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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19C-1
The recording of this conversation begins on Dictation Belt 19B.3. Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. They continue to discuss prospective legislation by congressional Republicans that would present a competing policy on agriculture.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19C, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-19C, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19C
Dictation Belt 19C contains four sound recordings from May 22, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 19C.1 begins on Dictation Belt 19B.3. Item 19C.1 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. They continue to discuss prospective legislation by congressional Republicans that would present a competing policy on agriculture. Item 19C.2 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George Aiken of Vermont. President Kennedy thanks Senator Aiken for his help on a matter involving coffee and Latin America. Item 19C.3 is a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric. They discuss staffing issues at the Department of Defense involving congressional liaison David E. McGiffert as a possible replacement for Gilpatric, and the prospect of appointing someone in Public Affairs. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 19C.4 is a brief telephone exchange on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and George Meany. President Kennedy thanks Meany for his help on an issue involving Canada (the topic is unclear). Before the conversation, [White House Operator?] initiates the call and then, during a delay, voices can be heard in the background.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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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19B-3
Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. They discuss prospective legislation by congressional Republicans that would present a competing policy on agriculture.The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 19C.1.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19B, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-19B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19B.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19B-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. In preparation for President Kennedy’s press conference, they discuss a strategy on wheat policy following a vote by farmers.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19B, 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-19B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19B.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19B
Dictation Belt 19B contains three sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 19B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 19A.5. Item 19B.1 is a sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico. They continue to discuss prospective wheat legislation. Senator Anderson advises President Kennedy on possible political concerns and an approach to further discussions about the legislation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 19B.2 is a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. In preparation for President Kennedy’s press conference, they discuss a strategy on wheat policy following a vote by farmers. Item 19B.3 is a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. They discuss prospective legislation by congressional Republicans that would present a competing policy on agriculture. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 19C.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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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-44-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. President Kennedy and Secretary Freeman discuss a farm bill. Sorensen and Secretary Freeman discuss a trade bill and its effect on the cotton industry.There is an echo during part of the recording. Machine noise follows the conversation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 44, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-44, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 44.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-44
Dictation Belt 44 contains three sound recordings. Item 44.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. President Kennedy and Secretary Freeman discuss a farm bill. Sorensen and Secretary Freeman discuss a trade bill and its effect on the cotton industry. There is an echo during part of the recording. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 44.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss stoning incidents in Berlin and dealings with the Soviet Union. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 44.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss defense appropriations and issues concerning the United States Air Force. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly.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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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-027-r02
Sound recording by Voice of America (VOA) of graduation exercises at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 19, 1963, with a commencement address delivered by Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. The recording continues from reel 1. Secretary Freeman concludes his commencement address. In the full address, Secretary Freeman discusses the pace of change in the world and the benefits of a positive approach in life. He also encourages graduates to pay in kind for services and benefits received by supporting education for others; by supporting equal opportunity for all Americans, a standard not yet met, particularly for African Americans; and by supporting the reduction of hunger and malnourishment in parts of the world. Among speakers following Secretary Freeman are: [Lucy Keker?], member of the Montgomery County Board of Education and James B. Williams, Principal of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. The recording continues from reel 1. This is reel 2 of 2 audio tape reels. Accession MR-1971-016-r02.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-027-r01
Sound recording by Voice of America (VOA) of graduation exercises at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 19, 1963, with a commencement address delivered by Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. A band performs and other speakers deliver remarks before Secretary Freeman speaks. In his address, Secretary Freeman discusses the pace of change in the world and the benefits of a positive approach in life. He also encourages graduates to pay in kind for services and benefits received by in turn supporting education for others; by supporting equal opportunity for all Americans, a standard not yet met, particularly for African Americans; and by supporting the reduction of hunger and malnourishment in parts of the world. This is reel 1 of 2 audio tape reels. The recording continues on reel 2. Accession MR-1971-016-r01.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056-002
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of April 11, 1962 (News Conference 30). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, tax reform, nuclear disarmament, and nuclear weapons testing. Of note is a copy of an address by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman before the National Conference on Land and People titled, "Rural Resources in the 1960's."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-044
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks before representatives of the National Conference on Cooperatives and the Future in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President discusses the relationship between the government and farmer cooperatives, and proposes the implementation of cooperative farming systems as viable foreign aid mechanisms. Materials in this folder include a draft and press copy of the speech, in addition to a copy of Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman's address opening the conference.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials concern the EEC (European Economic Community) and consist of a report to the President from Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman titled, "Agricultural Trade Problems with the EEC."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials include a statement on the 1960 emergency feed grain program and a memorandum by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman titled, "How American Agriculture Can Make its Maximum Contribution to the Foreign Aid Program."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-049-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include "Legislative Notes," and other data prepared by Legislative Research; a report on legislative progress from Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien; and a letter from Connecticut Senator Thomas J. Dodd on the neutron bomb. Also included are materials relating to agricultural legislation, including a letter from Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman and a digest of the Agricultural Act of 1961. This folder was originally titled "April 1961: 3-17 Mass transit, HUD, agriculture, Mayors Hummel and Lee. "
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-088-006
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 21, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission John Macy, and the following members of the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing: Chief Benefits Director for the Veterans Administration’s Department of Veterans Benefits Cyril F. Brickfield, Philip Brownstein of Farmers Home Administration, Jack Conway of the Industrial Union Department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), John Dervan of the Veteran’s Administration, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Deputy Administrator of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Administration William Driver, Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, Administrator of Veterans Affairs for the Veteran’s Administration John S. Gleason, Floyd Micree of Farmers Home Administration, Theodore Jones of the Supreme Life Insurance Co; Advisor Ferdinand Kramer, Joseph McMurray of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, Cyril Magnin, Assistant Attorney General from the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division Burke Marshall, Associate Deputy Administrator of Veterans Affairs for the Veterans Administration A.H. Monk, John Nolan from the Department of Justice, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense John J. Reed, Joseph Robertson from the Department of Agriculture, Advisor Roland Sawyer, William Seabron from the Department of Agriculture, Milton Semer from the Housing and Home Finance Agency, Simon Trevas from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Robert Weaver from the Housing and Home Finance Agency, Advisor Lewis Weinstein, Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury Robert A. Wallace, and Special Assistant to the President David L. Lawrence. The meeting centers on Robert Kennedy and John Macy’s report to the President’s Commission on Equal Opportunity in Housing and to the President. The report concerned civil rights issues in Birmingham, Alabama, and federal involvement in the area. Mr. Macy also reports in detail the number of minority federal employees in the Alabama area, and there is discussion of how to increase this number. Please note that the recording of this meeting was previously made available in the Civil Rights 1963 release in the 1980s. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 88, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 88 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-121-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on November 20, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, and later in the meeting Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy. They discuss the European Economic Community’s (EEC) recently announced “Mansholt” plan on European grain and cereal prices. They also discuss international commodity agreements, market sharing proposals, protectionism and what President Kennedy should say during his scheduled meeting with Chancellor of West Germany Ludwig Erhard later in the month. This final Presidential Recording ends with President Kennedy on the telephone discussing a recent statement by Dean Acheson; it ends with President Kennedy in mid-sentence. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 121/A57, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 121/A57 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-120-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on November 8, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of Commerce Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy, and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. The recording of this meeting begins on Tape 119. Participants discuss talks with the Soviet Union regarding terms and conditions of the delivery system of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union, the effect on U.S. shipping, and the basis for Soviet action. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 120/A56, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 120/A56 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-120-001
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on November 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of Commerce Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy, and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. The recording of this meeting begins on Tape 119/A55. Participants discuss talks with the Soviet Union regarding terms and conditions of the delivery system of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union, the effect on U.S. shipping, and the basis for Soviet action. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 120/A56, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 120/A56 in its entirety or the beginning of this recording on Tape 119/A55.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-119-006
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on November 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of Commerce Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy, and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. They discuss talks with the Soviet Union regarding terms and conditions of the delivery system of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union, the effect on U.S. shipping, and the basis for Soviet action. The recording of this meeting ends abruptly and continues on Tape 120. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 119/A55, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 119/A55 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 120/A56.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-113-005
Sound recording of a National Security Council (NSC) meeting held on September 30, 1963, concerning wheat sales to the Soviet Union. Discussed are Canadian-Soviet wheat negotiations and the possible sale of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union and political pitfalls of such an action. The first eight minutes of the meeting are recorded and then the recording skips to the end of the meeting when President John F. Kennedy asks a smaller group of several staff members to stay to continue the discussion. The discussion with the smaller group continues on Tape 114/A49. The larger group includes President Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles Murphy, Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) General Marshall Carter, Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Curtis LeMay, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward McDermott, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations Lawrence F. O’Brien, Presidential Advisor Kenneth O’Donnell, Department of Justice official Norbert Schlei, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Jack Behrman, Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze, Chief United States Trade Negotiator Christian Herter, Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Bromley Smith. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 113, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 113 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 114/A49.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-112-003
Sound recording of three meetings. The first is a Cabinet meeting held on September 23, 1963, during which members of several departments brief President John F. Kennedy and each other on topics of particular interest, including private wheat sales to the Soviet Union and relevant political issues, Secretary McNamara and General Taylor's mission to South Vietnam, federal employment, and the economic outlook heading into 1964. Meeting participants include President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Acting Secretary of State George Ball; Herbert Miller for the Attorney General; Acting Postmaster General Sidney Bishop; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Anthony Celebrezze; Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Special Assistant to the President Timothy J. ("Ted") Reardon; Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy; and Special Counsel to the President Ted Sorensen.Second is a brief meeting on civil rights held on September 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Burke Marshall. One segment of this recording totaling 16 seconds has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526.
Third is part of a meeting held on September 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and several city leaders from Birmingham, Alabama, including Dr. Landon Miller, W.C. Hamilton, Caldwell Marks, Frank Newton, and Don Hawkins. They discuss civil rights issues in Birmingham. The recording of this meeting ends abruptly and continues on Tape 113. Please note that this meeting was previously made available for review in 1984.
This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 112, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 112 in its entirety or the remainder of recording of the third meeting on Tape 113.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1060-018
This folder contains a transcript of a press conference given by Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to President-elect John F. Kennedy, and Secretary of Agriculture designate Orville Freeman at the Stanhope Hotel in New York City. Mr. Salinger begins with a brief statement on a farm program conference attended by various leaders in the agricultural community. Following his statement, Secretary-designate Freeman and Mr. Salinger go on to answer various questions from the press on a variety of topics including attendees of the conference, President-elect Kennedy’s agricultural platform, and agricultural legislation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1060-012
This folder contains a transcript of a press conference given by President-elect John F. Kennedy at his home in Washington, D.C. announcing the appointments of Governor Orville Freeman as Secretary of Agriculture and Congressman George McGovern as Director of the Food for Peace Program. Following President-elect Kennedy’s announcements are statements by Secretary-designate Freeman and Congressman McGovern and questions from the press regarding additional Cabinet appointments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-106-001
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on August 15, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. The recording of this meeting begins on Tape 104. Secretary Freeman reports on his trip to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. They discuss agriculture in the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) and Eastern Europe, the subsidy plan for wheat proposed by Senator George McGovern of South Dakota, an agriculture tour, successes and failures of the agricultural program, the upcoming 1964 election, Republican voting, and possible speeches by President Kennedy. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 106, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 106 in its entirety or the beginning of this recording on Tape 104.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-104-006
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on August 15, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. Secretary Freeman recently returned from a trip to learn more about Eastern European agriculture. The recording of this meeting ends abruptly and continues on the next tape, Tape 106. Due to a misnumbering on the original tapes, there is no Tape 105. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 104, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 104 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 106.