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JFKWHA-243-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks before the District 36-G United Steelworkers Union of America in Tampa, Florida. In his speech President Kennedy explains the economic policies advocated by Democrats in the 1930s, and identifies taxation and unemployment as two major problems facing the American workforce and economy.
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JFKWHA-240-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at the Miami International Airport in Florida. In his speech President Kennedy explains the purpose of political parties, and discusses aspects of the Democratic Party platform, such as education, employment, and economic security for the aged.
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JFKWHA-239-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to the fifth constitutional convention of the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) held at the Americana Hotel in New York City. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the persistence of unemployment despite the country’s recent economic growth and prosperity. He explains how high unemployment rates may negatively impact the country’s economic climate, and proposes tax reductions, improved education, and training programs for new or unskilled laborers as remedies to support to American workforce.
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JFKWHA-237-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Flower Garden to officers of the State Governors’ Committees on the Employment of the Handicapped. In his speech President Kennedy commends his audience for their efforts to improve hiring practices concerning the physically and mentally handicapped, and discusses the need for additional improvements on both the state and federal level.
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JFKWHA-234-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the White House South Lawn to delegates to the National Young Presidents’ Conference. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the relationship between business and government, and explains that the government carries specific responsibilities concerning employment and the national economy.
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JFKWHA-221-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to delegates to the Northern Great Lakes Region Land and People Conference held in Duluth, Minnesota. In his speech discusses his plan to stimulate depressed local economies through tax reductions, area redevelopment, an accelerated public works program, the Youth Conservation Corps, and education and training for the labor force.
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JFKWHA-219-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to a labor group in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses how building on the work done in the past enables a successful future, the importance of education, and urges cooperation to ensure equality for all Americans.
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JFKWHA-219-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden to delegates to a conference on voter registration sponsored by the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) Committee on Political Education (COPE). In his speech the President discusses his administration's efforts to keep the country strong, noting that progress on the national level requires the support and contributions of individual citizens.
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JFKWHA-204-008
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address following action to postpone the national railroad strike. In his statement the President asks a six-man subcommittee of the Labor-Management Advisory Committee to undertake a comprehensive review and report of the issues and positions of all parties involved in the labor dispute. The report will be transmitted to Congress on July 22, 1963, upon which appropriate legislative recommendations will be given by the President to resolve the issues in the dispute.
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JFKWHA-198-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to the national congress of the German Industrial Trade Union of Construction Workers at Congress Hall in Berlin, Germany. In his speech the President characterizes the free trade movement as a casualty of the spread of communism, and explains that its core political principles are antithetical to the ideals of freedom and economic advancement.
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JFKWHA-194-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed statement by President John F. Kennedy for the annual conference of the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) in Chicago, Illinois.
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JFKWHA-188-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s taped remarks to the 25th anniversary convention of the Communications Workers of America in Kansas City, Missouri. In his speech the President expresses gratitude for the union’s contribution to modern communication and for strengthening our nation by facilitating easier communication.
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JFKWHA-184-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to participants of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America Conference from the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses his administration's economic proposals to prevent recessions and improve the American labor market.
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JFKWHA-180-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the 75th anniversary banquet for the International Association of Machinists held at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President congratulates the organization on their anniversary and discusses their contributions to the American labor movement.
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JFKWHA-108-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to new participants in the Plans for Progress equal opportunity program in the East Room of the White House.
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JFKWHA-106
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of June 14, 1962 (News Conference 36). The President begins the press conference with a statement concerning the strike being threatened by the flight engineers union against three major airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), and Eastern Airlines. He states that a strike could have a significant effect on the economy and urged the flight engineers to reconsider striking and find some other means of settling their dispute without interrupting airline operation. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including why government deficits are not necessarily inflationary or harmful, the economy, support for his legislative program, the proposed farm bill, United States foreign policy, and foreign aid.
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JFKWHA-094-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the dedication of the Penn Station South Urban Renewal Project, a cooperative housing project in New York City sponsored by the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union.
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JFKWHA-091
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the United Auto Workers Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In his speech President Kennedy states that unions and executives share in the government’s responsibility to avoid inflation, and assures the audience that the national economy will expand without threatening automation and full employment. The President also identifies six major economic goals for his administration: stimulating consumption, increasing American markets, broadening economic recovery, providing skills to new workers, increasing long-range productivity, and stimulating modernization and expansion.
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JFKWHA-086
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of April 11, 1962 (News Conference 30). The President begins the press conference by criticizing the simultaneous increase of steel prices by United States steel and several other major United States steel producers shortly after the Steelworkers Union had agreed to negotiate non-inflationary contracts. He then briefly announces that following a review of military strength the decision has been reached to release National Guardsmen called to involuntary active service and that he has created a Board of Inquiry to inquire into the issues involved in a labor dispute in the West Coast maritime industry. Following the announcements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the steel price increase and the possibility of wage-price controls in the steel industry.
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JFKWHA-083-004
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and David McDonald, President of the United Steelworkers of America. In his remarks President Kennedy congratulates the members of the United Steelworkers of America and the members of the International Wage Policy Committee on their successful settlement of a labor dispute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The recording begins in mid-conversation.
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JFKWHA-078
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of March 7, 1962 (News Conference 26). The President begins the press conference by reading the text of a telegram he sent to the chief executive officers of the major steel companies and to the President of the Steelworkers Union concerning steel labor negations. He then discusses the tariff and trade agreements obtained at Geneva between the United States and the European Common Market, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Following the announcements the President answers questions on a variety of topics including the forthcoming Geneva negotiations for a nuclear test ban treaty, foreign aid to underdeveloped countries, and possible legislative action by Congress concerning funds for the B-70 supersonic bomber.
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JFKWHA-143-008
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House East Room upon the signing of The Joint Statement on Union Program for Fair Practices by Vice President Lyndon Johnson and the presidents of several labor unions. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the development of the American labor movement, and commends his audience for their pledge to confront the issue of discrimination in their unions.
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JFKWHA-125-008
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks recorded in the President’s Office to be played at a testimonial dinner for Indiana Congressman Ray J. Madden. In his speech President Kennedy discusses Congressman Madden’s commitment to his constituents and American laborers.
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JFKWHA-125-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed remarks for the 11th annual United Steelworkers of American convention held at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. In his speech President Kennedy discusses his hopes for proposed legislation concerning taxes, unemployment, health care, and public works assistance programs.
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JFKWHA-117-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the White House South Lawn to students from Latin America and the Caribbean attending the Institute of Free Trade Union Development.