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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25B-1
The recording of this conversation begins on Dictation Belt 25A.6. Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They continue to discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics.Following the conversation, there is machine noise and [White House Operator?] answers the telephone.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 25B, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-25B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 25B.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25B
Dictation Belt 25B contains two sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 25B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 25A.6. Item 25B.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They continue to discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics. Following the conversation, there is machine noise and [White House Operator?] answers the telephone. Item 25B.2 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana. They discuss arrangements for General Maxwell D. Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other Joint Chiefs, to speak to United States Senators about a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The Senators include Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, his Preparedness Investigation Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 25C.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-TPH-25A-6
Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics.Machine noise precedes the conversation, and the conversation begins in mid-sentence. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 25B.1.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 25A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-25A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 25A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25A
Dictation Belt 25A contains six sound recordings. Item 25A.1 is a telephone conversation held on July 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They discuss an unidentified situation concerning United Air Lines. They also discuss Peru using aid money from the United States to buy gold. Item 25A.2 is a telephone conversation held on July 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana. Senator Long raises an objection to an order requiring the state government of Louisiana to enforce compliance with a federal integration order on a highway project. Item 25A.3 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and a White House Operator. When President Kennedy answers, the operator informs him that the call from Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts is intended for Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O’Donnell. Item 25A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between an unidentified man and a White House Operator. The unidentified man asks for an outside line. Item 25A.5 is a telephone conversation held on August 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Claude Desautels. They discuss the integration of African Americans into the federal workforce and plans for a field hearing in Philadelphia. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 25A.6 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics. Machine noise precedes the conversation, and the conversation begins in mid-sentence. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 25B.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-TPH-17A-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on April 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of Treasury for Monetary Affairs Robert V. Roosa. They discuss a strategy for the United States and other countries to increase international monetary liquidity.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 17A, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-17A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 17A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-17A
Dictation Belt 17A contains four sound recordings from April 2, 1963. Item 17A.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of Treasury for Monetary Affairs Robert V. Roosa. They discuss a strategy for the United States and other countries to increase international monetary liquidity. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 17A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and (William) David Ormsby-Gore, the British ambassador to the United States. In preparation for President Kennedy’s prospective meeting with Harold Wilson, they discuss international military arrangements, a nuclear test ban, and trade. Before the conversation, there is a delay, and Ambassador Ormsby-Gore briefly speaks to an unidentified woman. Item 17A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Eugene R. Black. They discuss Lucius Clay’s prospective testimony on funding levels for the foreign aid program and the Alliance for Progress program for Latin America. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 17A.4 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps. They discuss the suspicion that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is trying to place people in the Peace Corps. The recording of the conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 17B.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-TPH-16A-1
Sound recording of remarks made by President John F. Kennedy to an unidentified group of visitors. The remarks concern the United States economy.This is not a telephone conversation. The recording begins in mid-sentence.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 16A, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-16A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 16A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-16A
Dictation Belt 16A contains five sound recordings. Item 16A.1 is a recording of remarks made by President John F. Kennedy to an unidentified group of visitors. The remarks concern the United States economy. This is not a telephone conversation. The recording begins in mid-sentence. Item 16A.2 is a fragment of a telephone conversation held on March 26, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss congressional hearings. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 16A.3 is a telephone conversation held on March 26, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss hearings concerning the TFX airplane. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 16A.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss Senate hearings concerning the TFX airplane. They also discuss a raid by Cuban exiles targeting a ship, concerns about a Russian ship being targeted, and consultations with John A. McCone. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 16A.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler. They discuss press reports of Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker possessing a working paper written by Walt W. Rostow on relations between the United States and Canada.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-039-018
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at a meeting with the newly established Consumers' Advisory Council in the White House Fish Room. In his speech the President discusses the Council's work and its relationship with other government bodies. The press copy also includes remarks by Dr. Walter W. Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Myer Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the 1962 Yale University graduation ceremony. In his speech the President 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." Materials in this folder include various memoranda of suggested talking points, a draft by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech with handwritten notations by the President, as well as a luncheon menu, program for the commencement exercises, and an additional transcript of the speech published by Yale University.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-037
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the Brookings Institute's Public Policy Conference for Business Executives and their Public Affairs Fellows in the new flower garden of the White House. The President's remarks concern the need to improve communication between the government and business community.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-024
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks to the White House Conference on National Economic Issues held in the West Auditorium of the State Department. In his speech the President identifies the major economic issues facing the country: automation, unemployment, economic growth, balance of payments, collective bargaining, wages and prices, and international markets. Materials in this folder include a reading copy with handwritten notations and a press copy of the speech, in addition to a program and list of participants attending the conference.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-020
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's address at the National Trade Policy, Inc. Conference held at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President discusses the necessity for a greater partnership between the United States and European nations, and identifies five major benefits of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962: increasing economic growth, avoiding inflation, improving balance of payments, increasing investments at home, and increasing the American standard of living. Materials in this folder include a reading copy with handwritten notations and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-019
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to participants of the World Food Forum in the White House Rose Garden regarding the administration's plans to maintain agricultural production, increase consumption, sustain farmers' incomes, and cooperate with international markets.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-018
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to members of the Committee for Economic Development in the White House Rose Garden concerning the European Common Market and the necessity for cooperation among industrial groups, business groups, and the government.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks on a CBS television show. In his speech the President discusses the economic, political, and social benefits of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Materials in this folder include note cards and a memorandum of talking points containing Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen's initials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at the United Automobile Workers of America Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In his speech the President states that unions and executives share in the government's responsibility to avoid inflation, and assures the audience that the national economy will expand without threatening automation and full employment. The President also identifies six major economic goals for his administration: stimulating consumption, increasing American markets, broadening economic recovery, encouraging enhanced skill sets for new workers, increasing long-range productivity, and stimulating modernization and expansion. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, a press copy, a reading copy with handwritten notations, and additional transcripts of the speech, in addition to a telegram describing the President's appearance at the convention.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at the new dockside terminal on Nashville Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. In his speech the President discusses the importance of trade to the nation's success and future growth, the implications of the European Common Market for the country's economy, and the positive aspects of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, press copy, and reading copy of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by President Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to the United States Chamber of Commerce at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President congratulates the Chamber on its 50th anniversary, and discusses the ways in which the government and businesses must cooperatively interact in order to address mutual concerns of inflation, modernization, and competitive market forces. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, drafts (by economic advisor Walter Heller and Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen), press copies, and reading copies of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-037
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to the representatives of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees on the South Lawn of the White House. In his speech the President characterizes the country's agricultural sector as a source of national pride, and discusses the necessity to protect the interests of both farmers and consumers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-028
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to Congress on protecting consumer interest. In his speech the President discusses his plans to strengthen existing programs and enact new legislation to safeguard against monopolies and increase regulatory control over foods, drugs, and cosmetics. Materials in this folder include a press and reading copy of the speech, in addition to a press copy of a shorter recorded statement read by the President in the White House Fish Room.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-024
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the 18th annual Washington meeting of the Advertising Council in the District Red Cross Building. In his speech the President congratulates the Council on their public services, and discusses the comprehensive national and international benefits of a proposed expanded trade program. Materials in this folder include memorandum to the President from the office of Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy concerning suggested remarks, as well as a draft and press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-032-005
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York. Materials mainly represent Rockefeller's views on domestic and foreign affairs. Topics include federal aid for the National Highway Program, the United States economy, and the New York state economy. Of note are materials criticizing Rockefeller's statements on taxation and economic growth, claiming that he used inaccurate statistical data. A personal letter from Governor Rockefeller in which he thanks President Kennedy for his concern and assistance following the disappearance the Governor's son, Michael Rockefeller, in New Guinea is also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-005
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and financier and political advisor Bernard M. Baruch. Materials mainly represent Baruch's views and advice on both political affairs and personal matters. Topics include the tax cut proposed by the Kennedy Administration and the Wheeling Steel price increase. Personal correspondence between Baruch and then Senator John F. Kennedy is also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-090a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Topics include the balance of payments, taxes, the International Development Association, and a proposal for the establishment of a Committee for Inter-American Development. Also included in this folder is a collection of letters and memoranda regarding the economy from Senior Consultant to the Secretary of the Treasury Seymour E. Harris to the President and numerous memoranda from Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon.