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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-11B
Dictation Belt 11B contains four sound recordings from March 7, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 11B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 11A.6. Item 11B.1 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and an unidentified man. The unidentified man continues to give Lincoln information relating to the death of Thomas J. Shanahan. The playback speed of this item is slow, and voices are pitched lower than normally recorded. Item 11B.2 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Myer (“Mike”) Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President. They discuss a matter regarding fish. The recording begins in mid-conversation. The playback speed of this item is slow, and voices are pitched lower than normally recorded. Item 11B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Representative George H. Mahon of Texas. They discuss Representative Mahon’s speech in the United States Congress regarding intelligence briefings on Cuba. Machine noise precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] speaks to Representative Mahon while he holds for President Kennedy. The playback speed of this item is slow at the beginning, and voices are pitched lower than normally recorded. For item 11B.4, one segment of the recording totaling 4 minutes and 58 seconds has been removed in accordance with the donor’s deed of gift. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 11C.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-031-003
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and President Kennedy's brother and Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Materials mainly represent official matters, including general correspondence and presidential requests forwarded from the office of Senator Kennedy's secretary Mary Jane Duris. Items include clippings and photographs of Senator Kennedy campaigning for President Kennedy in 1960 and a letter from heavyweight boxing champion James "Gene" Tunney.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-012-007
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 letter from William Phillips, editor of The Partisan Review, which includes page proofs for a symposium entitled "The Cold War and the West"; a letter from Edward M. Kennedy; and a letter from Alicia Patterson, editor of Newsday.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-010-009
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 letter from Edward M. Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-002
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 an issue of the NASA Lewis Research Center newsletter Orbit; correspondence with lobbyist Florence S. Mahoney, including a report supporting psychiatric screening of prospective Peace Corps volunteers; letters and photographs from Walter S. MacRae, a longtime correspondent of President Kennedy; a holiday card from British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Lady Dorothy Macmillan; and a letter from Edward M. Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-014-011
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 letter from Edward M. Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-014-004
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 correspondence with physicist Edward Teller regarding a proposed project to construct a sea level isthmian canal using nuclear explosives. Also of note is a letter from Edward M. Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0521-002
This file contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of his office staff, and individuals regarding various requests, invitations, and responses to public opinion. These letters are addressed to individuals whose names begin with Ken to Kye, including Senator Kennedy's mother Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and brother Edward M. Kennedy. Of note is correspondence with journalist Arthur Krock.