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Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-053
Sound recording of a radio program called "Window on the World," produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The speaker is Tarzie Vittachi. Vittachi reflects on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and reactions of leaders and citizens in Asia and worldwide. Vittachi also discusses relations between India, China, and other countries. The recording seems to end abruptly. A brief segment from a Voice of America (VOA) program called "Reporter at Large" follows the program. The date "9/7/63" is written on the tape box label [not the correct date of the "Window on the World" program]. Accession MR-1984-015.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-050
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) called "The Death of President Kennedy and the Attitude of Communist China and the U.S.S.R." [Soviet Union]. Information on tape box label: "By: Ryozo Tanihata, Expert on USSR Affairs," and "World in Review." Accession MR-1965-097.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-007
Sound recording of a taped program with United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, and Arnold Michaelis. John MacVane of ABC (American Broadcasting Company) introduces the program. Ambasador Stevenson describes the program as an effort to inform people of what's being done "in diplomacy, in our foreign policy, and especially at the United Nations," and announces that the subject of this episode is communication. They discuss the USIA's efforts and challenges with print and broadcast communication abroad and in relation to the Soviet Union and China. They also discuss the challenges of diplomacy due to language differences. Other topics include accusations from Cuba that the United States interfered with the internal affairs of the Dominican Republic, the wide ranging involvement of the United States in international affairs, and issues in Latin American affairs. Accession MR-1972-096-007.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-088-r02-s2
Sound recording of a Chinese-language memorial Mass held for President John F. Kennedy in Catholic Cathedral in the Diocese of Taichung (T'ai-chung shih), Taiwan, on November 24, 1963 (days after President Kennedy's death). The recording continues from side 1 of reel 2. This recording contains popular music only ("The Way You Look Tonight" and "A Fine Romance") at the beginning of the recording. Volume levels fade over the first five to six minutes, and noise follows for the final 26 minutes. This is side 2 of 2 on reel 2 of 2 audio tape reels. Accession MR-1971-103-r02.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-088-r01-s2
Sound recording of a Chinese-language memorial Mass held for President John F. Kennedy in Catholic Cathedral in the Diocese of Taichung (Tʻai-chung shih), Taiwan, on November 24, 1963 (days after the death of President Kennedy). Music and hymns are included. The recording continues from side 1 of reel 1. This is side 2 of 2 on reel 1 of 2 audio tape reels. The recording continues on side 1 of reel 2. Accession MR-1971-103-r01.