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JFKWHA-244-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to members of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce during a breakfast held at the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the emerging Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) military aviation technology and the recent shift in United States foreign policy from isolationism to a conceptual framework that encourages cooperative international partnerships.
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JFKWHA-243-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at a ceremony honoring the 50th anniversary of Tony Jannus’s flight from Tampa to St. Petersburg, Florida held at Al Lopez Field in Tampa. In his speech President Kennedy discusses Janus’s legacy, and explains how American superiority in aviation enables the country to maintain positive international relations and engage in foreign assistance programs.
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JFKWHA-241-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed remarks to be sent to Japan via Telstar Satellite. In his speech President Kennedy discusses how the countries’ scientific communities can cooperate better, and explains the importance of strengthening the United States’ relationship with Japan.
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JFKWHA-238
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of November 14, 1963 (News Conference 64). During this press conference President Kennedy answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the arrest of Yale University professor Frederick C. Barghoorn in Moscow on espionage charges, Vietnam, resistance in Congress to the foreign aid program, the delay in passing legislation, and the recognition of Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
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JFKWHA-237-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to the Protestant Council of the City of New York during a ceremony presenting the 1963 Family of Man Award to President Kennedy. In his speech the President explains that robust foreign and domestic aid programs are an essential method for reducing and eliminating the problems that afflict the international “human family” such as poverty, malnutrition, and political instability.
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JFKWHA-237-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Flower Garden to delegates of the Universal Postal Union’s 1963 session of the Management Council of the Consultative Committee for Postal Studies. In his speech President Kennedy discusses his hopes that the cooperative communication that enables international postal services may be extended to other aspects of international relations.
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JFKWHA-237-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the 25th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish writer and first President of the modern Republic of Turkey. In his speech President Kennedy compliments Atatürk’s leadership, describes the United States’ historical relationship with Turkey, and characterizes the Turkey’s independence as an example of national self-reliance.
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JFKWHA-235
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of October 31, 1963 (News Conference 63). During this press conference President Kennedy answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including troop reductions in Europe and Vietnam, the resignation of Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth, civil rights, and the 1964 Presidential race.
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JFKWHA-233-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s toast to President Víctor Paz Estenssoro of Bolivia during a luncheon held in the State Dining Room of the White House. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress to improve social, political, and economic conditions in the Western hemisphere.
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JFKWHA-233-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks of welcome to President Víctor Paz Estenssoro of Bolivia on the White House South Lawn. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress, and commends the Bolivian citizens for their advancements made as part of this initiative.
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JFKWHA-231-008
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Flower Garden to delegates to the second U.S.-Japan Cultural Conference on Educational and Cultural Exchange. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the importance of cultural exchange as a way to make connections within a diverse, global community.
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JFKWHA-231-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s toast to President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia during a luncheon held in the White House State Dining Room. In his speech President Kennedy discusses Yugoslavia’s struggle for independence, and shares his vision for a peaceful world of diverse, independent nations.
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JFKWHA-231-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the White House South Lawn upon the arrival of President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia. In his speech President Kennedy explains how international relations between countries with political or philosophical differences may be improved through reciprocal efforts to better understand one another.
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JFKWHA-231-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s toast to Seán Lemass, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, during a dinner held in the White House State Dining Room. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the international significance of Ireland’s struggle for independence.
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JFKWHA-231-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the White House South Lawn upon the arrival of Seán Lemass, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland. In his speech President Kennedy discusses his recent trip to Ireland and the numerous contributions to society made by Americans of Irish descent.
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JFKWHA-229
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of October 9, 1963 (News Conference 62). The President begins the press conference with a statement that the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries have expressed a willingness to buy several million tons of surplus American wheat from private grain dealers. He goes on to say the transaction would benefit the balance of payments and the American taxpayers, as well as improve relations with other countries. Following this statement the President answers questions on a variety of topics including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Vietnam, the upcoming meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, military coups in Latin America, and space exploration.
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JFKWHA-227-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s toast to Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, during a dinner held in the White House State Dining Room. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the historical relationship between Ethiopia and the United States.
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JFKWHA-227-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, at Union Station in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the Emperor’s leadership in Ethiopia and international organizations such as the United Nations.
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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-226
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. In his speech President Kennedy explains the recent shift in United States foreign policy from isolationism to a conceptual framework that encourages cooperative international partnerships.
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JFKWHA-224-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Great Falls High School Memorial Stadium in Great Falls, Montana. In his speech President Kennedy discusses his optimism for a peaceful conclusion to the Cold War, explains the United States’ central position in international politics and economics, and describes his administration’s plans to implement natural resource conservation and development programs.
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JFKWHA-220-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In his speech the President commends the state of Nevada for its recent efforts to conserve natural resources, and proposes his administration's plan to preserve the natural environment, which consists of high quality education for children, natural resource conservation and development programs, and the promotion of peaceful international relations.
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JFKWHA-218
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations. In his speech the President discusses the recently signed treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty), remarking that peace may be attainable when two nations with incompatible ideologies successfully negotiate. The President famously asks, "Space offers no problems of sovereignty…Why, therefore, should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition?" President Kennedy also explains that the task of maintaining peace and decreasing global tension must be shared by all nations. He proposes ways for the United Nations to increase and improve their efforts in developing countries, specifically focusing on health, human rights, agriculture, communication, and the environment.
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JFKWHA-217-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of the United States delegates and alternate delegates to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
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JFKWHA-215
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of September 12, 1963 (News Conference 61). The President begins the press conference with a statement on the importance of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and urges the Senate to pass the legislation. He goes on to announce that in the previous two weeks, schools in 150 Southern cities were desegregated with little difficulty. Following these statements the President answers questions on a variety of topics including the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Vietnam, Cuba, and civil rights.