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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-128-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks recorded for a ceremony commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the progress concerning racial relations since the 19th century, but reminds his audience that the Emancipation Proclamation was the beginning of the struggle towards absolute equality, and much remains to be done to eliminate segregation and discrimination.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-015-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon inscribing a copy of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to Janio Quadros, President of Brazil, in the President’s Office in the White House. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the international importance of President Lincoln and efforts to strengthen the partnership between Brazil, the United States, and other nations in the Western Hemisphere. The recording contains questions in Portuguese from an unidentified reporter.