennedy. November 25, 1963 8 Remarks to State Governors After President Kennedy's Funeral. November 25, 1963 9 Remarks on the Alliance for Progress to Representatives of the Countries of Latin America. November 26, 1963 6 10 Statement by the President: Thanksgiving Day. November 26, 1963 7 11 Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress. Novem ber 27, 1963 8 12 The President's Thanksgiving Day Address to the Nation. November 28, 1963 13 Executive Order 11129 Designating Facilities in Florida as the John F. Kennedy Space Center. November 29, 1963 14 White House Statement on the Appointment of a Special Commission To Investigate the Assassination of President Kennedy. November 29, 1963 15 Executive Order 11130 Appointing a Commission To Report Upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. November 30, 1963 16 Statement by the President on the District of Columbia. November 30, 1963 Page II 12 13 14 14 17 Memorandum on the Management of the Executive Branch. 15 18 Letter to Defense Contractors on the Need for Cost Reduction. December 1, 1963 16 19 Remarks Upon Presenting the Fermi Award to Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. December 2, 1963 17 20 Remarks at a Meeting With the Heads of Independent Regulatory Agencies. December 3, 1963 18 21 Remarks at the Presentation of an Exceptional Service Award to Agent Rufus W. Youngblood of the Secret Service. December 4, 1963 22 Remarks at a Meeting With the AFL-CIO Executive Council. December 4, 1963 20 20 23 Remarks to Members of the Business Council. Decem- 222 24 White House Announcement of the Presentation of a Painting to the White House by the Family of President Kennedy. December 4, 1963 Page 26 25 Statement by the President on the Death of Herbert Lehman. December 5, 1963 26 26 Remarks to Employees of the Department of State. December 5, 1963 27 27 Remarks With Under Secretary of State George W. Ball at the Presentation of the Medal of Freedom Awards. December 6, 1963 29 28 The President's First News Conference. December 7, 1963 29 Statement by the President on the International Atomic Energy Agency. December 8, 1963 34 39 30 Message to the King of Thailand on the Death of Prime Minister Srisdi Dhanarajata. December 8, 1963 40 31 Letter to Bob Hope. December 8, 1963 40 32 Message to the Sultan on the Occasion of the Independence of Zanzibar. December 9, 1963 40 33 Special Message to the Congress on the Coinage of John F. Kennedy 50-Cent Pieces. December 10, 1963 4I 34 Message to Prime Minister Kenyatta on the Occasion of the Independence of Kenya. December 10, 1963 4I 35 Remarks Upon Accepting Eleanor Roosevelt Commemorative Stamps Issued by India, Ghana, and Korea. December 10, 1963 42 36 Statement by the President Following Senate Approval of the Higher Education Facilities Bill. December 10, 1963 43 37 Remarks to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to Officials of the Department of Defense. December 11, 1963 38 Statement to the Cabinet on Manpower Utilization and Control. December 11, 1963 39 Letter to Senate and House Committee Chairmen on Renaming the National Cultural Center in Honor of President Kennedy. December 11, 1963 40 Remarks to New Participants in "Plans for Progress" Equal Opportunity Agreements. December 12, 1963 41 Statement by the President Following a Meeting To Discuss the Eastern Kentucky Emergency Program. December 13, 1963 Page 43 45 46 47 49 42 Remarks of Welcome to the Chiefs of Mission of the Diplomatic Corps. December 13, 1963 50 43 Remarks to the Members of the Consumer Advisory Council. December 13, 1963 52 44 Exchange of Messages With Prime Minister Aldo Moro of Italy. December 13, 1963 54 45 Statement by the President on the Proposed Reduction in Foreign Aid Funds. December 14, 1963 55 46 Letter to Thomas C. Mann Upon His Assuming New Responsibilities for Latin American Affairs. December 15, 1963 47 Remarks Upon Signing the Higher Education Facilities Act. December 16, 1963 48 Statement by the President Upon Signing the Foreign 56 57 58 |