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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-11A-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss the cancellation of a visit by a French official.Machine noise precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] speaks to Under Secretary Ball while he holds for President Kennedy.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 11A, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-11A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 11A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-11A
Dictation Belt 11A contains six sound recordings. Item 11A.1 is a telephone conversation held on March 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss the cancellation of a visit by a French official. Machine noise precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] speaks to Under Secretary Ball while he holds for President Kennedy. Item 11A.2 is a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and United States Army General Chester V. Clifton. They discuss the issue of participation of Arkansas National Guard fliers in the Bay of Pigs invasion. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 11A.3 is a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Adrian S. Fisher. They discuss responding to a statement by Senator Thomas J. Dodd of Connecticut. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 11A.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss international trade issues involving the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. The trade issues involve wool, oil, and a pipe embargo. The dictation belt skips occasionally. Item 11A.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach. They discuss civil rights issues in Mississippi and Louisiana and briefly discuss Interhandel. The recording begins in mid-conversation. [White House Operator?] ends the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 11A.6 is part of a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963. First an unidentified man notifies President Kennedy of the death of Thomas J. Shanahan. Then the unidentified man gives Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln additional information regarding Shanahan. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 11B.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.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-204-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to United States Embassy staff members at the Villa Taverna in Rome, Italy. In his speech the President thanks the audience for their diplomatic service and discusses his hopes for cooperative international partnerships amongst European nations.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-196-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to United States Embassy staff members at the Plittersdorf Theatre in Bad Godesberg, Germany. In his speech the President announces the end of the United States' tradition of isolationism, and characterizes the Embassy in Germany as an outpost of freedom.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-111-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to members of the Country Team Seminar of the Foreign Service Institute on the South Lawn of the White House concerning the participants’ training for international positions.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-111-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to the staff of the American Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. In his speech President Kennedy thanks his audience for their diplomatic service, and explains that foreign policy should ideally promote peace.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-107-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at a dinner honoring Matthew McCloskey upon his appointment as Ambassador to Ireland held in the Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-036-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the United States Embassy in London, England. In his speech the President thanks his audience for their diplomatic service and discusses the historical relationship between Great Britain and the United States.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-030-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the United States Embassy in Ottawa, Ontario. In his speech President Kennedy thanks his audience for their diplomatic service and discusses the historical relationship between Canada and the United States.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-171-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to members of the American Colony and employees of the United States Embassy in San José, Costa Rica. In his speech the President thanks his audience for their diplomatic service and discusses how they can contribute to the mission of the Alliance for Progress.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-168-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to a group of newly promoted Foreign Service officers in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses the symbiotic relationship between the office of the Presidency and the State Department in the development and enforcement of foreign policy.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-064-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the United States Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. In his speech President Kennedy thanks his audience for their diplomatic service, and discusses the goals of the Alliance for Progress.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-044-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the swearing-in ceremonies for deLesseps Morrison (former Mayor of New Orleans) as the United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States and Robert F. Woodward as the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. In his speech the President thanks the honorees for accepting their new roles and responsibilities in order to accomplish the goals of the Alliance for Progress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-117-004
Sound recording of a meeting about Vietnam held on October 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Topics include an intelligence report on Vietnam, United States Embassy staffing in South Vietnam, planning, and instructions for United States Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge. Seven segments of the recording totaling 1 minute and 35 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 117/A53, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 117/A53 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-104-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on August 15, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and newly appointed United States Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge. Shortly before Ambassador Lodge is to depart for Vietnam, he and President Kennedy discuss plans he would like to implement as Ambassador and his opinions on the political situation in Vietnam with President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and the Nhus. Photographs are taken of President Kennedy and Ambassador Lodge and the recording continues with a discussion that is difficult to hear between President Kennedy and Ambassador Lodge concerning Republican Party politics and New Hampshire. After Lodge departs, there is a brief telephone conversation with Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen on education legislation; only President Kennedy’s side of this conversation can be heard. One segment of the recording totaling 38 seconds has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 104, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 104 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-097-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on July 10, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, the new Ambassador to the United States from Guatemala Dr. Carlos Garcia Bauer, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Edwin Martin, and Chief of Protocol from the Department of State Angier Biddle Duke. President Kennedy and Dr. Garcia Bauer share a brief greeting and an exchange of gifts at the White House, Washington, D.C. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 97, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 97 in its entirety.