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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-14B-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. They discuss possible naval base closings and the outlook for a bid by the city of San Francisco to host the 1964 Democratic National Convention.Machine noise follows the conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 14B, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-14B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 14B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-14B
Dictation Belt 14B contains six sound recordings from March 12, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 14B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 14A.5. Item 14B.1 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They continue to discuss Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules on expense accounts. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 14B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. They discuss possible naval base closings and the outlook for a bid by the city of San Francisco to host the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 14B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Richard N. Goodwin, Secretary-general for the International Peace Corps Secretariat. They discuss preparing remarks for President Kennedy to deliver during his visit to Costa Rica. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric. They discuss hearings on the TFX airplane. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.5 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Lawrence F. O'Brien, Special Assistant to the President. They discuss a construction bill, a pay raise issue, and their effects on the federal budget. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.6 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. They discuss Sylvester’s testimony at a hearing involving the TFX airplane.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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029a-005
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Paul B. Fay ("Red"), Undersecretary of the Navy and Kennedy family friend. Materials mainly represent Fay's views and advice on both official and personal matters sent to then Senator and later President Kennedy. Items include materials sent through Fay for the President's attention and correspondence with other members of the Fay family.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-006
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is correspondence with Dr. Michael A. Musmanno, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, including a letter recounting his experience testifying at the Adolf Eichmann trial in Israel; a letter from journalist Clark R. Mollenhoff to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy regarding financial aid programs in Ghana and Guinea and their relation to United States interests in Africa; letters from journalist Ruth Montgomery; and a letter from Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-004
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is a transcript of a Gridiron Club Dinner speech by Senator Eugene McCarthy; reproduction proofs for “The Red Challenge to Technological Renewal in the West: How we must meet the Soviet world-wide economic offensive” by Robert McKinney; a letter from John A. McCone in follow-up to his recent meeting with President Kennedy regarding nuclear testing; a letter from Paul B. Fay; and telegrams from songwriter Jimmy McHugh.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-070
This folder contains letters to John F. Kennedy from his friend (and eventual Under Secretary of the Navy) Paul B. Fay.