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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-12A-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 8, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Robert C. Weaver. Weaver advises President Kennedy on a proposal for a separate authority in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for multi-family dwellings.Unintelligible chatter and office noises follow the conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 12A, 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-12A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 12A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-12A
Dictation Belt 12A contains four sound recordings from March 8, 1963. Item 12A.1 is a telephone between President John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. The topic of discussion is unclear. It involves the prospective meeting of a group. President Kennedy suggests that Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen should attend the meeting. After speaking to President Kennedy, Roosevelt asks [White House Operator?] to transfer the call. Machine noise follows. Item 12A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Robert C. Weaver. Weaver advises President Kennedy on a proposal for a separate authority in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for multi-family dwellings. Unintelligible chatter and office noises follow the conversation. Item 12A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss a proposed merger of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (“B&O”) and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (“C&O”). Item 12A.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner. They discuss negotiations for a settlement of the New York newspapers strike. [White House Operator?] speaks to Mayor Wagner while he holds for the President. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 12B.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
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-183-003
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White House Audio Collection
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-083-001
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-119-004
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-010-002
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-007
Sound recording of the President's News Conference of February 1, 1961 (News Conference 2). President Kennedy begins the press conference by expressing the Kennedys' gratitude for the numerous congratulatory letters and telegrams they have received. This statement is followed by several announcements concerning the lifting of international travel restrictions on military dependents, the creation of pilot projects for food stamp distribution, veteran's insurance dividends, and the reduction of interest rates for home mortgages. Following the announcements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including his State of the Union address, the economy, United States prisoners in Cuba and China, and Berlin.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-177-007
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-172-001
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-146-002
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-064-007
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-064-003
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