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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-22B-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on June 18, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Allen C. Thompson. President Kennedy and Mayor Thompson discuss civil rights issues in Jackson, including demonstrations and civil unrest, plans to hire African Americans to fill various jobs, and the need to resolve matters in a way that various groups will accept. They also discuss consulting Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.At the beginning of the recording, [White House Operator?] addresses Mayor Thompson.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 22B, 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-22B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 22B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-22B
Dictation Belt 22B contains four sound recordings from June 18, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 22B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 22A.4. Item 22B.1 is a part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Allen C. Thompson. They continue to discuss demonstrations and other aspects of the civil rights situation in Mississippi. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 22B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio. They discuss a legislative strategy for a foreign aid bill, taking into account the negotiating stance taken by Representative Otto E. Passman of Louisiana. Machine noise precedes and follows the conversation. Item 22B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Allen C. Thompson. President Kennedy and Mayor Thompson discuss civil rights issues in Jackson, including demonstrations and civil unrest, plans to hire African Americans to fill various jobs, and the need to resolve matters in a way that various groups will accept. They also discuss consulting Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. At the beginning of the recording, [White House Operator?] addresses Mayor Thompson. Item 22B.4 is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Allen C. Thompson. Lincoln speaks to Mayor Thompson while trying to transfer his call to an outside line to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The recording ends abruptly.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.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-003-p0039
Attorney-General Robert F. Kennedy with a group of people, October 12, 1961 (Columbus Day) near State and Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois. The photograph was sent to President John F. Kennedy on November 11, 1961 from Joe Martin, Executive-Secretary and Photoreporter for the American Legion Press Association of Chicago. Identified as standing left to right are: Robert F. Kennedy, Congressional Medal of Honor winner Gino J. Merli (foreground), former PT-109 crew member Pete Intrieri, and Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. A sticker on the verso of the photograph reads: "Photo by Joe Martin. Photoreporter. Oct 12 1961. The American Legion Press Ass'n of Chicago, 8327 Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago 19, Illinois." Handwriting on the back of the folio containing the photograph reads: "10/12/61 State & Madison St, Chicago, from Joe Martin Am. Legion Press, from Press Office Files filed under Martin."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-016-001-p0060
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy standing in his office with members of the Youth-to-Youth Project, an agency established to coordinate correspondence between American youth and those of less developed nations. Among those present at the meeting with Robert Kennedy were Project Chairman Thomas Caplan, Pamela Spence, James Hardesty, Dorothy Dowling, and David Winstead.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-089-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss European Defense and Canadian/European balance of payments issues. Soon after the meeting begins President Kennedy takes a 14-minute telephone call with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, during which President Kennedy is provided with a synopsis of the previous day’s meeting in New York between Attorney General Kennedy, Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte, James Baldwin and other black leaders who met to discuss the present civil rights situation in Alabama. Please note that only the President’s side of the conversation can be heard in this recording. Meeting discussions resume after the telephone call. Three segments of the recording totaling 1 minutes and 51 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 89, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 89 in its entirety.