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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-23D
Dictation Belt 23D contains six sound recordings. Item 23D.1 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. They discuss the purchase of furniture at Otis Air Force Base and wasteful spending. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 23D.2 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and United States Air Force General Godfrey T. McHugh, Air Force Aide to the President. They discuss the purchase of furniture at Otis Air Force Base and the possible effect on the Air Force budget. Item 23D.3 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. They discuss the timing of a presidential speech on 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. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 23D.4 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss former Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s upcoming meeting with President Charles de Gaulle of France. They consider whether Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John A. McCone should speak to Nixon about the meeting. They also discuss the protection of U.S. embassy property in Havana, Cuba. Item 23D.5 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach. They discuss James M. Landis and an issue involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 23D.6 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Clair Engle of California. They discuss the impending resignation of Postmaster General J. Edward Day and their thoughts on choosing a successor. Following this conversation, there is a fragment of another conversation; the entire conversation, including this fragment, is recorded on Dictation Belt 23E.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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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-239-015
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-239-008
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-012-017
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-012-015
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NMPC
Photographs, 1960 to 1963, black-and-white prints. Images made by Newsweek magazine photographers featuring John F. Kennedy at events during the 1960 presidential campaign and during his presidency. Members of Kennedy family, administrative officials, and foreign and domestic dignitaries also appear.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-010-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the role of the federal government in programs such as the "war on cancer," a federally funded cancer research program established in 1971 by Congress and President Richard M. Nixon. The episode aired on Monday, March 9, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-W
Motion picture covering the 1960 election of John F. Kennedy as President (narration throughout the film), edited from various sources for presentation abroad in English-speaking countries. Includes coverage of the campaign between Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, and footage of Jacqueline Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, other members of the Kennedy family, Pat Nixon, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, and Pierre Salinger.Presented by: United States Information Service (USIS)
Produced by: Hearst Metrotone News Inc.
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Television Network Columbia Broadcasting System Collection
TNC-172
CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) motion picture of the first presidential debate between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon from CBS studios, Chicago, Illinois. During the debate, Senator Kennedy states, "I don't believe in big government, but I believe in effective governmental action." Each candidate makes an opening statement of eight minutes and a closing statement of three minutes. Howard K. Smith moderates. Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, Stuart Novins, and Bob Fleming question the candidates after their opening remarks. The subject of the debate is domestic policy, and issues raised include education, health care, farming, the economy, labor, and the Cold War. See "Freedom of Communications, Senate Report 994, Part 3, Kennedy - Nixon on Radio and Television, 73-92." Sponsored and presented by: "ABC, CBS, NBC Television Networks and Their Affiliated Stations." CBS No. 600926. Copyright restrictions apply.
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R. Sargent Shriver Personal Papers
RSSPP-112-007
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Richard M. Scammon Personal Papers
RMSPP-008-010
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Richard M. Scammon Personal Papers
RMSPP-008-009
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Richard M. Scammon Personal Papers
RMSPP-008-008
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-014-008
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-014-007
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-014-006
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-014-005
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-014-004
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-014-003
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-014-002
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-014-001
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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-013-022
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Francis C. Keppel Personal Papers
FCKPP-051-006
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Francis C. Keppel Personal Papers
FCKPP-051-005
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-002-012