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Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-053
Sound recording of a radio program called "Window on the World," produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The speaker is Tarzie Vittachi. Vittachi reflects on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and reactions of leaders and citizens in Asia and worldwide. Vittachi also discusses relations between India, China, and other countries. The recording seems to end abruptly. A brief segment from a Voice of America (VOA) program called "Reporter at Large" follows the program. The date "9/7/63" is written on the tape box label [not the correct date of the "Window on the World" program]. Accession MR-1984-015.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-050
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) called "The Death of President Kennedy and the Attitude of Communist China and the U.S.S.R." [Soviet Union]. Information on tape box label: "By: Ryozo Tanihata, Expert on USSR Affairs," and "World in Review." Accession MR-1965-097.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-088-r02-s2
Sound recording of a Chinese-language memorial Mass held for President John F. Kennedy in Catholic Cathedral in the Diocese of Taichung (T'ai-chung shih), Taiwan, on November 24, 1963 (days after President Kennedy's death). The recording continues from side 1 of reel 2. This recording contains popular music only ("The Way You Look Tonight" and "A Fine Romance") at the beginning of the recording. Volume levels fade over the first five to six minutes, and noise follows for the final 26 minutes. This is side 2 of 2 on reel 2 of 2 audio tape reels. Accession MR-1971-103-r02.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-088-r01-s2
Sound recording of a Chinese-language memorial Mass held for President John F. Kennedy in Catholic Cathedral in the Diocese of Taichung (Tʻai-chung shih), Taiwan, on November 24, 1963 (days after the death of President Kennedy). Music and hymns are included. The recording continues from side 1 of reel 1. This is side 2 of 2 on reel 1 of 2 audio tape reels. The recording continues on side 1 of reel 2. Accession MR-1971-103-r01.