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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-04J
Dictation Belt 4J contains six sound recordings. Item 4J.1 is a telephone conversation held on October 2, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Cyrus R. Vance. They discuss managing troops deployed to Mississippi to deal with the University of Mississippi crisis. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Frequently there is an echo, and the dictation belt skips. Item 4J.2 is a telephone conversation held on October 2, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Cyrus R. Vance. They schedule a meeting regarding the University of Mississippi crisis. Item 4J.3 is closed. Personal conversations withdrawn under privacy provisions of the donor’s deed of gift. Item 4J.4 is a telephone conversation held on October 2, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and William H. Brandt, an officer on the White House Police Force. Officer Brandt announces visitors, including “Jimmy Deakins” (probably James A. Deakins, bill clerk of the House Committee on Armed Services) and a doctor from Germany. Chatter from [White House Operators?] precedes the conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4J.5 is a telephone conversation held on October 2, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. Lincoln asks to place a call and the operator reports back on a call to the Duchess of Devonshire. Item 4J.6 is a telephone conversation held on October 2, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and an unidentified man in the White House supply room. Lincoln orders envelopes. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 4K.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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-04G
Dictation Belt 4G contains six sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 4G.1 begins on Dictation Belt 4F.7. Item 4G.1 is part of a telephone conversation probably held on October 1, 1962, between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and United States Army General Creighton W. Abrams. They complete their discussion about moving troops to deal with the University of Mississippi crisis. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4G.2 is a telephone conversation probably held on October 1, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and United States Army General Creighton W. Abrams. They discuss moving troops to deal with the University of Mississippi crisis. [White House Operator?] announces the call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Item 4G.3 is a telephone conversation held on October 1, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi. They discuss maintaining law and order during the University of Mississippi crisis and comment on President Kennedy’s radio and television report to the nation on the crisis. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 4G.4 is a telephone conversation held on October 1, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Solicitor General Archibald Cox. President Kennedy asks Cox for legal counsel on handling the possible arrests of Edwin A. Walker and others for acts committed during the University of Mississippi crisis. [White House Operator?] announces the call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Item 4G.5 is a brief telephone exchange held on October 1, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and an unidentified man who answers a call to an usher’s office. Lincoln states that the President left with his hat in his hand. [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request. Item 4G.5A is a brief telephone exchange held on October 1, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Secretary McNamara asks to speak to President John F. Kennedy. After a brief initial exchange between [White House Operator?] and Lincoln, the telephone hangs up, rings, and [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation.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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-04F
Dictation Belt 4F contains seven sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 4F.1 begins on Dictation Belt 4E.1. Item 4F.1 is a sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on September 30, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi. They discuss maintaining law and order in Mississippi during the University of Mississippi crisis. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4F.2 is a telephone conversation held on September 30, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Jack Rosenthal. Rosenthal asks for Burke Marshall or the Attorney General and leaves a message about the death of reporter Paul Guihard. Item 4F.3 is a telephone conversation held on September 30, 1962, between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and possibly Cyrus R. Vance. Vance reports on operations connected with the University of Mississippi crisis. The recording begins in mid-conversation and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4F.4 is a telephone conversation held on September 30, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi. They discuss maintaining law and order in Mississippi during the University of Mississippi crisis. A brief fragment spoken by an unidentified man precedes the conversation. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 4F.5 is a telephone conversation held on September 30, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi. They discuss maintaining law and order in Mississippi during the University of Mississippi crisis. The recording ends abruptly. Item 4F.6 is a recording of two telephone exchanges on September 30, 1962. In the first telephone exchange, Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall asks [White House Operator?] to place a call to Assistant Attorney General Ramsey Clark. In the second exchange, Marshall asks Clark about operations concerning the University of Mississippi crisis and then asks Clark to have United States Army General Creighton W. Abrams call “Bob.” Machine noise follows the second exchange. Item 4F.7 is a telephone conversation probably held on October 1, 1962, between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and United States Army General Creighton W. Abrams. They discuss moving troops to deal with the University of Mississippi crisis. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 4G.1.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.
Sound recording
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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-47
Dictation Belt 47 contains seven sound recordings. Item 47.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss defense appropriations and the military aspect of the space program. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 47.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert. They discuss the Air Force budget. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request. After a brief delay and a fragment of an exchange, the conversation begins in mid-sentence. Item 47.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the resignation of Robert B. Troutman, Jr., from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the appointment of an African-American. Item 47.4 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified senator. President Kennedy congratulates the senator on passing an unidentified bill. [White House Operator?] speaks to the senator as he holds for President Kennedy. The recording of the conversation ends abruptly and a fragment of indistinct speech follows. Item 47.5 is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator announces a call from “Sam Gallo” of Warner Brothers. Item 47.6 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman called Miss “Gallenburg” from Protocol. They discuss gifts for Prime Minister Eric Eustace Williams of Trinidad and Tobago and others. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 47.7 is part of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Stanley Tretick. Tretick inquires about scheduling time with President John F. Kennedy to do work related to an article for “Look” magazine. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Occasionally there is an echo. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 48.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-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-006-004
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 copy of the statement made by the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Carl Vinson, before the House of Representatives in support of resolutions which would authorize the President to order Ready Reserve units and members to active duty and authorize additional appropriations for aircraft, missiles and naval vessels for the Armed Forces; a copy of a speech made by Congressman Carl Vinson before the Chamber of Commerce in Macon, Georgia on "Carl Vinson Day" in which he expresses his support for President Kennedy; a letter from author Gore Vidal with a copy of his article on Barry Goldwater entitled "A Liberal Meets Mr. Conservative"; correspondence with Dr. William H. Vatcher, Jr., a research fellow at The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, including a transcription of his address entitled "Afrikaner Nationalism Today" on the current state of Afrikaner Nationalism in South Africa; an original poem entitled "Americans Be Proud"; a letter from American businessman Harold S. Vanderbilt; and a telegram from Governor John A. Volpe of Massachusetts. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-002
This folder contains carbon copies of outgoing memoranda, dictated by President John F. Kennedy to his secretary Evelyn Lincoln, to various departments and agencies, and primarily focus on domestic and foreign affairs, and national security and defense.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-001
This folder contains carbon copies of outgoing memoranda, dictated by President John F. Kennedy to his secretary Evelyn Lincoln, to Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. Topics primarily focus on foreign affairs and national security.