Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-012-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Paul Henri Spaak, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held in the President’s Office in the White House. In his speech President Kennedy congratulates Secretary General Spaak on his efforts and discusses the importance of cooperative international relations through organizations like NATO. Recording contains some inaudible speech.