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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A-4
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack. They discuss plans to hold a congressional reception in honor of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Major Gordon Cooper.Machine noise follows the conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19A, 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-19A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. President Kennedy congratulates Major Cooper on his orbital flight.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19A, 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-19A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A
Dictation Belt 19A contains five sound recordings. Item 19A.1 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss the nomination of William J. Crockett, the work of William H. Orrick, relations with Haiti and its President François Duvalier, and plans for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to travel to Scandinavia. Machine noise precedes the conversation. Item 19A.2 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss test ban negotiations. Item 19A.3 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. President Kennedy congratulates Major Cooper on his orbital flight. Item 19A.4 is a telephone conversation held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack. They discuss plans to hold a congressional reception in honor of NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 19A.5 is a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico. They discuss prospective wheat legislation. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 19B.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-035-030
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's remarks upon signing H.R. 6874, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Bill. The bill authorized appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for salaries, research, development, and construction of facilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-008
This folder contains an archival processing note regarding the National Aeronautics and Space Council. The note redirects researchers to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) folders.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Materials consist of responses by various departments and agencies and compiled by the National Aeronautics and Space Council regarding a set of five questions asked by the President in regards to the National Space Program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Materials include a letter to NASA Administrator James E. Webb from Vannevar Bush concerning the space program, a memorandum regarding a Reader's Digest article on the space program, and talking points for the President for a meeting with Webb.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and consists of a report titled, "United States Aeronautics and Space Activities, 1962."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and consists of a proposal to NASA for the establishment of a major space center from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and consists of a booklet by NASA titled, "Field Installations."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Topics include policy regarding the astronauts on Project Mercury; the geographical distribution of NASA contracts; informal talks on nuclear testing between the Soviet Union and United States; direct railroad connections from Cape Canaveral, Florida to main rail lines in Florida, and the adoption of the lunar orbit rendezvous. Of note is a letter to the President from Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, concerning the President’s request of Dr. Von Braun’s views on legislation or other restrictions that may delay the manned lunar mission. Also included in this folder is a letter to the President from NASA Administrator James E. Webb regarding the priority of the manned lunar landing program in the space program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Materials consist of volume II (two) of NASA's budget estimates for fiscal year 1964. The Government Printing Office number for this volume is 1963 0-671149.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-083-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Materials consist of volumes III (three) and IV (four) of NASA's budget estimates for fiscal year 1964. The Government Printing Office number for volume III is 1963 0-671617 and volume IV is 1963 0-671665.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-083-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Materials consist of volume II (two) of NASA's budget estimates for fiscal year 1964. The Government Printing Office number for this volume is 1963 0-671149.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-082-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Materials consist of volume I (one) of NASA's budget estimates for fiscal year 1964. The Government Printing Office number for this volume is 1963 0-671994.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-082-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and consists of a draft of a paper on nuclear power.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-082-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Topics include the use of solid propellant rockets in the space program and the location of the manned space flight center. Also included in this folder is a copy of an address by NASA Administrator James E. Webb before the National Press Club.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-082-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Topics include high energy accelerators; manned nuclear power aircraft; Project Rover; the NASA budget; and a meeting between NASA, Bureau of the Budget, and the President. Also included in this folder is an issue of Space Age News magazine and a paper by E.B. Skolnikoff titled, "Abstract of Possible Scientific Projects for International Cooperation."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-048-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's visit to Cape Canaveral, Florida to view the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) progress on a civilian space program and the Merritt Island Launch area. Materials in this folder include itineraries and a press release announcing the President's visit.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-021
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Project Mercury astronauts Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Colonel L. Gordon Cooper Jr. upon the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 7 and Mercury-Atlas 9 test flights. Materials in this folder include press releases of President Kennedy's remarks on the symbolic importance of Project Mercury, a press release and list of attendees for a medal ceremony in honor of the Project Mercury team, press releases of telephone conversations between President Kennedy, Commander Carpenter, and Colonel Cooper, a memorandum of suggested remarks for the speech concerning Colonel Cooper's mission with handwritten notations by the President, a memorandum concerning Commander Carpenter's medical condition upon landing, and photographs of Commander Cooper and his family with President Kennedy during a visit to the White House.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-034
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's congratulatory statement concerning Project Mercury and the orbital flight of astronaut Walter Schirra.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-033
This folder contains a press copy of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Commander Walter Schirra following the astronaut's flight.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-059
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the Rich Building of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Manned Spacecraft Center (later known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center) in Houston concerning the rapid achievements made by the country's space exploration program in recent years and its plans for future projects.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-058
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the Houston International Airport in Houston, Texas concerning the contributions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Manned Spacecraft Center (later known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center) in Houston toward the accomplishments of the country's space exploration program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-056
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the Launch Operations Center (later known as the Kennedy Space Center) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. In his speech the President discusses the United States' recent progress in space exploration and its relation to the country's interactions with Soviet Union.