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Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-12B
Dictation Belt 12B contains two sound recordings from March 8, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 12B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 12A.4. Item 12B.1 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner. They continue to discuss negotiations for a settlement of the New York newspapers strike. Item 12B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and W. Averell Harriman. President Kennedy asks for insight on the proposed merger of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (“B&O”) and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (“C&O”).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-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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-08A
Dictation Belt 8A contains four sound recordings. Item 8A.1 is a telephone conversation held on February 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and George Meany. They discuss arrangements for a White House reception for labor leaders. Item 8A.2 is a telephone conversation held on February 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator James Howard Edmondson of Oklahoma. They discuss a proposed merger of American Airlines and Eastern Air Lines, its potential effects on other airlines and the state of Oklahoma, and Delos W. Rentzel’s thoughts on the matter. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Note: James Howard Edmondson was previously identified as "Ed Edmondson" in some John F. Kennedy Library documents. Item 8A.3 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Theodore W. Kheel. They discuss the status of negotiations concerning the New York newspapers strike and the positions held by Dorothy Schiff and other parties. The recording begins in mid-sentence. Item 8A.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and statements attributed to Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona. They also discuss a press item about a proposed nuclear naval force and Soviet surveillance of naval vessels. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 8B.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.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-016-009-p0126
Exterior of New York City's Penn Station. Eugene L. Diorio sent the photograph and four others to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated March 13, 1963, asking her to raise his concerns of the possible demolition of Penn Station with President John F. Kennedy.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-016-009-p0124
Exterior of New York City's Penn Station. Eugene L. Diorio sent the photograph and four others to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated March 13, 1963, asking her to raise his concerns of the possible demolition of Penn Station with President John F. Kennedy.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-016-009-p0122
Interior of New York City's Penn Station. Eugene L. Diorio sent the photograph and four others to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated March 13, 1963, asking her to raise his concerns of the possible demolition of Penn Station with President John F. Kennedy.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-016-009-p0120
Exterior of New York City's Penn Station. Eugene L. Diorio sent the photograph and four others to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated March 13, 1963, asking her to raise his concerns of the possible demolition of Penn Station with President John F. Kennedy.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-016-009-p0118
Exterior of New York City's Penn Station. Eugene L. Diorio sent the photograph and four others to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated March 13, 1963, asking her to raise his concerns of the possible demolition of Penn Station with President John F. Kennedy.