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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-15A-3
Sound recording of a fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. They discuss holding a meeting prior to President Kennedy’s trip to Costa Rica.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 15A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-15A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 15A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-15A
Dictation Belt 15A contains three sound recordings. Item 15A.1 is a telephone conversation held on March 13, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss releasing information about the disbursement of local currency payments to congressmen traveling abroad. Item 15A.2 is a telephone conversation held on March 13, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and David L. Hackett. They discuss the United States hockey team’s loss to Sweden’s team. Item 15A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. They discuss holding a meeting prior to President Kennedy’s trip to Costa Rica. The recording begins in mid-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-14B-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Richard N. Goodwin, Secretary-general for the International Peace Corps Secretariat. They discuss preparing remarks for President Kennedy to deliver during his visit to Costa Rica.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 14B, 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-14B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 14B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-14B
Dictation Belt 14B contains six sound recordings from March 12, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 14B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 14A.5. Item 14B.1 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They continue to discuss Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules on expense accounts. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 14B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. They discuss possible naval base closings and the outlook for a bid by the city of San Francisco to host the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 14B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Richard N. Goodwin, Secretary-general for the International Peace Corps Secretariat. They discuss preparing remarks for President Kennedy to deliver during his visit to Costa Rica. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric. They discuss hearings on the TFX airplane. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.5 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Lawrence F. O'Brien, Special Assistant to the President. They discuss a construction bill, a pay raise issue, and their effects on the federal budget. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.6 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. They discuss Sylvester’s testimony at a hearing involving the TFX airplane.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-14A-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 11, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Edwin Martin, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. They discuss whether Latin-American presidents will issue a statement on Cuba before President Kennedy’s trip to Costa Rica.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 14A, 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-14A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 14A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-14A
Dictation Belt 14A contains five sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 14A.1 begins on Dictation Belt 13A. Item 14A.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on March 9, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor Harold E. Hughes of Iowa. They continue to discuss an appeal for clemency on behalf of a prisoner awaiting execution in Iowa. They also discuss Iowa politics. Machine noise follows the conversation.Item 14A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss Henry R. (“Harry”) Luce and articles in “Time” and “Newsweek” magazines. They also discuss proposed school construction on military bases in the South. A fragment of unintelligible chatter from [White House Operator?] follows the conversation. Item 14A.3 is a telephone conversation held on March 11, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Edwin Martin, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. They discuss whether Latin-American presidents will issue a statement on Cuba before President Kennedy’s trip to Costa Rica. Item 14A.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 11, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. They discuss Sylvester’s remarks about hearings on the TFX airplane. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14A.5 is part of a telephone conversation held on March 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They discuss Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules on expense accounts and the effects on businesses. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 14B.
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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-024-017
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists primarily of memorandums from the Office of the Chief of Protocol. Materials principally concern recommendations for autographed photographs of President Kennedy to be given to as gifts to dignitaries during the Presidents' Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-108-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's trip to San José, Costa Rica to attend the Presidents' Conference, an international meeting of heads of state devoted to the goals of the Alliance for Progress and other initiatives between countries in the western hemisphere. Materials in this folder include itineraries, a newspaper article, a commemorative photograph, a handwritten draft of President Kennedy's remarks upon arrival in Costa Rica, a list of conference participants, a guest list for a luncheon, a card from the Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States welcoming the President to the country, and a draft for President Kennedy's speech at the University of Costa Rica. The folder also contains a report on a pending Guatemala exposition, a report on social and economic conditions in El Salvador, copies of the "Declaration of Central America" delivered at the conference, booklets on Operacion Amigo and the Organizaciones Sindicales Libres, and materials on the second Congreso Nacional Sindcales, including a program, penant, and resolutions. Of note are several items in Spanish.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Costa Rica. Materials pertain to the new Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States Gonzalo Facio Segreda. Also included in this folder is the letter of recall from President of Costa Rica Francisco J. Orlich for Ambassador J. Rafael Oreamuno. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Costa Rica. Materials pertain to a visit by former President of Costa Rica José Figueres, a meeting between President Kennedy and Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States Manuel G. Escalante, and the presentation of credentials by Costa Rican Ambassadors J. Rafael Oreamuno and Gonzalo Facio Segreda.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Costa Rica. Materials concern loan projects for Costa Rica by the Agency for International Development (AID), political situations in the Dominican Republic and Honduras, and a gift of an autographed picture of President Kennedy to various groups in Costa Rica and former President José Figueres. Also included in this folder is a letter to President Kennedy from President of Costa Rica Francisco J. Orlich requesting financial assistance for a development program in Costa Rica. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Costa Rica. Materials concern the Costa Rican sugar import authorization for 1962, the election of Francisco J. Orlich as the new President of Costa Rica, and the political situation in Peru. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by the Inter-American Committee for Free Elections titled, “Memorandum on the Coming Costa Rican Presidential Election: A Frank Discussion of the Political Question and of the Communist Problem in that Nation.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Costa Rica. Materials consist of correspondence between President Kennedy and President of Costa Rica Mario Echandi, a letter of recall for Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States Manuel G. Escalante Duran and a letter of credence for Ambassador J. Rafael Oreamuno, and a declaration of the Latina American Democratic Parties regarding President Kennedy’s speech on the Alliance for Progress of March 13, 1961. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-022
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the El Coco Airport upon his departure from Costa Rica. In his speech the President thanks the country's citizens for their hospitality and discusses the ways in which nations of the western hemisphere are joined by their common goals and experience.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-021
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the University of Costa Rica concerning the four primary tenets of the Alliance for Progress: self-governance, political liberty, social justice, and the right of every nation to make economic progress with modern technological advancements.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-020
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at a welcoming delegation by the Christian Democratic Youth at the United States Ambassador's residence in San Jose, Costa Rica. In his speech the President discusses the successes of the Alliance for Progress, and commends the organization on their efforts to uphold democratic ideals in response to the spread of communism.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-019
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the El Bosque Housing Project in El Bosque, Costa Rica. In his speech the President describes the housing project as a tangible example of the Alliance for Progress's impact, and proposes similar improvements for health care, education, and employment opportunities in the area.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-017
This folder contains a draft and press copy of President John F. Kennedy's toast at a dinner held in the Casa Presidencial in San Jose, Costa Rica. In his speech the President discusses the United States's history of isolation, and explains how his visit to Costa Rica has reminded him and his staff of their international responsibilities, specifically related to the Alliance for Progress.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-015
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to members of the American Colony and employees of the United States Embassy in San Jose, 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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon arrival at the La Sabana Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica. In his speech the President discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress to improve social, political, and economic conditions in the Western hemisphere. Materials in this folder include a reading copy with handwritten notations by the President and a press copy of the speech.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-003-p0003
Former Costa Rican President José Figueres Ferrer and an unidentified boy on horses. A stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: (each side of the notice is cut off, and missing letters and words are indicated by ellipses): "...is photograph is copyrighted by Cowles...oadcasting, Inc. publishers of LOOK Magazi...aph must not be used for any advertising,...her purpose, and must not be copied, loan...any way whatsoever without the prior writt...the editors of LOOK Magazine."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-003-p0076
United States ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles (center, shaking hands, wearing a pale-colored necktie) presenting autographed photographs of President John F. Kennedy to officers of the Federation of Students and representatives of the student body of the University of Costa Rica. Ambassador Telles sent this photograph and one other to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated September 25, 1963.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-003-p0075
United States ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles (center) presenting an autographed photograph of President John F. Kennedy to officers of the Federation of Students and representatives of the student body of the University of Costa Rica. Ambassador Telles sent this photograph and one other to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated September 25, 1963.