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JFKWHA-244-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks before a rally in front of the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. In his speech President Kennedy explains that the country’s overall security relies on military strength, economic prosperity, and superiority in space exploration.
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JFKWHA-243-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks before the District 36-G United Steelworkers Union of America in Tampa, Florida. In his speech President Kennedy explains the economic policies advocated by Democrats in the 1930s, and identifies taxation and unemployment as two major problems facing the American workforce and economy.
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JFKWHA-242
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to the 47th annual meeting of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce held at Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida. In his speech President Kennedy explains how his administration’s economic policies have affected American businesses, and proposes strong communication lines between the government and individual businesses. The President also answers questions from the audience regarding inflation, the national debt, foreign policy, civil rights, and the growth of the federal government.
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JFKWHA-239-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to the fifth constitutional convention of the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) held at the Americana Hotel in New York City. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the persistence of unemployment despite the country’s recent economic growth and prosperity. He explains how high unemployment rates may negatively impact the country’s economic climate, and proposes tax reductions, improved education, and training programs for new or unskilled laborers as remedies to support to American workforce.
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JFKWHA-237-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to members of the United States Industrial Payroll Savings Committee in the White House Flower Garden. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the importance of the savings bond program to the overall state of the national economy.
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JFKWHA-234-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the White House South Lawn to delegates to the National Young Presidents’ Conference. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the relationship between business and government, and explains that the government carries specific responsibilities concerning employment and the national economy.
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JFKWHA-231-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Flower Garden to the Illinois Trade Mission to Europe. In his speech President Kennedy discusses Illinois’ contributions to American exports, and explains the necessity to improve the country’s balance of payments status.
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JFKWHA-228-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, Arkansas. In his speech President Kennedy discusses his vision for an economically prosperous “new South.”
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JFKWHA-227-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to a meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy explains how the IMF helps to ensure international economic stability, and discusses how his administration plan to limit straining the country’s balance of payments by increasing exports, maintaining stable prices, limiting foreign expenditures, decelerating foreign demand on the country’s capital markets, and increasing the attractiveness of foreign investment in the United States.
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JFKWHA-227-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at Cheyenne Municipal Airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In his speech President Kennedy commends the citizens of Wyoming on the state’s recent economic growth, and explains how conservation and resources development programs can improve the nation’s overall strength.
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JFKWHA-224-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Yellowstone County Fairgrounds in Billings, Montana. In his speech the President explains how conservation and resource development programs can improve the country's economy.
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JFKWHA-222-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at Ashland Airport after inspecting the Apostle Islands in Ashland, Wisconsin. In his speech the President commends Wisconsin's comprehensive resource development plan, and explains how the conservation of natural resources can impact local economies.
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JFKWHA-221-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to delegates to the Northern Great Lakes Region Land and People Conference held in Duluth, Minnesota. In his speech discusses his plan to stimulate depressed local economies through tax reductions, area redevelopment, an accelerated public works program, the Youth Conservation Corps, and education and training for the labor force.
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JFKWHA-217-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address to the nation on pending legislation for tax reductions and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty). In his speech the President explains how tax reform will improve the American economy and protect against a recession, citing increased employment, increased family incomes, improved strength of the American dollar, and new international markets.
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JFKWHA-216-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address before the White House Conference on Exports held in the Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President identifies four ways that the nation can benefit from expanded exports: increased number of jobs, increase in nation's overall profits, an increase in international income, and a reduction or elimination of the nation's deficit in balance of payments program. He also explains that although export expansion primarily concerns individual firms, the Federal government retains certain responsibilities, such as: ensuring tax policies which promote increased efficiency, negotiating for the reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers against American products, refraining from placing unnecessary barriers on exports, and furnishing positive assistance in the form of credits and guarantees. The President additionally urges his audience to consider foreign aid assistance programs as a different type of export.
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JFKWHA-214
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the national conference of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President urges the swift passage of pending tax reform legislation, explaining that tax reduction is one part of an overall economic program designed to decrease unemployment, increase domestic production, and balance international payments.
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JFKWHA-209-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to a group of Brazilian student leaders in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress, and explains how foreign investment can improve Latin American economies. The recording contains some inaudible speech.
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JFKWHA-205
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of July 17, 1963 (News Conference 58). The President begins the press conference with an update on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty negotiations occurring in Moscow between the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, and expresses satisfaction at their progress. He then announces the preliminary budget results for fiscal year 1963 and urges a reduction and revision of taxes in order to further boost the economy. Following the announcements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the space program, Cuba, civil rights demonstrations, and the current economic state of the country.
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JFKWHA-195-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed remarks for the CBS network in response to questions concerning the tax cut bill, tax policy, Government spending, and the Federal debt.
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JFKWHA-193-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks concerning the Tools for Freedom program in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President commends the representatives of the Boston Chamber of Commerce for their donations as part of the Tools for Freedom program in an attempt to stimulate economic development, economic education, and technical training in the Philippines.
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JFKWHA-193-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at a breakfast held at the Hollywood Palladium for the Women's Division of the Democratic State Central Committee of California. In his speech the President identifies four major issues facing the country: civil rights, education, unemployment, and economic lethargy.
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JFKWHA-187-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon the signing of the Feed Grains Bill in the White House Fish Room. In his speech the President explains the act, which extends the Feed Grains program for an additional two years in order to decrease the excessive surplus, and discusses how this legislation and the hopeful passage of the upcoming wheat referendum will help maintain the primacy of family farms in the country's agricultural system.
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JFKWHA-187-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In his speech the President discusses the corporation's history, its impact on economic growth both within the region and nationally, and its enduring importance.
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JFKWHA-184-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to members of the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses the theoretical foundation for his tax reform program and the concrete ways those changes would improve the country's economy.
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JFKWHA-184-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to participants of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America Conference from the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses his administration's economic proposals to prevent recessions and improve the American labor market.