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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-082-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room upon presenting the “E” Awards for significant contributions to the Export Expansion Program. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the award recipients for their efforts to stimulate trade, and discusses the ways export trade impacts national security.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-082-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room upon presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to poet Robert Frost.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-140-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden upon presenting the Harmon Trophies for outstanding achievement in aviation.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-132-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Lyman L. Lemnitzer of the United States Army in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-132-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General George H. Decker of the United States Army in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-131-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the President’s Office upon presenting an award for an outstanding record of achievement to H.J. Anslinger, retiring Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (later known as the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs).
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-125-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s congratulatory remarks to the members of the Schola Cantorum of the University of Arkansas in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-117-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon the presentation of The President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service on the White House South Lawn to J. Stanley Baughman, President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency; Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Dr. Donald E. Gregg, Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Dr. Frances O. Kelsey, Medical Officer at the Food and Drug Administration; Mrs. Waldo K. Lyon, accepting for her husband, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch at the Navy Electronics Laboratory; and Llewellyn E. Thompson, Career Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Austria, and the former Soviet Union.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-042-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden upon presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to General Thomas D. White, retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-040-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden upon presenting Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. with the Collier Trophy for achievement in aviation.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-029-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Alan Shepard in the White House Rose Garden. In his remarks President Kennedy congratulates Commander Shepard on his successful completion of the Mercury-Redstone 3 test flight (also known as the Freedom 7), during which Shepard became the first American to make a suborbital flight in space. The President also discusses the national and international significance of the flight. The recording includes remarks from Commander Shepard.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-026-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and discusses the importance of educational institutions to a free democratic society.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-026-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden upon presenting the National Teacher of the Year Award to Helen Adams. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the civic role of educators. The recording also contains remarks from Ms. Adams.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-024-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden upon receiving a First Admiral designation in the North Carolina Navy from Governor Terry Sanford. The recording contains some distortion.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-023-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon awarding the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Director of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-019-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon presenting the Young American Medals to recipients in a ceremony held in the White House Conference Room (Fish Room).
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-012-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Paul Henri Spaak, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held in the President’s Office in the White House. In his speech President Kennedy congratulates Secretary General Spaak on his efforts and discusses the importance of cooperative international relations through organizations like NATO. Recording contains some inaudible speech.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-179-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Robert L. Dennison of the United States Navy in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-179-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks to a group of visiting Fulbright-Hayes Scholars in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-177-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to Elmon Ousley upon presentation of the 1964 National Teacher of the Year Award.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-175-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon signing a proclamation conferring honorary citizenship on Sir Winston Churchill. In his speech the President explains that Churchill is the first recipient of honorary United States citizenship.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-165-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the first National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore Von Karman in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses Dr. Von Karman's scientific contributions to the United States Air Force and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-161-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the 50th annual meeting of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President thanks the organization for the Presidential Gold Medal bestowed upon him, congratulates its members of its anniversary, and discusses the historical development of American democracy.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-156-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to General Lauris Norstad of the United States Army in the White House East Room.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-146-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon presenting the Special Flight Safety Plaque to the Strategic Air Command at the Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska for the unit’s service during the Cuban Missile Crisis.