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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-06B-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John W. Reynolds of Wisconsin. They discuss Wisconsin’s 1962 gubernatorial election.Unintelligible speech precedes the telephone conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 6B, 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-06B, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 6B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-06B
Dictation Belt 6B contains seven sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 6B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 6A.4. Item 6B.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John B. Connally of Texas. They continue to discuss Texas’s 1962 election results and Texas politics. Item 6B.2 is a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John W. Reynolds of Wisconsin. They discuss Wisconsin’s 1962 gubernatorial election. Unintelligible speech precedes the telephone conversation. Item 6B.3 is inconsequential office chatter spoken by President John F. Kennedy and Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather a conversation recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording. Item 6B.4 is a telephone conversation held on November 17, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The man reports on a Cuban sabotage plot. The dictation belt skips throughout leaving many gaps in the conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 6B.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The topic of discussion is unclear. The recording begins in mid-conversation and is noisy. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 6B.6 is a brief fragment of a conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. The topic of discussion is unclear. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather a conversation recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording, and the conversation is unintelligible. Item 6B.7 is a telephone conversation held on December 17, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss Skybolt in preparation for President Kennedy’s Nassau, Bahamas, meeting with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain. The recording is noisy and begins in mid-conversation. The dictation belt skips. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 6C.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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at the Jefferson-Jackson-Kennedy dinner held at the Milwaukee Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In his speech the President discusses the disarmament process, the Alliance for Progress, and international leadership in space exploration. Materials in this folder include a reading and press copy of the speech, in addition to a memorandum of basic information on Milwaukee.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Wisconsin's enactment of the workmen's compensation law. In his speech the President also introduces the commemorative stamp to be issued by the United States Post Office. Materials in this folder include a draft and press copy of the speech and a press release for the event.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-001
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 an issue of the Republican Party of Wisconsin newsletter entitled "Facts About Your Government". This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-048-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's taped remarks for a dinner honoring Governor John Reynolds of Wisconsin. Materials in this folder include various memoranda of suggested remarks to and from Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-048
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 Ashland Airport in Ashland, Wisconsin. In his speech the President commends Wisconsin's comprehensive resource development plan, and explains how the conservation of natural resources can improve local economies. Materials in this folder include note cards and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-110-023
This folder contains statistical information concerning federal budget appropriations for various government departments, agencies, and programs in Wisconsin.