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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-23D-4
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss former Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s upcoming meeting with President Charles de Gaulle of France. They consider whether Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John A. McCone should speak to Nixon about the meeting. They also discuss the protection of U.S. embassy property in Havana, Cuba.This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 23D, 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-23D, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 23D.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-23D
Dictation Belt 23D contains six sound recordings. Item 23D.1 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. They discuss the purchase of furniture at Otis Air Force Base and wasteful spending. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 23D.2 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and United States Air Force General Godfrey T. McHugh, Air Force Aide to the President. They discuss the purchase of furniture at Otis Air Force Base and the possible effect on the Air Force budget. Item 23D.3 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. They discuss the timing of a presidential speech on 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. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 23D.4 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss former Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s upcoming meeting with President Charles de Gaulle of France. They consider whether Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John A. McCone should speak to Nixon about the meeting. They also discuss the protection of U.S. embassy property in Havana, Cuba. Item 23D.5 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach. They discuss James M. Landis and an issue involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 23D.6 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Clair Engle of California. They discuss the impending resignation of Postmaster General J. Edward Day and their thoughts on choosing a successor. Following this conversation, there is a fragment of another conversation; the entire conversation, including this fragment, is recorded on Dictation Belt 23E.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-137-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the publication Correction, Please!, a series of newsletters published by the Democratic National Committee devoted to addressing the issues raised by Vice President Richard Nixon during the 1960 presidential campaign. Materials in this folder include a letter and copies of the newsletters.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-137-016
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, both during and prior to his Presidency, concerning President Dwight D. Eisenhower's and Vice President Richard Nixon's policies regarding the People's Republic of China's attacks on the then Taiwanese-controlled islands of Quemoy (also known as Kinmen) and Matsu. Materials in this folder include memoranda containing background material used in preparation for Senator Kennedy's presidential debate with Vice President Nixon.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-137-012
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, both during and prior to his Presidency, concerning Senator Kennedy's first televised debate with Vice President Richard Nixon during the 1960 presidential campaign. Materials in this folder include a memorandum regarding policies governing members of the press and a transcript of the debate, during which then Senator Kennedy states, "I don't believe in big government, but I believe in effective governmental action."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-137-010
This folder contains copies of a speech delivered by Presidential candidate (and then Senator) John F. Kennedy in Alexandria, Virginia on the subject of Vice President Richard Nixon's experience in foreign policy, during which he characterizes Vice President Nixon's role in the Security Council as detrimental to American foreign relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-135-006
This folder contains an invitation to Senator John F. Kennedy to attend the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-126-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning former Vice-President (and later President) Richard M. Nixon's meetings with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Materials in this folder include summaries of the discussions on subjects such as Berlin, nuclear weapons, disarmament, and the general state of American-Soviet relations.