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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-50-1
Sound recording of two telephone exchanges. The first item is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman called “Barbara” who answers the telephone in the office of White House Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige. They discuss President John F. Kennedy’s decisions on social affairs, one involving Chief Justice Earl Warren and another involving a luncheon. A long delay precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request. Machine noise follows the conversation.The second item is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and a White House Operator. President Kennedy asks the operator to place a call to Charles Bartlett. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 50, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-50, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 50.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-50
Dictation Belt 50 contains four sound recordings. Item 50.1 is a recording of two telephone exchanges. The first exchange is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman called “Barbara” who answers the telephone in the office of White House Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige. They discuss President John F. Kennedy’s decisions on social affairs, one involving Chief Justice Earl Warren and another involving a luncheon. A long delay precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request. Machine noise follows the conversation. The second exchange is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and a White House Operator. President Kennedy asks the operator to place a call to Charles Bartlett. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 50.2 is a telephone conversation held in 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. They discuss James H. Meredith’s accusations of segregation within the United States Army. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 50.3 is a telephone conversation held in 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. They discuss the signing of an unidentified bill, southern politics, and other congressional matters. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 50.4 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation held in 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The topic of discussion is unclear. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly.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-1962-02-20-F
AR16, ST08, KN12
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-027-006
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks given at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon Johnson, Speaker of the House John McCormack, and Chief Justice Earl Warren in the State Dining Room of the White House. Materials in this folder include memoranda regarding the tradition of holding similar dinners, a draft copy and additional transcript of the speech, and a dinner menu with handwritten notations by the President. The additional transcript also includes responses from Johnson, McCormack, and Warren.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-012-003
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-012-002
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-019-008
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-019-007
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19046
White House reception for Judicial Branch. Front row (L – R): President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Chief Justice Earl Warren; Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Ethel Kennedy; unidentified color guard officer. Second row (L – R): Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas; Mercedes Douglas, wife of Justice Douglas; Supreme Court Associate Justice Hugo Black; Elizabeth Black, wife of Justice Black (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson). Other guests unidentified. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19045
White House reception for Judicial Branch. Front row (L – R): President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Chief Justice Earl Warren; Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Ethel Kennedy; unidentified color guard officer. Second row (L – R): Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas; Mercedes Douglas, wife of Justice Douglas; Supreme Court Associate Justice Hugo Black. Other guests unidentified. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19042
White House reception for Judicial Branch. Front row (L – R): President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Chief Justice Earl Warren; Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren; Ethel Kennedy. Second row (L – R): Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas; Mercedes Douglas, wife of Justice Douglas (partially hidden); Supreme Court Associate Justice Hugo Black. Other guests unidentified. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20225
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and guests stand in front of the Grand Staircase in the Entrance Hall of the White House at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Front Row (L-R): President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Johnson (hidden behind Mrs. Kennedy); Lady Bird Johnson; Speaker McCormack; Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack; Chief Justice Warren; and Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren. Back Row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20224
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and guests stand in front of the Grand Staircase in the Entrance Hall of the White House at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Front Row (L-R): President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Johnson (hidden behind Mrs. Kennedy); Lady Bird Johnson; Speaker McCormack; Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack; Chief Justice Warren; and Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren. Back Row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20223
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits with mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry following Ms. Bumbry's performance at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. President John F. Kennedy looks on from left; Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack (wearing a blue dress) and Chief Justice Earl Warren (back to camera) stand at far right; Speaker McCormack stands in the background to the left of Mrs. Kennedy. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20222
President John F. Kennedy (left) talks with mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry following her performance at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Chief Justice Warren (in back, facing away) and Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack (back to camera, wearing blue dress), stand to the left of President Kennedy; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg (over President Kennedy's shoulder at right) stands in the background; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff and his wife Ruth Ribicoff (wearing yellow dress) stand directly behind Ms. Bumbry. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20221
Mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry greets Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff (right) and his wife Ruth Ribicoff following Ms. Bumbry's performance at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. President John F. Kennedy looks on from left; others in the audience include: Speaker McCormack; Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren; Vice President Johnson; Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack; Chief Justice Warren; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby; Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; and Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-249-4-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (left) talks with mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry following Ms. Bumbry's performance at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack (wearing glasses) and Chief Justice Warren (partially hidden at edge of the image) stand at far right; President of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs Dr. Rosa Gragg (over Mrs. McCormack's shoulder at left) stands in the background. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-249-3-62
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry following Ms. Bumbry's performance at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. (L-R) President Kennedy; Vice President Johnson (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); Mrs. Kennedy; Ms. Bumbry; Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack; and Chief Justice Warren (facing away). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-249-20-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (left) and his wife Nina Warren at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Chief Justice Warren. Musicians perform in the background. Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-249-12-62
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (far left), President John F. Kennedy (back to camera), and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy talk with mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry (back to camera) following Ms. Bumbry's performance at a dinner in honor of Vice President Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack (facing the camera), and Chief Justice Warren (mostly hidden at edge of the image) stand to the right of Ms. Bumbry. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6833-A
White House reception for Judicial Branch. Front row (L – R): President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Chief Justice Earl Warren; Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Ethel Kennedy. Second row (L – R): Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas; Mercedes Douglas, wife of Justice Douglas; Supreme Court Associate Justice Hugo Black; Elizabeth Black, wife of Justice Black (partially hidden behind Vice President Johnson). Other guests unidentified. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21466
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a diplomatic reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren. Others (L-R): Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind Vice President Johnson, face partially hidden); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (behind Ambassador Sevilla-Sacasa); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador (in front); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (head turned, partially hidden); Presidential Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs, Chester B. Bowles; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Dorothy Stebbins Bowles, wife of Mr. Bowles. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21465
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a diplomatic reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren. Others (L-R): Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind Vice President Johnson, face partially hidden); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (behind Ambassador Sevilla-Sacasa); Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (behind Mrs. Sevilla-Sacasa); Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Presidential Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs, Chester B. Bowles; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); Dorothy Stebbins Bowles, wife of Mr. Bowles (face obscured). Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21464
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a diplomatic reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Nina Warren, wife of Chief Justice Warren. Others (L-R): Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind and left of Vice President Johnson); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (face obscured); Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (behind Mrs. Sevilla-Sacasa); Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Presidential Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs, Chester B. Bowles; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); Dorothy Stebbins Bowles, wife of Mr. Bowles (mostly hidden). Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.