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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-038
Sound recording of a narrated radio program prepared by the Voice of America (VOA) called "The Presidency (The Common Link)." The program, dated January 17, 1964, features excerpts from speeches delivered by the late President John F. Kennedy and by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The excerpts cover common courses set by the two presidents on peace and the defense of freedom, foreign aid, support for the United Nations (UN), and civil rights. Accession MR-1965-94.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-071-r02
Sound recording of Swedish-language Finnish State Radio coverage in memory of President John F. Kennedy in the days following his death. Speakers include President of Finland Urho Kekkonen, Prime Minister of Sweden Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Denmark Jens Otto Krag, and Prime Minister of Norway Einar Gerhardsen. Information on tape box label: "I. On Passing of President John F. Kennedy: 1. President Urho Kekkonen. 2. Prime Minister of Sweden Tage Erlander. 3. Prime Minister of Denmark Jens Otto Krag. 4. Prime Minister of Norway Einar Gerhardsen. 5. Goran Byttner Comments on Brant's Speech. 6. Bjorn Hallstrom on Reaction in London. 7. Hans Granqvist on Reaction in Paris. 8. Lyndon B. Johnson's Statement. 9. Knud Moller Introduces Lyndon B. Johnson. 10. Bjorn Ahlander on" [John W. McCormack], "II. Funeral of President John F. Kennedy." Accession MR-1965-092.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-065
Sound recording of a memorial broadcast for President John F. Kennedy on November 23, 1963 (a day after President Kennedy's death), produced by Österreichischer Rundfunk (the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation). The program contains statements from Austrian Foreign Minister Dr. Bruno Kreisky, Austrian Minister for Trade and Reconstruction Dr. Fritz Bock, Mayor of West Berlin Willy Brandt, former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Carlos Sosa Rodriguez, UN Secretary General U Thant, and U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Excerpts from the following speeches/remarks by President Kennedy (voiced over in German) are included: Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Soviet Arms Build-up in Cuba, 22 October 1962; Remarks Upon Arrival in Germany, 23 June 1963; Commencement Address at American University, Washington, D.C., June 10, 1963. Accession MR-2000-019-005.