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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-B
AR41, ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-A
AR41, ST34, KN40
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-24A-4
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The unidentified man reports on Cardinal (Richard J.) Cushing’s discussion of the election of Pope Paul VI.The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 24A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-24A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 24A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-24A
Dictation Belt 24A contains seven sound recordings. Item 24A.1 is a telephone conversation held on July 26, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and former President Harry S. Truman. Former President Truman congratulates President Kennedy on The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963. President Kennedy asks former President Truman to make a public statement about the treaty. Item 24A.1A is a brief telephone exchange on July 26, 1963, between a White House Operator and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. The operator speaks to Secretary Wirtz as he holds for President Kennedy. Item 24A.2 is a telephone conversation held on July 26, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss legislation regarding railroad work rules and George Meany’s position and strategy on the matter. Item 24A.3 is a telephone conversation held on July 26, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss enlisting businessmen for an unidentified project. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 24A.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The unidentified man reports on Cardinal (Richard J.) Cushing’s discussion of the election of Pope Paul VI. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 24A.5 is a telephone conversation held on July 30, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss whether United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General U. Thant and Ambassador to the U.N. Adlai E. Stevenson should attend the signing of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963. They also discuss releasing a statement concerning President Charles de Gaulle of France. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 24A.6 is a telephone conversation held on July 30, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts, and Representative George H. Mahon of Texas. They discuss a defense budget cut, related concerns involving Korea and the Soviet Union, and potential political consequences. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly.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-1963-07-02-B
ST27
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-20-D
ST22
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-090-001
This photograph album documents a memorial mass for President John F. Kennedy at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1964. Those pictured include Jacqueline Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy Shriver and R. Sargent Shriver; Edward M. Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing, who presided over the mass; and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who performed Mozart’s Requiem in D. Minor under the direction of conductor Erich Leinsdorf. This photograph album contains 11 photographic prints and the printed text of Cardinal Cushing’s memorial message.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-90-63
Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing (center), presides over the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C231-6-63
President John F. Kennedy visits the Pontifical North American College (also known as American College of the Roman Catholic Church of the United States) in Rome, Italy. Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing (right), greets Jean Kennedy Smith; President Kennedy (right, back to camera) looks on. Rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Monsignor Martin J. O’Connor, stands at left in foreground; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers, stands at far right in background. Three unidentified members of the clergy stand in background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C231-3-63
Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing, addresses visitors during President John F. Kennedy’s visit to the Pontifical North American College (also known as American College of the Roman Catholic Church of the United States) in Rome, Italy. Left to right: Rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Monsignor Martin J. O’Connor (far left); unidentified (face obscured); White House Secret Service agent, Emory Roberts (in background); unidentified; Cardinal Cushing; unidentified; President Kennedy; the President’s sister, Jean Kennedy Smith; unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A7-3-63
President John F. Kennedy speaks with Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing, at the Pontifical North American College (also known as American College of the Roman Catholic Church of the United States) in Rome, Italy. In foreground (L-R): Rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Monsignor Martin J. O’Connor; President Kennedy; Cardinal Cushing; Jean Kennedy Smith (facing away from camera). White House Secret Service agent, Emory Roberts, and members of the clergy stand in background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-6-63
President John F. Kennedy takes part in the processional walk from Roberts Center to Alumni Field at Boston College, prior to a convocation ceremony commemorating the school’s centennial anniversary. Walking (L-R): British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); chief of the Boston office of the United States Secret Service, Frank V. McDermott (head turned); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring (head turned); others unidentified. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-5-63
President John F. Kennedy takes part in the processional walk from Roberts Center to Alumni Field at Boston College, prior to a convocation ceremony commemorating the school’s centennial anniversary. Walking (L-R): Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); President of Boston College, Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J.; President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring. Police officers in background are unidentified. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-4-63
President John F. Kennedy and others wait inside Roberts Center at Boston College, prior to walking to Alumni Field for a convocation ceremony commemorating the school’s centennial anniversary. Left to right: Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; President Kennedy; President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; President of Georgetown University, Reverend Edward B. Bunn; British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; President of Boston College, Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-2-63
President John F. Kennedy delivers an address at a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College. Also pictured: British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; Representative Edward P. Boland (Massachusetts); President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing. Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C107-1-63
President John F. Kennedy and other honored guests walk towards the stage on Alumni Field at Boston College, during a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College. Those walking with President Kennedy include: Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. (Massachusetts); President of Georgetown University, Reverend Edward B. Bunn; British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; President of Boston College, Reverend Michael P. Walsh, S.J.; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-75-63
Members of the Kennedy family and others attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing, delivers a reading (at left in foreground). Those pictured include: Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Kennedy family friend, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings; Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; President Kennedy’s valet, George E. Thomas; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Steve Smith; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-73-63
Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers fold the casket flag. Those pictured include: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prince Gholam-Reza Pahlavi of Iran; Secretary-General of the Presidency of France, Étienne Burin des Roziers; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-115-63
Interior view of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, during the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing (center), presides over the service. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-114-63
Interior view of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, during the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing (center), presides over the service. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-102-63
The funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, prior to the requiem mass in the state funeral of President Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of the late President. Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing, walks toward cathedral, accompanied by Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle, and Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Stu Stout, Emory Roberts, Floyd Boring, John Campion, Rufus Youngblood, and Tom Wells; honor guard pallbearers, Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-101-63
The flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, prior to the requiem mass in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Members of the clergy pictured include: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Stu Stout, Emory Roberts, Floyd Boring, John Campion, Rufus Youngblood, and Tom Wells; honor guard pallbearers, Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-100-63
Mourners enter the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Members of the clergy stand at right, including: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-72-63
Jacqueline Kennedy exits the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with her children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., following the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, walks down stairs behind Mrs. Kennedy. At left, honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy to a horse-drawn caisson, for the procession to Arlington National Cemetery. Also pictured: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; Auxiliary Bishop of New York, Bishop John J. Maguire; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-64-63
Interior view of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, during the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing, walks down aisle at left. Washington, D.C.