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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-228-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s statement in the White House Cabinet Room at the signing of H.R. 5555, an act to amend Title 37 of the United States Code by increasing the rates of basic pay for members of the military. In his speech President Kennedy explains that members of the military deserve these new benefits because they protect the country’s overall security, as well as the safety of individual citizens.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-069
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of January 24, 1962 (News Conference 21). During this press conference President Kennedy answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including legislation, restrictions on public statements by military personnel, radiation in milk, and mail from Communist countries.