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JFKWHA-223-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the University of North Dakota Resources Week Convocation and upon receiving an honorary degree. In his speech the President discusses the value of focusing on long-term conservation and resource development solutions, and explains that all educated citizens share the responsibility to collaborate in these projects.
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JFKWHA-222-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the University of Wyoming. In his speech the President explains that modern conservation efforts require the application of scientific knowledge in order to be successful.
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JFKWHA-222-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at Ashland Airport after inspecting the Apostle Islands in Ashland, Wisconsin. In his speech the President commends Wisconsin's comprehensive resource development plan, and explains how the conservation of natural resources can impact local economies.
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JFKWHA-221-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at Tongue Point, Oregon. In his speech the President announces that the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard plan to establish bases at the location.
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JFKWHA-221-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to delegates to the Northern Great Lakes Region Land and People Conference held in Duluth, Minnesota. In his speech discusses his plan to stimulate depressed local economies through tax reductions, area redevelopment, an accelerated public works program, the Youth Conservation Corps, and education and training for the labor force.
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JFKWHA-220-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In his speech the President commends the state of Nevada for its recent efforts to conserve natural resources, and proposes his administration's plan to preserve the natural environment, which consists of high quality education for children, natural resource conservation and development programs, and the promotion of peaceful international relations.
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JFKWHA-220-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Pinchot Institute of Conservation Studies in Milford, Pennsylvania. In his speech the President discusses Gifford Pinchot's contributions to the American conservation movement, suggests that conservation efforts incorporate technological advancements, and explains that the federal government must provide a national policy framework for conservation and resource development. Near the one-minute mark of the analog recording, audiotape playback speed seems to increase briefly, as if fast forwarded.
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JFKWHA-219-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to a labor group in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses how building on the work done in the past enables a successful future, the importance of education, and urges cooperation to ensure equality for all Americans.
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JFKWHA-219-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s telephone remarks to the fifth annual National Conference of State Legislative Leaders. In his speech the President discusses the relationship between state and federal government, and announces new methods for coordinating efforts amongst different levels of government.
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JFKWHA-219-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to staff members of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations in the United Nations General Assembly Hall. In his speech the President discusses the importance of the United Nations, particularly in keeping international peace, and urges all countries to provide it with financial support.
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JFKWHA-219-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden to delegates to a conference on voter registration sponsored by the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) Committee on Political Education (COPE). In his speech the President discusses his administration's efforts to keep the country strong, noting that progress on the national level requires the support and contributions of individual citizens.
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JFKWHA-219-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed remarks for Screen News Digest. In his address the President discusses how technology will bring us closer together as a nation and internationally, and the importance of education.
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JFKWHA-219-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed remarks to the International Management Conference. In his speech the President discusses the importance of knowledge and technology for progress in the field of management in the United States and abroad.
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JFKWHA-219-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s taped remarks for a toast of Ohio Senator Stephen M. Young at a dinner held in Young's honor. In his speech the President praises Senator Young's support of the Partial Test Ban Treaty and persistent efforts in the areas of civil rights, health care, trade expansion, and area redevelopment.
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JFKWHA-218
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations. In his speech the President discusses the recently signed treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty), remarking that peace may be attainable when two nations with incompatible ideologies successfully negotiate. The President famously asks, "Space offers no problems of sovereignty…Why, therefore, should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition?" President Kennedy also explains that the task of maintaining peace and decreasing global tension must be shared by all nations. He proposes ways for the United Nations to increase and improve their efforts in developing countries, specifically focusing on health, human rights, agriculture, communication, and the environment.
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JFKWHA-217-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address to the nation on pending legislation for tax reductions and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty). In his speech the President explains how tax reform will improve the American economy and protect against a recession, citing increased employment, increased family incomes, improved strength of the American dollar, and new international markets.
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JFKWHA-217-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s taped remarks in support of the United Givers campaign.
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JFKWHA-217-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon signing a statement in support of a bid by Detroit, Michigan to host the 1968 Olympic Games.
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JFKWHA-217-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of the United States delegates and alternate delegates to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
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JFKWHA-217-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to members of the United Negro Colleges Development Campaign in the Rose Garden of the White House. In his remarks the President identifies education as a catalyst for social change and crucial to the development of the nation's future leaders.
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JFKWHA-216-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address before the White House Conference on Exports held in the Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President identifies four ways that the nation can benefit from expanded exports: increased number of jobs, increase in nation's overall profits, an increase in international income, and a reduction or elimination of the nation's deficit in balance of payments program. He also explains that although export expansion primarily concerns individual firms, the Federal government retains certain responsibilities, such as: ensuring tax policies which promote increased efficiency, negotiating for the reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers against American products, refraining from placing unnecessary barriers on exports, and furnishing positive assistance in the form of credits and guarantees. The President additionally urges his audience to consider foreign aid assistance programs as a different type of export.
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JFKWHA-216-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to entertainer Bob Hope in the White House Rose Garden.
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JFKWHA-216-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s telephone remarks to Admiral James R. Reedy, former commanding officer of the VPB-110 Patrol Bomber Squadron. In his remarks the President discusses the history of the VPB-110 (the Squadron of which Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. was a member when he was killed in World War II), commends the veterans who served in the Squadron, and explains the need to honor the achievements of the past while looking to the future.
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JFKWHA-216-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Emmett O'Donnell of the United States Air Force in the White House Rose Garden.
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JFKWHA-216-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s toast to King of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah during a dinner held in the State Dining Room of the White House.