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Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-055
Sound recording of funeral ceremonies for President John F. Kennedy performed remotely at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial (also known as the North African War Memorial Cemetery) near Carthage, Tunisia, on November 25, 1963, days after the death of President Kennedy. Speakers include United States Ambassador to Tunisia Francis H. Russell and President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia. Ambassador Russell eulogizes President Kennedy and describes his commitment to peace, quoting from President Kennedy's commencement address at American University on June 10, 1963, and later quoting from William Wordsworth's poem "Character of the Happy Warrior." President Bourguiba delivers remarks in French. Accession MR-1965-081.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-026-008
Sound recording of an exchange of remarks between President John F. Kennedy and President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia following the issuance of a joint statement in the White House Rose Garden.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-026-006
Sound recording of a conversation in French in the President’s Office between President John F. Kennedy and President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-090
Sound recording of a memorial service for President John F. Kennedy in Carthage, Tunisia, on November 25, 1963. United States Ambassador to Tunisia Frances Russell speaks in English, followed by President of Tunisia Habib Bourguiba who delivers his remarks in French. Ambassador Russell focuses on President Kennedy's desire for peace and calls on the people of the United States, Tunisia, and all countries, to work together to achieve peace. A chorus sings an unidentified hymn. Accession MR-1965-284.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-125-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Tunisia. Materials in this folder include an overseas report on Tunisia from a Time magazine correspondent, correspondence between President Kennedy and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, a letter from Tunisian advisor Cecil Hourani concerning the French blockade of Bizerte, and a summary of a meeting between President Bourguiba and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. This folder also contains materials concerning President Bourgiba's visit to the United States, including a commemorative program, dinner guest list, dinner menu, draft of a joint statement, summary of administrative arrangements, and press releases of public remarks made during the visit.