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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-058
Sound recording of an undated Spanish-language memorial ceremony for President John F. Kennedy in Cordoba, Argentina, including remarks to an audience and musical performances. Accession MR-1965-075.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-057
Sound recording of a Spanish-language tribute to the late President John F. Kennedy on November 25, 1963 (days after his death), for Radio Colon, San Juan, Argentina. Portions contain music. Information on tape box label: "Es Copia. Homenaje de Radio Colon - San Juan - Rep. Argentina. Alocucion en el Momento de la Inhumacion de los Restos del Pte. John F. Kennedy. Dia 25-11-63 a las 16 horas Argentina, y LRA Radio Nacional-Allianza para el Progreso," [Alliance for Progress], "Comentarios del Sr. Monti." Accession MR-1964-011.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-056-r02
Sound recording of a Turkish-language radio documentary called “John F. Kennedy - Death of a Great Man: His Assassination, United Nation Mourns” from the "Window to the World" series. The series is described on the tape box label as a "weekly dramatized newsreel program of Turkish Radios (Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir)." The program contains excerpts of remarks by President Kennedy. The program was jointly produced by Radio Ankara and the United States Information Service (USIS) Ankara, and first aired on February 16, 1964. The program was produced and broadcast as the result of voting by "Window to the World" listeners for the most important event of 1963. Production credit on tape box label: "Radio Ankara/USIS Ankara joint production. Produced by Mahmut Tali Ongoren of Radio Ankara." Accession MR-1965-093-r02.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-056-r01
Sound recording of a Turkish-language radio documentary called “John F. Kennedy - Life and Work of a Great Man” from the "Window to the World" series. The series is described on the tape box label as a "weekly dramatized newsreel program of Turkish Radios (Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir)." The program contains excerpts of remarks by President Kennedy. The program was jointly produced by Radio Ankara and the United States Information Service (USIS) Ankara, and first aired on November 23, 1963 (a day after the death of President Kennedy). Production credit on tape box label: "Radio Ankara/USIS Ankara joint production. Producers: Mahmut Tali Ongoren of Radio Ankara, Kemal A. Tanindi of USIS Ankara." Accession MR-1965-093-r01.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-055
Sound recording of funeral ceremonies for President John F. Kennedy performed remotely at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial (also known as the North African War Memorial Cemetery) near Carthage, Tunisia, on November 25, 1963, days after the death of President Kennedy. Speakers include United States Ambassador to Tunisia Francis H. Russell and President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia. Ambassador Russell eulogizes President Kennedy and describes his commitment to peace, quoting from President Kennedy's commencement address at American University on June 10, 1963, and later quoting from William Wordsworth's poem "Character of the Happy Warrior." President Bourguiba delivers remarks in French. Accession MR-1965-081.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-054-r02-02
Undated sound recording of a brief fragment of remarks by an unidentified speaker. This is item two of two on reel two of two audio tape/reels.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-054-r02-01
Sound recordings made by the United States Information Service (USIS) during First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Pakistan in late March 1962. The recordings continue from reel 1. A Pakistani boy and a Pakistani girl each recite President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address. The recording ends in mid-sentence. This is item 1 of two on reel 2 of 2 audio tape/reels. Accession MR-1965-291-r02.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-054-r01
Sound recordings made by the United States Information Service (USIS) during First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Pakistan in late March 1962. An unidentified speaker reads an excerpt in Urdu from James M. Burns's biography of President John F. Kennedy. A Pakistani reporter interviews the First Lady at the President's Palace, Karachi, Pakistan, on the day of her departure from Pakistan. Also included are the First Lady's remarks during a visit to Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan. This is reel 1 of 2 audio tape reels. The recordings continue on reel 2. Accession MR-1965-291-r01.
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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.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-052
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast called "Things That Sustain the U.S.A." Information on tape box label: "Prof. Kenichi Nakaya of Tokyo University," and "News in Focus." Accession MR-1965-099.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-051
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) called "The Work of the Late President Kennedy." The recording includes excerpts from State Funeral ceremonies following the death of President John F. Kennedy. Information on tape box label: "By: Minoru Omori, Foreign News Chief, The Mainichi Shimbum," and "World in Review," and "USIS Feature." Accession MR-1965-098.
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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.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-049
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) called "The World of the Past Year." Information on tape box label: "By: Toshikazu Kase, Foreign Affairs Commentator," and "News in Focus." Accession MR-1965-096.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-048
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) called "The Communications Satellite and President Kennedy." Information on tape box label: "By: Yoshihisa Okuda, Science Commentator," and "World in Review." Accession MR-1965-095.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-047
Sound recording of an Italian-language speech given in honor of the late President John F. Kennedy in Trieste, Italy, on January 26, 1964. The speaker is Italian political commentator Gianni Granzotto. Information on tape box label: "Speech by Gianni Granzotto at Trieste Auditorium January 26, 1964, on 'John F. Kennedy, Un Ritratto del Coraggio.' Introduction by Arrigo Cavalieri, President of Trieste Italo-American Association." Accession MR-1965-090.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-046
Sound recording of a Russian-language Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, Inc.) special radio broadcast called "John F. Kennedy – His Life and Death," dated November 24/25, 1963 (days after the death of President John F. Kennedy). Mikhail Kartashev moderates. Brief excerpts of remarks delivered by President Kennedy are included. Accession MR-1965-143C.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-045
Sound recording of a Russian-language Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, Inc.) special radio broadcast called "We Shall Do Our Duty," dated November 24-25, 1963, with Leonid Pylaev speaking about the death of President John F. Kennedy. Accession MR-1965-143A.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-044
Sound recording of a Russian-language Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, Inc.) broadcast on October 12, 1961, called “War or Peace.” The radio broadcast includes excerpts from President John F. Kennedy's address in New York City before the General Assembly of the United Nations (U.N.) on September 25, 1961; excerpts cover nuclear testing and disarmament, a proposal for a treaty to stop nuclear testing, free elections, security, the crisis in Berlin, Germany, and the role and organization of the U.N. Also included are excerpts from remarks by the Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita S. Khrushchev and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko. Accession MR-1965-143B
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-043
Sound recording by Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, Inc.) of U.S. Ambassador to West Germany George C. McGhee participating in ceremonies marking the opening of the John F. Kennedy Bridge in Munich, Germany, on December 18, 1963. Performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (national anthem of the United States) and "Deutschlandlied" (then the national anthem of West Germany) follows the remarks. Accession MR-1965-143D.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-042
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s greetings to the citizens of Denmark on their 50th observance of the United States’ Independence Day (Fourth of July). The remarks were recorded on June 23, 1962, for the July 4, 1962, Rebild festival in Denmark. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the contributions of Danish-American citizens, and explains the countries’ common democratic traditions, sense of individualism, and purpose in the Atlantic community. Accession MR-1965-076.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-041-r02
Sound recording of a March 31, 1965, Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcast covering the opening of the John F. Kennedy Library exhibit (a traveling exhibit) at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Voice of America commentary is in Spanish. Dave Powers, former Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy and Museum Curator of the John F. Kennedy Library, answers questions about the the exhibit's reception in Europe. Accession MR-1965-305-r02.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-041-r01
Sound recording of a March 31, 1965, Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcast covering the opening of the John F. Kennedy Library exhibit (a traveling exhibit) at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts delivers remarks about the opening and expresses his appreciation. Dave Powers, former Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy and Museum Curator of the John F. Kennedy Library, mentions plans President John F. Kennedy had for life following his presidency. Powers answers questions about the John F. Kennedy Library exhibit, its reception during exhibition in various locations, and his memories of "the Kennedy years." He discusses the impact of the inclusion of President Kennedy's desk in the exhibit, recounting President Kennedy's interactions with John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the boy's routine of hiding and playing under the President's desk in the Oval Office of the White House. Accession MR-1965-305-r01.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-040
Sound recording of a Spanish-language tribute to President John F. Kennedy. The recording includes commentary relating to Cuba and a song by Artie [Arty?] Valdes. The tribute was arranged by Conrad Manley of the United States Information Agency (USIA) office in Miami, Florida. Information on tape box label: "Cancion Homenaje al Pres. Kennedy (Voice and music Spanish). By M. Manley and Artie Valdes, 12/5/63." Accession MR-1967-012.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-039
Sound recording of Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts reading the Declaration of Independence. A recording of Senator Kennedy's reading was broadcast on WQXR Radio in New York, on July 4, 1957, as part of the station's observance of the Fourth of July. An unidentified speaker introduces Senator Kennedy's reading; the date of the recording of the introduction is not known (John F. Kennedy was a senator at the time his reading was recorded, but the speaker in the introduction refers to him as President). Printed on the record label: "Reading of the Declaration of Independence by President John F. Kennedy." Accession MR-1965-301.
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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.