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Title
Press Conference, 5 May 1961
Digital Identifier
JFKWHA-028
Date(s) of Materials
5 May 1961
Description
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of May 5, 1961 (News Conference 11). President Kennedy begins the press conference with an update on the status of the nuclear test ban negotiations in Geneva. He then announces that Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson would be undertaking a fact finding mission to Asia; that the United States representative on the Council of the Organization of American states would be proposing a meeting of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council to discuss economic and social development in the Americas. Finally, he announces the sale of an aluminum extrusion plant in Adrian, Michigan. Following the announcements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including problems facing the United States as a free society, the United States space program, and the successful launching of the first American astronaut, Alan B. Shepard, into space.
Copyright Status
Public Domain
Extent / Physical Description
1 audio tape/reel (33 minutes)
Collection
Series
Series 1. White House Audio Recordings, 1961-1963.
Preferred Citation
White House Audio Collection. Press Conference, 5 May 1961
Subject(s)
Contributor(s)
Archival Creator(s)
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. White House Army Signal Agency. (05/01/1954 - 1962)
Media Type
Associated Record(s)
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