DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY ABILENE, KANSAS. U.S. PRESIDENT S COMMISSION ON NATIONAL GOALS: Records,

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1 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY ABILENE, KANSAS U.S. PRESIDENT S COMMISSION ON NATIONAL GOALS: Records, Preliminary Inventory Files Pre-Acc. Compiled by William G. Lewis January cubic feet 52 Archives boxes 1 5x8 card file 1 package

2 SCOPE AND CONTENT The President s Commission on National Goals was organized in February, 1960 as a nonofficial body whose purpose was to develop a broad outline of national objectives and programs for the next decade and longer. 1 It operated under the auspices of the American Assembly (established by President Eisenhower at Columbia University in 1950 as a non-partisan educational organization) and was financed by private sources through the Assembly. The Commission was headed by Dr Henry Wriston appointed by President Eisenhower on February 3, The other members of the Commission were Vice Chairman Frank Pace, Erwin D. Canham, James B. Conant, Colgate W. Darden, Jr., Crawford H Greenewalt, Alfred M. Gruenther, Learned Hand, Clark Kerr, James R. Killian, Jr., and George Meany. Of the numerous topics first visualized, fifteen were defined in the final report of the Commission. A writer was selected for each topic (i.e., goal) and was assisted by an ad hoc panel selected to counsel and criticize. And, as a general rule, one or more members of the Commission participated with each ad hoc panel. The Commissions commented upon, approved or disapproved, the papers being written on the chosen topics. The completed report of the Commission respecting President Eisenhower s request that its efforts be non-partisan was sent to the President on November 16, The Report was published by Prentice Hall on December 12, 1960 in both paperback and hardbound editions. The Commission ceased activity with the submission of its report to the President, but its offices remained open until approximately May, 1961, so as to make further arrangements for publicizing the Commission s report through the use of the communications media and the establishment of numerous discussion group. The records of the President s Commission consist of correspondence (primarily outgoing staff letters), inter-office memos, minutes of panel and Commission meetings, panel, Commission and staff comments on Chapters, author-panel rosters, numerous drafts of chapters and the Commission Report, summaries of chapters, printer s copies and proof sets of chapters, press releases and clippings and 3x5 and 5x8 card files. The records in this file originated in more than one staff member s office, but any one segment cannot be directly attributed to one particular person. 1 Files of the President s Commission on National Goals PRESS RELEASES, press release dtd. February 3, GOALS FOR AMERICANS, Comprising the Report of the President s Commission on National Goals and Chapters Submitted for the consideration of the Commission, Letter of Transmittal of the Report to the President dtd. November 16, 1960 (pp. xi-xii)

3 CONTAINER LIST Box No. Contents 1 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. Feb.5-Mar. 31, 1960 [Outgoing letters] CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. April 1-30, 1960 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. May 1 31, 1960 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. June 1 30, 1960 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. July 1 31, 1960 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. August CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. September 1 31, 1960 [Outgoing Letters] CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. October 1 31, 1960 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. November 1 30, 1960 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. December 1-31, 1960 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. January 1-31, 1961 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. February, 1961 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. March, 1961 CORRESPONDENCE Chrono. April 1 26, 1961 W[illiam] P. B[undy] Notes [includes public relations suggestions FOR REPORT of Commission] Drafts to be Temporarily Preserved H[ugh] C[alkins.] Memoranda for the File [Feb. 8, 1960 May 4, 1961] Miscellaneous 3 Correspondence Mr. Calkins [Feb. 24 December 13, 1960]

4 Commission Members Outside Correspondence [Individuals offers of Assistance to Commission in Writing Report] Wriston Miscellaneous Correspondence [Jan. 19 Dec. 7, 1960.] Staff Commission Correspondence (1)(2) [Feb. 5, 1960 Jan. 18, 1961] Correspondence Agriculture Panel [March 28, 1960 Jan. 12, 1961] Correspondence Culture [April 8, 1960 January 6, 1961] Correspondence Democratic Process [March 15 December 7, 1960] Correspondence Education [March 1 December 7, 1960] Panel Corres. Federal System [April 26 December 7, 1960] 4 Wingspread Assembly [Four day March 16 19, 1961 Assembly on National Goals, held in Racine, Wisconsin] Correspondence The Individual [March 14 Oct. 22, 1960] Correspondence-Long Term World Trends and U. S. Policy [August 17-October 28, 1960] Correspondence Organization of the American Economy [Feb. 29 July 15, 1960] Correspondence Public Service [March 21 July 5, 1960] Correspondence Science [Feb. 18 Oct. 31, 1960] Correspondence Technological Change [Feb. 29 Oct. 28, 1960] Correspondence Resources [Feb. 29 Mar. 4, 1960] Economic Growth Panel Position [Oct. 12 Nov 2, 1960] Commissioner s Comments on Chapters [July 29 Oct. 11, 1960] 5 Book Distribution Free Book Lists Printing Estimates

5 Printing and Publishing I Printing and Publishing II Inquiry Letters [Mar. 21, 1960 Jan. 19, 1961] Public Relations Suggestions for the President s Commission on National Goals July 25, 1960 Press Releases Press Clippings Photographs 6 Public Relations Estimates Public Relations I thru July 31, 1960 (1)-(3) [Correspondence] Public Relations II Aug. 1-Dec. 15, 1960 (1)(2) [Correspondence] 7 Public Relations III Dec. 16 (1)(2) [Correspondence] Budgets Correspondence Foreign Economic Policy [Mar. 12, 1960 Jan. 9, 1961] Panel Corres. Meeting Human Needs [Mar. 12 Dec. 7, 1960] Correspondence Physical Environment [April 1, 1960 Jan. 9, 1961] Correspondence Public Service [Mar. 15 Dec. 27, 1960] Correspondence Science Panel [Mar. 21 Dec. 7, 1960] Correspondence Technological Change Panel [Mar. 17 Dec. 7, 1960] 8 Correspondence U. S. Role in World Panel [Mar. 7, 1960 Jan. 6, 1961] Correspondence Economic Growth Panel [Mar. 16, 1960 Feb. 2, 1961] Correspondence Organization of American Economy [Mar. 10, 1960 Jan. 3, 1961]

6 Issues Arising in the Chapters [Hugh Calkins Comments.] Correspondence Agriculture [Feb 29 Aug. 16, 1960] U. S. Role in world Misc. Correspondence Culture [Primarily internal staff corres.] City (Metropolitan Areas) [Primarily internal staff corres.] 9 Democratic Process [Internal staff corres.] Economic Growth [Internal staff corres.] Education [Internal staff corres.] Federal State [Internal staff corres.] Foreign Economic Policy [Primarily internal staff corres.] Human Needs (1)-(3) [Primarily internal staff corres.] 10 Commission Report (1)(2) [Includes corres., memoranda and drafts] Catalogues [For office equipment] Goal Statements Accommodations [In Washington, D. C.] Overall Reactions Topic Outline File Status Reports Procedures [for Commission] Commission Foreword Record of Commission Meetings [Sept. 8, 1960 meeting] Minutes of Panel Meetings

7 11 Minutes of Commission Meetings Notes on Commission Meetings [Staff notes] Views of Commissioners Preparation of Essays G(overnment) P(rinting) O(ffice) Deposit Order Blanks Author Panel Rosters Agriculture Author Panel Rosters Democratic Process Author Panel Rosters Economic Growth Author Panel Rosters Economic Organization Author Panel Rosters Education Author Panel Rosters Federal System Author Panel Rosters Foreign Economic Policy Author Panel Rosters Human Needs Author Panel Rosters Physical Environment Author Panel Rosters Public Service Author Panel Rosters Quality of American Life Author Panel Rosters Science Author Panel Rosters Technological Change Author Panel Rosters U. S. Role Author Panel Rosters Set Miscellaneous (1)-(5) [Primarily extra copies of staff correspondence and memos] Ideas [Offers of assistance in formulating goals from members of the general public]

8 12 Chapter Drafts William P. Bundy Personnel W[illiam] P. B[undy] Personnel Later Reconsideration Personnel (Active) Inactive (1)(2) Memoranda for the File (Personnel) Advertising Literature White House Conference on Children and Youth Memoranda to Dr. Wriston Log [Jan. 27 Dec. 4, 1960] Bill of Rights 13 Comm. Report Drafts (1)-(4) Comm. Report First Set of Proof (1)(2) 14 Wurster [Printers Copy and 2 proof sets of report] Commission Report and Additional Statements (1)(2) [Primarily proof set copies] Front and Special Pages Bundy [Printers copy and proof sets of report] Dixon [Printers copy and proof sets of report] 15 Gardner [Printers copy and proof sets] Wriston [Printers copy and proof sets] The Individual [Misc. drafts and Wriston corrections]

9 Pamphlet (1)(2) [Proof sets of the pamphlet The Report of the President s Commission on National Goals ] Soth [Printers copy and proof sets] Book (incl. chapter) Proof [folder empty] Soth letter re: Baughman letter 16 Stein/Denison [Printers copy and proof sets] Watson [Printers copy and proof sets] Weaver (1)(2) [Printers copy and proof sets] McCloy [Printers copy and proof sets] Langer [Printers copy and proof sets] 17 McCloy Revised Balance of Payment Section [Printers copy and Proof sets] Rossiter [Printers copy and proof sets] Sayre [Printers copy and proof sets] Grodzins [Printers copy and proof sets] Heckscher [Printers copy and proof sets] Kerr [Printers copy and proof sets] Commission Report Cost Estimates [Estimates of casts of various federal programs] Darden (Sept. 27) Comments on Outline Conant Comments on Outline 9/9/60 Kerr Comments on Report (Oct. 31) Meany Comments on Report (Oct 31) Dixon Money Insert to Chapter

10 18 Meany Comments on Outline (10/11/60) Langer Excerpts for Edson Column Meany (and Rutt.) Letters re: Stein Chapter Darrell (Nov. 9) on Econ. Growth Section of Physical Environment Panel Comments Human Needs Panel Comments Technological Change Panel Comments McCloy Panel Position Education Panel Comment Education Misc. Culture Panel Position, etc. Federal System Panel Comments Agriculture Panel Comments Science Panel Position, etc. Public Service Panel Comments State of the Union Human Needs - Misc. Commission Report Comments by Kerr and Conant Commission report Drafts (1)-(3) [New York Meeting report drafts] 19 Commission Report Final Draft [Coriden s copy] Chapter Drafts (1)-(3 Chronological file of notes. April 30 August 23 (1)(2)

11 20 Chronological file of notes Rough April 30 (1)(2) H[ugh] C[alkins] Drafts to Keep (Pending Hunt for Errors) (1)(2) Commission Report Working folder Old (1)(2) 21 Commission Report Working folder Old (3)(4) Commission Report Miscellaneous [Includes Commission meeting, reports, pencil notes, and drafts.] Advertising Council booklet for National Goals Commission High Employment and Growth in the American Economy [Final Draft October 21, 1960] Economic Growth As A National Goal [Aug. 30, 1960 Drafts sent to Advisory Panel on Economic Growth] 22 General [Includes reports of Public Relations Working Group meetings] Publisher [Prentice-Hall promotional advertising papers] Magazines [Correspondence re inclusion of various chapters by various magazines] Radio TV [Materials re coverage of National Goals Report by media] Discussion Groups Complimentary Lists Preliminary Planning Memorandum The President s Commission on National Goals Oct. 6, 1960 [Prepared for The Advertising Council, Inc. by Young and Rubicam, Inc.] Onchiota Conference Center Committee on Education, Nov , 1960 Hotel Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Florida [Agenda of meeting] News and Cues [U.S. Chamber of Commerce s Education Committee publication] The American Assembly Misc.

12 Conference on Goals and Values in Agricultural Policy, Iowa State University, (1)(2) [Includes papers prepared for conference in Ames, Iowa, June 27, 28 and 29, 1960] Agriculture Soth [Summary of his paper] Culture Hecksher [Summary of his paper] Democratic Process [Summary of his paper] Economic Growth Stein-Denison [Summary of his paper] Education Gardner [Summary of his paper] Chapter Federal System Grodzins [Summary of his paper] Foreign Economic Policy McCloy [Summary of his paper] Human Needs Dixon [Summary of his paper] Individual Wriston [Summary of his paper] Organization of American Economy Kerr [Summary of his chapter] Physical Environment Bauer (Wurster) [Summary of her chapter] Public Service Sayre [Summary of his chapter] Science Weaver [Summary of his chapter] Technological Change Watson [Summary of his chapter] U. S. Role in World Langer [Summary of his chapter] 23 Miscellaneous Chapter Drafts (1)-(5) 24 Miscellaneous Chapter Drafts (6)-(9) Backs for paper bound edition of Goals for Americans Commission Report and Additional Statements-Extra copies. Proof Sets of Various Chapters-Extra Copies.

13 25 Darden Letter (September 27, 1960) Extra copies Meany Comments on the Outline of the Commission Report-Extra copies. Extra Copy of (portion of) First Draft of Commission Report for Commission Consideration. Choices of Recommendations on Selected Issues in the Commission Report Memo on Issue of Chinese Representation in the UN. Langer Excerpts for Edson Column-Extra copy Long-Term World Trends and United States Policy -October 13, 1960 Draft. Long-Term World Trends and United States Policy -September 5, 1960 Draft. The Federal System (Morton Grodzins)-Final Draft The Federal System -Author s Edited Draft Summary of October 25, 1960 Draft The Federal System First Draft Summary of First Draft of The Federal System The Public Service (Wallace Sayre)-Second Draft Summary of Second Draft of Wallace Sayre Chapter The Public Service -Author s Original Draft Summary of Original Draft of Wallace Sayre Chapter 26 National Goals in Meeting Human Needs, Third Draft, Oct.27, 1960 Summary of Human Needs Chapter National Goals in Meeting Human Needs, 2 nd Draft Meeting Human Needs-First Draft Summary of Education Chapter

14 Author s Original Drafts-Education High Employment and Growth in the American Economy-Final Draft Summary of Chapter High Employment and Growth in the American Economy Economic Growth As A National Goal (Herbert Stein and Edward F. Denison) High Employment and Growth in the American Economy-October 4, 1960 Draft Foreign Economic Policy of the United States-Draft of Oct. 11, 1960 Summaries of various drafts of Chapter on Foreign Economic Policy of the U.S. Foreign Economic Policy of the U.S.-Draft of August 29, An Effective and Democratic Economic Organization for the 1960 s Second Draft (October 18, 1960) Summary of Chapter on The Organization of the American Economy October 18, draft Old Summary of Chapter on The Organization of The American Economy-October 20, 1960 The Organization of the American Economy First Draft, October 10, 1960 Author s Original Draft- The Organization of the American Economy Technological Change -Draft of October 17, 1960 Technological Change Summary of October 17, 1960 Draft Summary of Chapter on Technological Change- Draft of Sept. 28, 1960 Second Draft (September 28, 1960) Technological Change. Farm Policy for the 60 s third draft (October 6, 1960) Summaries of Chapter on Agriculture Author s Original Drafts Farm Policy for the 60 s Final Draft (Oct. 14, 1960) The Individual, by Henry M. Wriston

15 Summary of Chapter on The Individual, based on October 14, 1960 draft. Author s Original Drafts of The Individual. [Includes 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th drafts and an unnumbered draft.] Summary of The Individual Based on August 22, 1960 draft. Second and Final Draft (Sept. 28, 1960) The Democratic Process 28 Summaries of Chapter on The Democratic Process Author s Original Drafts Final Draft (William L. Langer) National Goals in World Affairs Summary of Final Draft National Goals in World Affairs Old Summary of Chapter on National Goals in World Affairs Author s Original Drafts National Goals in World Affairs Untitled Draft of Chapter on Science (1)(2) Summary of Chapter on Science Final Draft (August Heckscher) The Quality of American Life Summary of Final Draft of The Quality of American Life Summary of Original Draft The Quality and Variety of American Life Author s Original Draft The Quality of American Life 29 Final Draft (Catherine Bauer Wurster ) Framework for an Urban Society Author s Original Drafts Framework For an Urban Society Summary of Final Draft Framework For an Urban Society Summaries, Author-Panel Rosters and drafts of Various Chapters (1)-(3) Summaries Author- Panel Rosters and Drafts of Various Chapters (4)-(6)

16 30 Commission Report Draft and Final Drafts of Various Chapters (1)-(3) Author Panel Rosters and Miscellaneous Materials [Includes topic outline and status reports] Special copy of This Week Magazine presented to DDE in July 1959 [Containing results of a survey showing what the American people believe to be the most compelling problems facing our nation today] April 18, 1959 copy of This Week Magazine [Contains article Help the President Plan America s Future] July 5, 1959 Copy of This Week Magazine [Contains article A Report to the President: 45,000 Americans Pick Our Nation s Goals] This Week Magazine Survey Sample Replies 31 Press Clippings Goals Commission Report Miscellaneous (1)(2) Newspaper Enterprise Association Condensations of Goals Report (1)(2) Press Clippings (Goals Report) Syndicated Editorials (1)(2) 32 (Goals Commission Report) Misc. Letters and Fan Mail Editorials Major Newspapers Press Clippings Duplicates Editorials and Stories Commenting on a Single Topic of the Report Press Clippings Containing References to Goals Report (1)-(4) 33 Press Clippings Wire Services News Stories Press Clippings Supporting Chapters of Goals Report [Also contains book reviews of report] Press Clippings Columnists, Radio TV Commentators comments. Press Clippings Minor Editorials

17 Press Clippings News Magazines and Periodicals [Also some Foreign Press clippings] Press Clippings News Stories (by-line) (1)(2) Advertising Council Formats [Copies of Advertising Council National Goals advertisements appearing in national magazines] 34 Package containing scrapbook of news clippings re National Goals [Cover period February 1 August 14, 1960] 35 Selected Bibliography on National Goals [5x8 card index of source materials arranged by such subjects as civil rights, democracy, education, science, etc.] 36 Typewritten Bibliography of Materials Consulted By Commission s Staff During Preparation of the Report [Some items are in the following as: others were returned to lending library] Goals for Americans [Paperback copy of The Report of the President s Commission on National Goals] White House Conference on Aging, January 9-12, 1961 Background Papers (1)(2) Medical Care Programs [Primarily concerned with programs for the aged] White House Conference on Children and Youth (1960) Reference Papers 37 White House Conference on Children and Youth (1960) Supplement to Reference Papers] White House Conference on Children and Youth (1960) Information Sheets on Children and Youth White House Conference on Children and Youth (1960) Children and Youth in the 1960 s Printed copies of Speeches of Crawford H. Greenewalt [June, 1950 November 1959] Miscellaneous Printed Materials Re Secondary Schools Miscellaneous Materials for Physical Environment Chapter

18 Edited Draft of Chapter on Economic Growth 38 Miscellaneous Chapter Drafts Staff Comments (1)(2) Long Range Business Planning Bibliography Publications Concerned with Science and Technology Publications Concerned with Housing and Urban Planning Copy of Play Dramatizing National Goals From Cave to Cosmos [Written by Frederika Blankner] Publication Titled Toward A Realistic Farm Program [Published by Council for Economic Development] Newspaper Clipping Re Governor Leroy Collins (March 20, 1960) Telecast on Racial Relations 39 Government Documents Dealing With Metropolitan Area Problems (1)(2) [and with the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area in particular] Government Documents Dealing With The Aged and The Aging (1)(2) 40 Government Documents Re Hearings on Social Security and Environmental Health Problems. Government Documents Federal State Local Relations (1)(2) Government Documents Senate Government Operations Committee Hearings on National Security 41 Government Document Housing Legislation of 1960 Government Documents Comparisons of the United States and Soviet Economies [a Joint Economic Committee print] Government Documents United States Foreign Policy Studies [Committee Prints of Various Studies Prepared at the request of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee]

19 42 Publications re Urban Society Chapter (1)(2) Publication re the Chapter on Science (1)(2) Publications re Technological Change Chapter (1)(2) 43 Publications re Technological Change Chapter (3)(4) Publication re Education Chapter (1)-(3) 44 Publications re Bundy Chapter Printed Materials re Chapter on The United States Role in the World (1)(2) Printed Materials re Human Needs Chapter (1)-(3) 45 Printed Materials re Human Needs Chapter (4)-(6) 46 Printed Materials re Human Needs Chapter (7) Printed Materials re Economic Growth and Organization Chapters (1)-(4) 47 Printed Materials re Economic Growth and Organization Chapters (5)-(9) 48 Printed Materials re Economic Growth and Organization Chapters (10)(11) Printed Materials re Foreign Economic Policy Chapters (1)(2) Printed Materials re Chapter on the Public Service 49 Printed Materials re Chapter on the Federal System (1)-(4) 50 Printed Materials re Democratic Process Chapter (1)-(3) Printed Materials re Chapter on Agriculture (1)(2) 51 Printed Materials re Chapter on Agriculture (3)

20 Printed Materials Miscellaneous (1)-(3) 52 Printed Materials Miscellaneous (4) Printed Materials Miscellaneous Final Draft SOME FUNDAMENTALS Second Draft PART II GOALS ABROAD Third Draft Letter to the President Revised draft letter to the President COST ESTIMATES Recommendations of draft of November 13, 1960 The following telegram has been received from Dr. Clark Kerr, November 12, 1960 Comments by Mr. George Meany DARDEN SUGGESTION FOR OPENER Commission Report (Oct. 18, 1960) Extra Copies Appendix (Commission Report Oct. 18, 1960) Appendix Chinese Representation (Report Oct. 18, 1960) RECOMMENDATIONS IN OCTOBER 18 STAFF DRAFT OF THE COMMISSION REPORT ATTACHMENT A COMMISSION BUDGET (Sept. 8) ATTACHMENT B PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS REPORT ATTACHMENT C STATUS AND CONTENT REPORT 26 Aug ATTACHMENT D Memorandum to Members of the Commission 26 August 1960 The Tax Burden in the 1960 s and the Means of Financing It. Extra copies of Early Drafts (1)

21 53 Extra Copies of Early Drafts (2)-(4) FUNDAMENTALS Wriston Fourth Draft NATIONAL GOALS IN MEETING HUMAN NEEDS (James P. Dixon. Second Draft with Staff Editorial Suggestions of October 24, 1960) 54 Card File Possible Writers or Panel Members PUBLICATIONS [Includes a draft of Publishing contract with Prentice Hall and a proposed publicity campaign for the commission] PUBLIC SERVICE [Guy Coriden s copies of materials re writing of the Chapter] AGRICULTURE [Coriden s copies of materials re writing of the Chapter] TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE [Coriden s copies of materials re writing of the Chapter] SCIENCE [Coriden s copies of materials re writing of the Chapter] WATSON COMMENTS [Commission staff comments on Watson s chapter re Technological Change] STERLING FOREST [Promotional literature re the integrated research, engineering and residential community north of New York City] END OF CONTAINER LIST