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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26A
Dictation Belt 26A contains six sound recordings. Item 26A.1 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. In preparation for Secretary Rusk’s press conference, they discuss the prospect of answering a question about France and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The recording begins in mid-conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.1A is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator brings Lincoln up to date on President John F. Kennedy’s recent telephone calls. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.2 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the possibility of appointing United States Ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles to a new position. They also discuss the prospects of political problems in California, where Latin American groups could resent a perceived favoritism in appointments given to Texans. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 26A.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss foreign aid given to countries that engage in merchant shipping to Cuba. They also discuss foreign aid for India and negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear test inspections. They also discuss American troops in Europe and German officials’ views on the matter. Item 26A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Kennedy asks to visit President Kennedy to review an unidentified matter. Item 26A.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The recording is noisy and ends abruptly. The full conversation (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 26B.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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-03A
Dictation Belt 3A contains eight sound recordings from September 10, 1962. Item 3A.1 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Phil Regan. Regan announces that David McDonald will call back. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Item 3A.2 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Robert Troutman. They discuss an auto accident in Los Angeles in 1960 and a related lawsuit. [White House Operator?] announces the call. There is a long delay before the conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 3A.3 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and David McDonald. President Kennedy states that he is going ahead with Willard Wirtz, referring to his appointment of W. Willard Wirtz to serve as Secretary of Labor. [White House Operator?] announces the call. The recording ends abruptly. Item 3A.4 is a telephone conversation between Press Secretary Pierre Salinger and a White House Operator. Salinger asks the operator to place a call to Cornelius J. (C.J.) Haggerty. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 3A.5 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and one or two unidentified speakers. This is badly garbled recording. Item 3A.6 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They discuss a strategy for dealing with legislators on H.R. 10, the Self-employed Individuals Retirement Act of 1962. The beginning of the recording is very garbled. Item 3A.7 is a brief and fragmentary exchange between operators. The recording includes office noises. Item 3A.8 is a sound recording of part of a conversation between President John F. Kennedy and approximately six unidentified people, possibly including Reverend Billy (William Franklin) Graham and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss guerrillas in Colombia. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather a conversation recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 3B.1.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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-47
Dictation Belt 47 contains seven sound recordings. Item 47.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss defense appropriations and the military aspect of the space program. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 47.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert. They discuss the Air Force budget. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request. After a brief delay and a fragment of an exchange, the conversation begins in mid-sentence. Item 47.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the resignation of Robert B. Troutman, Jr., from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the appointment of an African-American. Item 47.4 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified senator. President Kennedy congratulates the senator on passing an unidentified bill. [White House Operator?] speaks to the senator as he holds for President Kennedy. The recording of the conversation ends abruptly and a fragment of indistinct speech follows. Item 47.5 is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator announces a call from “Sam Gallo” of Warner Brothers. Item 47.6 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman called Miss “Gallenburg” from Protocol. They discuss gifts for Prime Minister Eric Eustace Williams of Trinidad and Tobago and others. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 47.7 is part of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Stanley Tretick. Tretick inquires about scheduling time with President John F. Kennedy to do work related to an article for “Look” magazine. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Occasionally there is an echo. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 48.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-33-5
Sound recording of four telephone exchanges in September 1962. In the first telephone exchange, President John F. Kennedy and Walter Reuther discuss the nomination of W. Willard Wirtz for the position of Secretary of Labor. Machine noise follows.In the second telephone exchange, [White House Operator?] reports on the whereabouts of David McDonald. Machine noise follows.
In the third telephone exchange, Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln notifies a man at the West Lobby about an impending delivery from “Mr. Nelson from the Civil Rights Commission.” Machine noise follows.
In the fourth telephone exchange, [White House Operator?] announces a call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln from Phil Regan. The recording of this telephone exchange ends abruptly, and the full exchange (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 3A.1.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 33, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-33, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 33.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-33
Dictation Belt 33 contains five sound recordings. Item 33.1 is a telephone conversation held in September 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and a man called "[McDonald]." They schedule a later telephone call. Machine noise precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] announces the call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Item 33.2 is a telephone conversation held in September 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and Walter Reuther. They discuss W. Willard Wirtz as a possible nominee to the position of Secretary of Labor. They also talk about meeting to discuss labor issues. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 33.3 is a telephone conversation held in September 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss Wirtz’s nomination to the position of Secretary of Labor. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request. Item 33.4 is a recording of two brief telephone exchanges in September 1962. In the first exchange, President John F. Kennedy asks [White House Operator?] to place calls to labor leaders Walter Reuther, George Harrison, and David McDonald. In the second exchange, a man identified as “George” offers President Kennedy congratulations on the appointment of Arthur J. Goldberg. The recording of the exchange begins in mid-sentence. Machine noise follows the exchange. Item 33.5 is a recording of four telephone exchanges in September 1962. In the first exchange, President John F. Kennedy and Walter Reuther discuss the nomination of W. Willard Wirtz for the position of Secretary of Labor. Machine noise follows. In the second exchange, [White House Operator?] reports on the whereabouts of David McDonald. Machine noise follows. In the third exchange, Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln notifies a man at the West Lobby about an impending delivery from “Mr. Nelson from the Civil Rights Commission.” Machine noise follows. In the fourth exchange, [White House Operator?] announces a call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln from Phil Regan. The recording of this telephone exchange ends abruptly, and the full exchange (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 3A.1.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-002-006
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is correspondence regarding Presidential appointments, including documents regarding the possible appointment of Frank B. Ellis; a photograph of Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson with the Louisiana Congressional delegation; and a letter from Harvard Professor Otto Eckstein regarding steel prices.