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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26A-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the possibility of appointing United States Ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles to a new position. They also discuss the prospects of political problems in California, where Latin American groups could resent a perceived favoritism in appointments given to Texans.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 26A, 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-26A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 26A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26A
Dictation Belt 26A contains six sound recordings. Item 26A.1 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. In preparation for Secretary Rusk’s press conference, they discuss the prospect of answering a question about France and 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, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.1A is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator brings Lincoln up to date on President John F. Kennedy’s recent telephone calls. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.2 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the possibility of appointing United States Ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles to a new position. They also discuss the prospects of political problems in California, where Latin American groups could resent a perceived favoritism in appointments given to Texans. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 26A.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss foreign aid given to countries that engage in merchant shipping to Cuba. They also discuss foreign aid for India and negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear test inspections. They also discuss American troops in Europe and German officials’ views on the matter. Item 26A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Kennedy asks to visit President Kennedy to review an unidentified matter. Item 26A.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The recording is noisy and ends abruptly. The full conversation (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 26B.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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-06B-1
The recording of this conversation begins on Dictation Belt 6A.4. Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John B. Connally of Texas. They continue to discuss Texas’s 1962 election results and Texas politics.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 6B, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-06B, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 6B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-06B
Dictation Belt 6B contains seven sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 6B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 6A.4. Item 6B.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John B. Connally of Texas. They continue to discuss Texas’s 1962 election results and Texas politics. Item 6B.2 is a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John W. Reynolds of Wisconsin. They discuss Wisconsin’s 1962 gubernatorial election. Unintelligible speech precedes the telephone conversation. Item 6B.3 is inconsequential office chatter spoken by President John F. Kennedy and Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather a conversation recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording. Item 6B.4 is a telephone conversation held on November 17, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The man reports on a Cuban sabotage plot. The dictation belt skips throughout leaving many gaps in the conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 6B.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The topic of discussion is unclear. The recording begins in mid-conversation and is noisy. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 6B.6 is a brief fragment of a conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. The topic of discussion is unclear. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather a conversation recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording, and the conversation is unintelligible. Item 6B.7 is a telephone conversation held on December 17, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss Skybolt in preparation for President Kennedy’s Nassau, Bahamas, meeting with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain. The recording is noisy and begins in mid-conversation. The dictation belt skips. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 6C.1. 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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-06A-4
Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John B. Connally of Texas. They discuss Texas’s 1962 gubernatorial election, media coverage of the election, and voting results in areas of Texas.The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 6B.1.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 6A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-06A, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 6A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-06A
Dictation Belt 6A contains four sound recordings from November 7, 1962. Two segments of item 6A.1 totaling 4 minutes and 26 seconds have been removed in accordance with the donor’s deed of gift. Item 6A.1 also contains a conversation. It is not a telephone conversation. It was recorded while the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording. Item 6A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy, Governor Pat (Edmund Gerald) Brown of California, and Jerry Brown. They discuss California’s 1962 gubernatorial election and California politics, and a possible future trip to California by President Kennedy. President Kennedy speaks briefly to Governor Brown’s son Jerry Brown. The dictation belt skips throughout and the conversation becomes garbled at regular intervals. Item 6A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Governor William L. Guy of North Dakota. They discuss North Dakota’s 1962 gubernatorial election and elections in other Midwestern states. The recording begins in mid-conversation and the dictation belt skips throughout. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 6A.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John B. Connally of Texas. They discuss Texas’s 1962 gubernatorial election, media coverage of the election, and voting results in areas of Texas. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 6B.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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-009
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is a letter from Senator Ralph W. Yarborough requesting that President Kennedy declare all areas of Texas within 150 miles of the Gulf Coast a disaster area because of damage caused by Hurricane Carla.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's visit to the United States Air Force Aerospace Medical Division (USAF AMD) at Brooks Air Force Base in Texas. Materials in this folder include press releases, biographies of prominent officers at institution, citations to accompany commendations for various officials associated with the institution, a fact sheet on aerospace medicine, summaries of facilities and recent experiments at the laboratories, and photographs of facilities and prominent scientists conducting research at USAF AMD.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-107-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the state of Texas. Materials in this folder include a summary of federal disaster relief for Hurricane Carla, a listing of budget appropriations for federal programs in Texas, and memoranda of preparatory information on foreign aid and civil defense for President Kennedy's meeting with Texas representatives.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-106-003
This folder contains a study of Texas citizens' attitudes towards Democratic candidates for the 1962 gubernatorial primary election completed by Louis Harris and Associates, Inc.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-139-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy’s secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the incoming and outgoing messages that passed through the White House communications center. The messages in this folder record passenger lists for President Kennedy’s upcoming trip to Texas.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-044-037
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon arrival at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas. In his speech the President correlates the core values of Texas and the Democratic Party. The press copy also includes remarks from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-026
This folder contains a draft and press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon the signing of S. 4, an act to establish the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-022-005
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is a memorandum from Senator Ralph W. Yarborough accompanied by an autographed copy of the program from his appreciation dinner, "The Statewide Texas Salute to United States Senator Ralph W. Yarborough." Also of note is a copy of the "Joseph Young Art in Architecture Retrospective Exhibition" catalog.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-140-032
This folder is part of an addition to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Papers, and consists of items that were recovered by the National Archives and Records Administration on behalf of the Kennedy Presidential Library from the estate of Robert L. White concerning President John F. Kennedy's trip to Texas in November of 1963. Materials in this folder include itineraries, guest lists, lists of contact personnel, and memoranda regarding protocol, expenses, and specific events.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-048-023
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning undelivered remarks intended for the Texas Democratic State Committee. The major points of the speech cover the long-standing relationship between Texas and the Democratic Party and the administration's comprehensive foreign and domestic accomplishments. Materials in this folder include a memorandum and note cards of the speech.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-011-p0015
Complex at Brooks Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, including the Headquarters of the United States Air Force (USAF) Aerospace Medical Division (AMD), Air Force Systems Command (AFSC). The photograph was released by the Office of Information at the Aerospace Medical Division. A caption on the back of the photo reads: "Office of Information. Aerospace Medical Division (AFSC). Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Co-located with the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine in this modern complex at Brooks AFB, Texas is Headquarters of the Aerospace Medical Division (AMD), Air Force Systems Command (AFSC). AMD directs all Aerospace Medical research for the United States Air Force. Other division units are located at nearby Lackland Air Force Base, and as far away as Fort Jonathan M. Wainwright, Alaska. Clockwise from the Hqs, AMD building* at center: Academic Building; Bioastronics-Biodynamics Building*; Vivarium Support Facility*; Bionucleonics Laboratory*; Altitude Laboratory; Heating and Cooling Plant Extension*; Research Institute; Instrument Shops Building; and Flight Medicine Building. Directly behind the Hqs, AMD Building is the Aeromedical Library*. The facility was formally dedicated by President John F. Kennedy on November 21, 1963. *-Denotes New Building."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-011-p0013
An unidentified individual standing next to a Rotational Flight Simulator. A letter accompanying this photograph notes that the flight simulator will be delivered to the United States Air Force (USAF) School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base (AFB) in Texas. The photograph was released by the Office of Information at the Aerospace Medical Division. A caption on the verso of the photograph reads: "Office of Information. Aerospace Medical Division (AFSC), Brooks AFB, Texas. November 21, 1963. NEW SPACE SIMULATOR -- This is an actual photograph of the new Rotational Flight Simulator to be delivered late this month to the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks AFB, Texas. It will be housed in the high-bay area of the School's new Bioastronautics-Biodynamics Laboratory -- one of six new buildings dedicated today by President John F. Kennedy. The simulator has motor powered inertia rings mounted on the axis of roll, pitch and yaw. They permit the 10 foot diameter non-transparent fiberglass sphere to rotate at speeds up to 18 rpm. Air-mounted, the simulator is unique in that it provides a much greater freedom of motion for a longer period of time than any currently available simulator. PHOTO: NORTHRUP SPACE LABORATORIES. FILE: AMER-326-46."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-011-p0010
Portrait of Colonel Harold V. Ellingson, Commander of the United States Air Force (USAF) School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base (AFB), Texas.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-011-p0008
A radiological technician at the United States Air Force (USAF) School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, demonstrating the master slave remote handling device used to handle radioactive substances used in the Bionucleonics Laboratory. The photograph was released by the Office of Information at the Aerospace Medical Division. A caption on the verso of the photo reads: "Office of Information. Aerospace Medical Division, Brooks AFB, Texas. SAFETY -- A radiological technician at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas demonstrates the master slave remote handling device used to safely handle radioactive substances used in the Bionucleonics Laboratory. The operator is protected by 18 inches of concrete and the observation window is actually a tank which will contain a liquid that permits viewing but screens out harmful radiation. OFFICIAL USAF PHOTO."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-011-p0006
A cage room in the Vivarium Support Facility at the United States Air Force (USAF) School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. The photograph was released by the Office of Information at the Aerospace Medical Division with a full caption. A caption on the verso of the photograph reads: "Office of Infomation. Aerospace Medical Division, Brooks AFB, Texas. SPOTLESS -- This cage room kept spotlessly clean in the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine's Vivarium Support Facility at Brooks AFB, Texas, houses primates used in research aimed at improving the health and welfare of the Air Force population and at keeping pace with aerospace flight medical programs. Masks are worn by the specialists to prevent contamination of air in the room. OFFICIAL USAF PHOTO."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-011-p0003
Portrait of Major General Theodore C. Bedwell, Jr., Commander of the United States Air Force (USAF) Aerospace Medical Division at Brooks Air Force Base (AFB), Texas.