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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26B
Dictation Belt 26B contains seven sound recordings. Item 26B.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy, Herbert S. Walters, Governor Frank G. Clement of Tennessee, and Walter Clement. They discuss the appointment of Herbert S. Walters to succeed the late Estes Kefauver as United States Senator from Tennessee. President Kennedy speaks briefly to Governor Clement’s father Walter. Item 26B.2 is a telephone conversation held in August 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts. They discuss their legislative strategy on a tax bill, including how to deal with Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas. For most of the recording there is a strong echo. Item 26B.2A is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Shepard asks what time President Kennedy will be available for a discussion. Item 26B.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Solicitor General Archibald Cox. They discuss a tidelands issue concerning Louisiana. Item 26B.3A is a brief telephone exchange on August 23, 1963, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Arthur J. Goldberg. They chat while Justice Goldberg holds for President Kennedy. Item 26B.4 is a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Arthur J. Goldberg. Justice Goldberg advises President Kennedy on negotiations concerning a railroad work rules dispute. Item 26B.5 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator J. William Fulbright. They discuss hearings on a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 26C.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-26B-2A
Sound recording of a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Shepard asks what time President Kennedy will be available for a discussion.This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 26B, 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-26B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 26B.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-007
This folder contains a memorandum from Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, titled "Military Astronautics Programs," discussing the United States Navy's contributions to the space program in comparison to the United States Air Force, and arguing for the Navy's inclusion in the development of an anti-satellite program. The memorandum contains handwritten notes by McGeorge Bundy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-132-008
This folder consists of materials maintained by President John F. Kennedy's personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, prior to and during his presidency. Materials consist of correspondence between the office of Evelyn Lincoln and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President, and are primarily inquiries to the President about his experience and involvement in WWII, and as commander of motor torpedo boat PT-109. Responses to the correspondence were conducted by Captain, later Commander, Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., Naval Aide to the President. Of note is a copy of a letter sent in 1943 from the President to Patrick Munroe, commander of PT-110. This folder also includes a diary kept by PT-216 boat captain Cecil C. Sanders titled, "Mediterranean War Cruise," also known as, "Mediterranean Odyssey."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-006
This folder contains a report collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. The report, titled "An Evaluation of the Wagmight Concept," was conducted by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), and concerns Captain Cooper B. Bright's "Wagmight" proposal of an inflatable airplane.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, and concern Captain Cooper B. Bright and his "Wagmight" proposal of an inflatable airplane. Topics also include his Bright's retirement from the Navy and a request for a court of inquiry.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-004
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, and concern Captain Cooper B. Bright and his "Wagmight" proposal of an inflatable airplane. Topics also include Bright's retirement from the Navy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-003
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the President's visit to the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. DD-850. Items include information about watching the America's Cup race from the ship, letters of invitation to Congressmen for the event, and a gift of a model of the ship from its crew.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-002
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the President’s visit to the USCGC Eagle, including letters of invitation to Congressmen and their replies. Of note is an article from National Geographic magazine about the USCGC Eagle titled “Under Canvas in the Atomic Age.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-001
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the President’s visit to the USCGC Eagle, including letters of invitation to Congressmen and their replies.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-011
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, and concern the USS Constitution traveling to the 1964 World's Fair in New York City.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-010
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the naming of new Naval vessels and include lists of candidates and letters of suggestions for candidates.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the naming of new Naval vessels and include lists of prominent Americans and Native Americans as candidates and brief biographies of each candidate.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern a photograph of the President taken by Fabian Bachrach. Topics include copyright and usage issues. Of note is a folder concerning the United States Naval Academy Sailing Squadron in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-007
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the gift of Annandale Farm (formerly known as Armsea Hall) from the citizens of Rhode Island to the President as a permanent summer home for the President of the United States. Topics include using a portion of the estate for the Naval War College, and cost estimates for maintenance and operations. Of note is a map of the area.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-006
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Topics include White House landscaping, the Honey-Fitz, foreign affairs, Naval-related affairs, the Polaris missile program, developing a military strategy for the United States, the sale of rubber boats to Portugal, the balance of payments, the Buy American Act amendment, and ship building for foreign governments.