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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-237-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to the Protestant Council of the City of New York during a ceremony presenting the 1963 Family of Man Award to President Kennedy. In his speech the President explains that robust foreign and domestic aid programs are an essential method for reducing and eliminating the problems that afflict the international “human family” such as poverty, malnutrition, and political instability.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-230-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden at the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1962 to the original team of United States Astronauts: Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. Slayton. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the international significance of Project Mercury.
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White House Audio Collection
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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White House Audio Collection
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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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-211-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to a group of visiting Fulbright-Hayes Exchange teachers in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-209-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. of the United States Navy in the new flower garden of the White House.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-204-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon the presentation of the Hubbard Medal to the American Mount Everest Expedition in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President congratulates the mountaineers and characterizes the expedition as a cooperative, international effort.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-193-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon the presentation of The President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service in the new flower garden of the White House to Dr. Fred L. Whipple, astronomer and director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; David D. Thomas, Director of Air Traffic Service for the Federal Aviation Agency; Dr. Sherman E. Johnson, Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture; Dr. Alain C. Enthoven, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis; and Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown, Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-187-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon presenting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Astronaut Gordon Cooper in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-183-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the American Automobile Association (AAA) Gold Lifesaver Medals awarded to the winners of the organization's Safety Patrol.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-180-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Young American Medals for 1963 from the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-180-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to a group of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President commends the members of his audience on their past service, and explains the necessity for defending the ideals of the United States.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-115-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the South Lawn of the White House at the presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to Major Robert M. White, Joseph A. Walker, A. Scott Crossfield, and Commander Forrest Petersen for their skill and courage as test pilots of the X-15 aircraft.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-104
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the Yale University 1962 graduation ceremony. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and discusses three areas of domestic concern where the prevalence of myth dangerously impedes progress: fiscal policy, confidence in an administration, and the concept of “big government.”
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-103-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden at the presentation of the Young Americans for 1960.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-092-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Teacher of the Year ceremonies held in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-092-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden at the presentation of the American Automobile Association (AAA) Gold Lifesaving Medals to members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-088-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the South Lawn of the White House to a group of descendents of Civil War Medal of Honor recipients. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the American military tradition.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-082-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room upon presenting the “E” Awards for significant contributions to the Export Expansion Program. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the award recipients for their efforts to stimulate trade, and discusses the ways export trade impacts national security.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-082-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room upon presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to poet Robert Frost.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-140-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden upon presenting the Harmon Trophies for outstanding achievement in aviation.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-132-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Lyman L. Lemnitzer of the United States Army in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-132-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General George H. Decker of the United States Army in the White House Rose Garden.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-131-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the President’s Office upon presenting an award for an outstanding record of achievement to H.J. Anslinger, retiring Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (later known as the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs).
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-125-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s congratulatory remarks to the members of the Schola Cantorum of the University of Arkansas in the White House Rose Garden.