Details:

Evelyn Lincoln handwritten note on The Carlyle stationery, providing a list of individuals present at President John F. Kennedy’s signing of the Disarmament Bill on September 26, 1961.

Handwritten in full:

"Disarmament Bill Signing Sept. 26, 1961

Herb Zelenko
Neil Gallagher
Humphrey
Leonard Faubstein
Celler
Robert Kastenmier
McCloy
Dean
Bill Foster
Rusk
Miss Cash (circled)
Stevenson
Mr. Kennedy (underlined)"

Fine condition.

Provenance: From the personal files of Evelyn Lincoln, Kennedy’s longtime secretary; later part of the Robert L. White Museum Collection—one of the most respected and comprehensive JFK archives ever assembled.

The Disarmament Bill of 1961—signed by President Kennedy on this date—created the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), a landmark step in Cold War diplomacy. The legislation aimed to consolidate America’s disarmament initiatives under a single agency, enhance arms-control research, and strengthen U.S. participation in global negotiations with the Soviet Union. The signing marked a key chapter in Kennedy’s broader commitment to nuclear restraint, strategic stability, and peaceful resolution of international conflict.

Evelyn Lincoln (1909–1995) served as John F. Kennedy’s personal secretary from his Senate years through his presidency. Known for her meticulous record-keeping and unmatched proximity to JFK’s daily life, she preserved vast archives of White House documents, notes, correspondence, and memorabilia. Her firsthand involvement in pivotal moments—such as the signing documented here—makes her handwritten material especially significant to historians and collectors.

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