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Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-021-s2
Sound recording of a Voice of America (VOA) broadcast of a special edition of the program “The Passing Scene,” paying tribute to Edward R. Murrow on April 28, 1965 (a day after Murrow's death). The recording continues from side 1. Jim Parisi hosts the broadcast, which includes the Symphony of the Air’s musical performance of composer Samuel Barber’s “Second Essay for Orchestra,” conducted by Vladimir Golschmann. This is side 2 of 2 on one audio tape reel. Accession MR-1972-096-021.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-021-s1
Sound recording of a Voice of America (VOA) broadcast of a special edition of the program “The Passing Scene,” paying tribute to Edward R. Murrow on April 28, 1965 (a day after Murrow's death). Jim Parisi hosts the broadcast. Other speakers include Hal Banks and Larry Lesueur. They pay tribute to Murrow and review his work in broadcasting and in government as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Included are excerpts from recordings of Murrow and of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The program includes the Symphony of the Air’s musical performance of composer Samuel Barber’s “Second Essay for Orchestra,” conducted by Vladimir Golschmann. This is side 1 of 2 on one audio tape reel. The recording continues on side 2. Accession MR-1972-096-021.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-28-D
AR31, ST19, KN29
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-04-B
AR30, ST17, KN26
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-03-21-E
AR04, ST01
Collection
USIA
Records (RG306), 1949-1965 (bulk 1961-1964). Microfilm copies of news clippings, articles, reports, speeches, news releases, photographs, the chronological correspondence file of Director Edward R. Murrow, and records from the Voice of America. Hard copies consist of memoranda, telegrams, news releases, teletype messages, condolence mail, foreign press coverage of President Kennedy's assassination, and Murrow speeches.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25431
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right (in foreground): President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson (back left), stands in the West Wing Colonnade. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25430
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right (in foreground): President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton N. Minow (in back, partially hidden); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson (back left), stands in the West Wing Colonnade. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6821-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the United States Commission on Information. (Clockwise from left): Sigurd S. Larmon, Chairman of Young and Rubicam; J. Leonard Reinsch, Executive Director of WSB Atlanta radio station; Jonathan Daniels, Editor of the Raleigh News and Observer; President Kennedy (in rocking chair); Dr. Mark A. May, Professor Emeritus at Yale University; Lewis Douglas, former Ambassador to the United Kingdom (back to camera); journalist Edward R. Murrow, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) (back to camera). Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C61-3-61
Swearing-in ceremony for Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Edward R. Murrow; Janet Brewster Murrow stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C61-2-61
Swearing-in ceremony for Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Charles Casey Murrow; Janet Brewster Murrow, President John F. Kennedy; Edward R. Murrow. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C61-1-61
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Edward R. Murrow at Murrow's swearing-in ceremony as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6443-B
Swearing-in ceremony for Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Edward R. Murrow speaks to President John F. Kennedy; Murrow's wife and son, Janet Brewster Murrow and Charles Casey Murrow, stand at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6443-A
Swearing-in ceremony for Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). White House Administrative Officer, Frank K. Sanderson, administers oath to Edward R. Murrow; President John F. Kennedy and Janet Brewster Murrow stand at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-538-1-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right: President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton N. Minow (in back); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President Kennedy (at microphones); President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7617-A
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right (in foreground): President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (back left), stands in the West Wing Colonnade. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7067-A
President John F. Kennedy speaks at a celebration of Voice of America’s twentieth year of broadcasting as part of the United States Information Agency (USIA), in the auditorium of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Washington, D.C. Seated behind President Kennedy are (L-R): Unidentified; Henry Loomis, Director of Voice of America; Edward R. Murrow, Director of USIA; Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7688-A
President John F. Kennedy (center, holding book) meets with members of the United States Advisory Commission on Information in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Staff Director for the Commission, Louis T. Olom; Chairman of Young and Rubicam, Sigurd S. Larmon; Executive Director of WSB Atlanta radio station, J. Leonard Reinsch; President Kennedy; correspondent for Cowles Publications, Clark R. Mollenhoff; radio consultant, Morris S. Novik; Editor of the Nashville Tennessean, John L. Seigenthaler; Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow.