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Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-48-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman from “Protocol.” They discuss gifts for the President of Rwanda and the King of Burundi.[White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 48, 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-48, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 48.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-48
Dictation Belt 48 contains four sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 48.1 begins on Dictation Belt 47. Item 48.1 is a part of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Stanley Tretick. Tretick inquires about scheduling time with President John F. Kennedy to do work related to an article for “Look” magazine. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 48.2 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and George Thomas. Lincoln asks about President John F. Kennedy’s schedule. [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request and a delay follows. Item 48.3 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman from “Protocol.” They discuss gifts for the President of Rwanda and the King of Burundi. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 48.4 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Herschel Loveless. Loveless asks to speak to President John F. Kennedy to pass along information. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-098
Benedicte Naudin served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal from 2003 to 2005 on an agriculture extension project. She also served in Peace Corps Response in Rwanda in 2018 as an English education volunteer. Naudin was already proficient in French before applying to the Peace Corps. In Senegal, she focused her worked with agricultural and health projects within her village and the region. Her major accomplishment was a tree grafting project and seeing how it was able to positively influence change in someone's life. She was able to extend to work in a successful poultry project that brought 200 chicks to her village. She enjoyed being able to explore Senegal and meet the local people. In Rwanda, the work was more intense. Naudin taught English to 700 students in the local school and also had secondary English projects. She is proud of her work with the outing club, where she took students on long hikes on the weekend to discuss anything they wanted to, all in English. Interviewed and recorded by Jeff Liu, June 22, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-21-A
AR25, KN21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-19-B
AR27
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-29-A
AR34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-14-A
AR32, ST20, KN30
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123b-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Rwanda (officially known as the Republic of Rwanda). Materials in this folder include a map, background information on Rwanda, press releases, talking papers, a guest list for the President's luncheon with Rwandan representatives, memoranda regarding Rwandan diplomatic representation to the United States, correspondence between President Kennedy and Rwandan President Grégoire Kayibanda, and a summary of administrative arrangements in preparation for President Kayibanda's visit to the United States.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-003
This folder contains memoranda regarding a visit to the White House by United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson; a meeting between McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and delegates of the American Association for the United Nations (AAUN) to discuss high altitude testing and Southeast Asia; and a presentation by Ambassador Stevenson before the National Security Council to discuss U.S. policy towards the UN and the upcoming 17th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder are memoranda and an UN agenda item regarding the future of Ruanda-Urundi (later known as Rwanda and Burundi, respectively).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-005-001
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23374
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Minister of Foreign Relations and Planning of the Republic of Rwanda, Callixte Habamenshi. Standing in background: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; White House Secret Service agent, Walt Coughlin. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23373
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Minister of Foreign Relations and Planning of the Republic of Rwanda, Callixte Habamenshi. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-128b-006-p0028
Portrait of Ambassador to the United States from the Republic of Rwanda, Lazare Mpakaniye. The photograph was accompanied by a report entitled, "Chiefs of Mission in Washington, 3/63." The inscription on the verso of the photograph reads: "Mpakaniye - Rwanda." [Note: Three holes are punched on the right side of the print.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7421-A
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Minister of Foreign Relations and Planning of the Republic of Rwanda, Callixte Habamenshi (center). Also present: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams (standing); Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Rwanda, M. Mpiranya; Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Rwanda, A. Kagenza. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7792-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with United States Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, Charles D. Withers (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7719-A
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with the first appointed Ambassador to the United States from the Republic of Rwanda, Lazare Mpakaniye. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7468-D
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Grégoire Kayibanda, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Rwanda, Gaspard Cyimana; President Kayibanda; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; and President Kennedy; an unidentified man stands in the background at far right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7468-C
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Grégoire Kayibanda, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Rwanda, Gaspard Cyimana; President Kayibanda; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; and President Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7468-B
President John F. Kennedy bids farewell to the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Grégoire Kayibanda, following a meeting at the White House. Left to right: President Kennedy; unidentified (in front, back to camera); President Kayibanda; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; and two unidentified persons (in back). West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.