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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26A
Dictation Belt 26A contains six sound recordings. Item 26A.1 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. In preparation for Secretary Rusk’s press conference, they discuss the prospect of answering a question about France and 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, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.1A is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator brings Lincoln up to date on President John F. Kennedy’s recent telephone calls. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.2 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the possibility of appointing United States Ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles to a new position. They also discuss the prospects of political problems in California, where Latin American groups could resent a perceived favoritism in appointments given to Texans. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 26A.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss foreign aid given to countries that engage in merchant shipping to Cuba. They also discuss foreign aid for India and negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear test inspections. They also discuss American troops in Europe and German officials’ views on the matter. Item 26A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Kennedy asks to visit President Kennedy to review an unidentified matter. Item 26A.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The recording is noisy and ends abruptly. The full conversation (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 26B.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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-22-B
ST15, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-18-D
AR28, ST15, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-02-B
KN25
Textual folder
Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-004
Textual folder
Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-002
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24736
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center left, leaning over far corner of desk); National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe (standing by right corner of desk, face partially hidden behind camera); United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton (at right, bending over). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24735
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: New York Times photographer, George Tames (far left, face hidden behind camera); White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center, crouching by far corner of desk, face partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24734
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: New York Times photographer, George Tames (far left); White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center, crouching by far corner of desk, face partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24733
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. New York Times photographer, George Tames, stands at center in front of window; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24731
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24663
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: US State Department interpreter, Alexander Akalovsky (standing second from right, in shadow); United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare (standing second from left in background); White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (standing in back, hands folded). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24662
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare, stands at far left in background; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24661
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: US State Department interpreter, Alexander Akalovsky (standing third from right, in shadow); United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare (at far left in background); White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (behind photographers). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24660
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare, stands at far left in background; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A44-9-62
Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Those standing in the background include (L-R): Senator George Smathers (Florida), and White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A44-6-62
Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Those standing in the background include (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Senator George Smathers (Florida); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; and White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A44-4-62
Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Those standing in the background include (L-R): Senator George Smathers (Florida), and White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A44-10-62
Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine (arms folded) stand in the background, left of doorway. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-9-62
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-8-62
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-7-62
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-6-62
President John F. Kennedy looks towards members of the press during the signing of the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-5-62
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-4-62
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.