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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-026-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the President’s Office upon signing the Area Redevelopment Act (referred to as the Depressed Areas Bill), a stimulus act targeting areas of chronic unemployment. In his speech President Kennedy announces the appointment of William Batt as Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-14-A
AR27, ST14
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JFKWHP-ST-391-4-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated, mostly hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Representative Walter H. Moeller (Ohio); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representative George M. Rhodes, both of Pennsylvania; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Representative Frank M. Clark (Pennsylvania); unidentified; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes (mostly hidden on edge of frame). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-391-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated, mostly hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Representative Walter H. Moeller (Ohio); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky (in back, partially hidden); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray (Illinois); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representative George M. Rhodes, both of Pennsylvania; unidentified (in back); Representative Frank M. Clark (Pennsylvania); unidentified; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-391-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated, partially hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Representative Walter H. Moeller (Ohio); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky (in back); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray of Illinois (in back); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Representative George M. Rhodes (Pennsylvania); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Representative Frank M. Clark (Pennsylvania); unidentified; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-391-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); two unidentified (in back); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky (in back); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr.; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representatives George M. Rhodes and Frank M. Clark, all of Pennsylvania; unidentified; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes; unidentified (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-N
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); unidentified; Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Representative Walter H. Moeller of Ohio (partially hidden); Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky (in back); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray of Illinois (in back, partially hidden); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); two unidentified (in back); Representative George M. Rhodes (Pennsylvania). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-M
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Oren E. Long of Hawaii (partially hidden on edge of frame); unidentified; Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky (in back, mostly in shadow); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray (Illinois); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representative George M. Rhodes, both of Pennsylvania; unidentified (in back); Representative Frank M. Clark (Pennsylvania). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-L
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Representative Charles A. Buckley of New York (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); two unidentified (in back); Representatives George M. Rhodes and Frank M. Clark, both of Pennsylvania; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz (in back, partially hidden); Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-K
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated, partially hidden on edge of frame); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky (in back); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray (Illinois); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Representative Charles A. Buckley of New York (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); two unidentified (in back); Representatives George M. Rhodes and Frank M. Clark, both of Pennsylvania; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-J
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); two unidentified (in back); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray of Illinois (in back, partially hidden); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr.; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representatives George M. Rhodes and Frank M. Clark, all of Pennsylvania; unidentified; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes; unidentified (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-G
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands a pen to Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio) after signing S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Left to right: unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); two unidentified (in back); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; two unidentified (in back); Senator Young (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (very back, partially hidden); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray (Illinois); the President; Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representative George M. Rhodes, both of Pennsylvania. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-H
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands a pen to Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico) after signing S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Left to right: unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Representative Walter H. Moeller and Senator Stephen M. Young, both of Ohio; Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Chávez (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr. (very back, partially hidden); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray (Illinois); the President; Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (mostly hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); two unidentified (in back); Representatives George M. Rhodes and Frank M. Clark, both of Pennsylvania; unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands out pens after signing S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): Representative Walter H. Moeller (Ohio); two unidentified (in back); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr.; Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); Representative Kenneth J. Gray (Illinois); Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Representative John A. Blatnik, both of Minnesota; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); two unidentified (in back); Representative George M. Rhodes (Pennsylvania); Representative Frank M. Clark of Pennsylvania (holding a pen); unidentified; Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7462-E
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks upon signing S. 2965, the Public Works Acceleration Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated, back to camera); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); three unidentified (in back); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson and Senator Robert S. Kerr, both of Oklahoma; Representative Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration, William L. Batt, Jr.; Representative John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Joseph S. Clark and Representative George M. Rhodes, both of Pennsylvania; two unidentified (in back); Representative Frank M. Clark (Pennsylvania); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Under Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); unidentified (in back, partially hidden); general counsel for the Housing and Home Financing Agency (HHFA), Milton Semer; Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs of the HHFA, Fred A. Forbes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.