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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-20A-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. They discuss unidentified legislation and dealing with Senator Russell Long of Louisiana on a prospective tax bill.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 20A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-20A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 20A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-20A
Dictation Belt 20A contains three sound recordings. Item 20A.1 is a telephone conversation held on May 27, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss contingency planning due to the illness of Pope John XXIII. Machine noise precedes the conversation. Item 20A.2 is a telephone conversation held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. They discuss unidentified legislation and dealing with Senator Russell Long of Louisiana on a prospective tax bill. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 20A.3 is a part of a telephone conversation held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana. They discuss debt limit legislation, Presidential election prospects, Louisiana politics, and Louisiana’s gubernatorial election prospects. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request and then machine noise precedes the conversation. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 20B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-11-B
AR28, ST14, KN24
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24492
President John F. Kennedy attends signing of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Left to right: Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina (mostly hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (very back); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); President Kennedy; Representative John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana (in back); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24491
President John F. Kennedy (seated) attends signing of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina (partially hidden on edge of frame); Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight; unidentified (partially hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (in back); Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia (shaking hands with President Kennedy); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana (partially hidden); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (partially hidden); Representative Cecil R. King of California (facing away); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen (partially hidden, on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24490
President John F. Kennedy (seated) distributes pens after signing the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina (mostly hidden); Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight (in back); unidentified; Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (very back, partially hidden); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (face obscured); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King of California (partially hidden); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24489
President John F. Kennedy (seated) distributes pens after signing the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina (in back, mostly hidden); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight (in back); unidentified; Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert (very back, mostly hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. of Georgia (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana (face obscured); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (very back, partially hidden); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (partially hidden); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana (partially hidden); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (in back, partially hidden); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24488
President John F. Kennedy (seated) distributes pens after signing the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; unidentified (in back); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (partially hidden, receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24487
President John F. Kennedy (seated) distributes pens after signing the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges (back to camera); Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina (mostly hidden); Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight; unidentified; Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert (in back, partially hidden); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Representative Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana (partially hidden); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (partially hidden); Representative Cecil R. King of California (facing away); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back, face obscured); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (partially hidden); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen (on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24486
President John F. Kennedy (seated) distributes pens after signing the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; unidentified (in back); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (very back, mostly hidden); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (face obscured); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana (partially hidden); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen (on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24485
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina (partially hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight (in back, mostly hidden); unidentified (mostly hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert (in back, partially hidden); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24484-G
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan (North Carolina); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight (in back, mostly hidden); unidentified (mostly hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24484-F
President John F. Kennedy (seated) delivers remarks at the signing of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan (North Carolina); Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight (in back); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert (in back, partially hidden); unidentified (mostly hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back, partially hidden); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24484-E
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan (North Carolina); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight (in back); unidentified (mostly hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert (in back); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24484-D
President John F. Kennedy (seated) delivers remarks at the signing of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan (North Carolina); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Chairman of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), Carl J. Gilbert (in back); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); unidentified (in back); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-24484-C
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan (North Carolina); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight; unidentified; Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert (in back, partially hidden); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana (partially hidden); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (in back, partially hidden); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24484-B
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan of North Carolina (in back, on edge of frame); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight; unidentified (partially hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert (in back); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (in back, partially hidden); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24484-A
President John F. Kennedy (seated) delivers remarks at the signing of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan (North Carolina); Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight (in back, mostly hidden); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Chairman of the CNTP, Carl J. Gilbert; unidentified (mostly hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7535-H
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan (North Carolina); Executive Director of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), John W. Hight; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; unidentified (in back); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); unidentified (in back); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (in back); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (in back); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7535-G
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator B. Everett Jordan (North Carolina); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; unidentified; Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); unidentified (in back); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (in back); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville L. Freeman. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7535-E
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; unidentified; Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana (partially hidden); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back, mostly hidden); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville L. Freeman; Under Secretary of State, George Ball. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7535-D
President John F. Kennedy (seated) distributes pens after signing the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges (on edge of frame); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (in back); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back, receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen (in back, partially hidden); Secretary of Agriculture, Orville L. Freeman; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; unidentified. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7535-C
President John F. Kennedy (seated) distributes pens after signing the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): unidentified; Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (in back); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7535-B
President John F. Kennedy (seated) distributes pens after signing the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): unidentified; Chairman of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), Carl J. Gilbert (in back, mostly hidden); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King of California (facing away); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (in back, mostly hidden); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in shadow); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7535-A
President John F. Kennedy (seated) delivers remarks at the signing of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Standing (L-R): Chairman of the Committee for a National Trade Policy (CNTP), Carl J. Gilbert; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; two unidentified (both in back); Representative John J. Flynt, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana (partially hidden); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Cecil R. King (California); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back, mostly hidden); Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, Howard C. Petersen. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.