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About Sound Recording
Title
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 20A
Digital Identifier
JFKPOF-TPH-20A
Date(s) of Materials
May 1963: 27-28
Description
Dictation Belt 20A contains three sound recordings. Item 20A.1 is a telephone conversation held on May 27, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss contingency planning due to the illness of Pope John XXIII. Machine noise precedes the conversation. Item 20A.2 is a telephone conversation held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. They discuss unidentified legislation and dealing with Senator Russell Long of Louisiana on a prospective tax bill. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 20A.3 is a part of a telephone conversation held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana. They discuss debt limit legislation, Presidential election prospects, Louisiana politics, and Louisiana’s gubernatorial election prospects. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request and then machine noise precedes the conversation. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 20B.
Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Copyright Status
Public Domain
Extent / Physical Description
1 dictation belt (15 minutes)
Series
Series 13.2.1. Telephone Recordings [Original accession].
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Presidential Recordings. Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 20A
Place(s)
Contributor(s)
Archival Creator(s)
President (1961-1963 : Kennedy). Office of the Personal Secretary. , 1961 - 1963
Media Type
Associated Record(s)
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 20A.1. Illness of Pope John XXIII
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 20A.2. Unidentified Legislation and Tax Bill Prospects
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 20A.3. Debt Limit Bill; 1964 Election Prospects; Louisiana Politics and Gubernatorial Election
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 20B
Use Restriction Note
The donors assigned copyright that they might have in the recordings to the United States; however, copyright of the donors does not extend beyond statements uttered by John F. Kennedy, his minor children, and the donors themselves. Statements uttered by officials of the United States government in the course of their duties are considered to be in the public domain. Users of this material are cautioned, however, that not all persons recorded were members of the Kennedy family or government officials. A number of the people recorded were, at the time of recording, private citizens. Therefore, those intending to quote from this material beyond the accepted limits of fair use are cautioned to determine the copyright implications of any intended publication.
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
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One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
Transcript:
JFKPOF-TPH-20A-TR.pdf
JFKPOF-TPH-20A-TR.pdf
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