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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-38-4
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy dictating a memorandum on the State Department's Agency for International Development (AID) program. Some speech is indistinct.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 38, 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-38, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 38.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-38
Dictation Belt 38 contains five sound recordings. Item 38.1 is a telephone conversation held in October 1962 between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and an unidentified man. They discuss requirements concerning missiles in Cuba, an issue related to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Machine noise precedes and follows the conversation. There is an echo during part of the recording. Item 38.2 is a brief telephone exchange in October 1962 between Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor and operators. General Taylor asks an operator to place a call to his office and asks to speak to a colonel. The recording ends abruptly. Item 38.3 is a telephone conversation held in October 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss Cuba’s requirements regarding the removal of missiles. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 38.4 is a recording of President John F. Kennedy dictating a memorandum on the State Department's Agency for International Development (AID) program. Some speech is indistinct. Item 38.5 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Adlai Stevenson. They discuss the blockade of Cuba. Most of Ambassador Stevenson’s speech is indistinct. The recording ends abruptly.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-035-051
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's remarks upon swearing in Fowler Hamilton as Administrator of the Agency for International Development in the White House Fish Room. The press copy includes Fowler Hamilton's remarks.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-110-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the state of Washington. Materials in this folder include a listing of budget appropriations for federal programs in the state and a memorandum regarding personnel changes in the Department of State Agency for International Development.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-041-022
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon the signing of a contract between the Agency for International Development (AID) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to establish electrification projects in underdeveloped countries. The press copy also includes remarks from Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and Clyde T. Ellis, former Arkansas Senator and General Manager of the NRECA. Materials in this folder include a draft with handwritten notations by the President and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include a progress report for the California-Chile project under the Alliance for Progress, as well as a status report for additional state and country participation programs; and background information and advice for the President for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning the Foreign Aid bill.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include assistance to India, Peruvian gold purchases, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include aid to Israel for FY 1963, the California-Chile project under the Alliance for Progress, U.S. aid to selected Asian countries, and background information for the President for a meeting with Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Willard Thorp.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID),and consist of the proposed AID program for FY 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID), and consist of a paper titled "Cultism in Foreign Aid," by Deputy Administrator of AID Frank M. Coffin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include major country and program developments for the Alliance for Progress, tied aid and the balance of payments, and foreign aid programs for several countries. Of note is a memorandum from Father Daniel McClellan regarding Peru and disbursement of funds from the Alliance for Progress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Items include a report on a study of cooperatives, credit unions, and savings institutions in Latin America; a study on lessening the impact of the foreign aid program on the balance of payments; the Alliance for Progress (Alianzo para el Progreso); and loan authorizations and annual disbursements from 1958-1962 in Latin America. Of note are press releases by the Agency for International Development.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include an action plan for the development of the agency and draft statements regarding foreign aid. Of note is an issue of The Multiplier magazine by the International Cooperation Administration. Also included in this folder is a paper titled "A Program for the Development of Education in the Emerging Countries," by Waldemar A. Nielsen and Abbott Washburn.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the International Cooperation Administration. This folder contains a cross-reference document for the Agency for International Development (AID).