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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-20-B
AR11
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-21A-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on June 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the decision of Jaun T. Trippe, President of Pan American World Airways, to go ahead with an order for Concorde supersonic jet transports. They also talk about Trippe’s discussions with Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 21A, 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-21A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 21A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-21A
Dictation Belt 21A contains five sound recordings. Item 21A.1 is a telephone conversation held on June 3, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor Jimmie Davis of Louisiana. They discuss the prospect of independent electors and their potential effect on the 1964 election. They also discuss demonstrations held by African-Americans in Louisiana and the possibility of similar demonstrations occurring in other areas. In the beginning of the recording, [White House Operator?] says hello to President Kennedy, and later, the dictation belt skips. Item 21A.2 is a telephone conversation held on June 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the decision of Juan T. Trippe, President of Pan American World Airways, to go ahead with an order for Concorde supersonic jet transports. They also talk about Trippe’s discussions with Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 21A.3 is a telephone conversation held on June 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Federal Aviation Agency Administrator Najeeb Halaby. They discuss the decision of Jaun T. Trippe, President of Pan American World Airways, to go ahead with supersonic transport plans and the consequences for an American program. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 21A.4 is a telephone conversation held on June 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Administrator of the Agency for International Development David E. Bell. They discuss a strategy for increasing an international consortium’s funding of aid for India. Item 21A.5 is a telephone conversation held on June 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They discuss the decision of Jaun T. Trippe, President of Pan American World Airways, to purchase an option to order Concorde supersonic jet transports, and how the announcement of this deal with the governments of Great Britain and France will affect an American program. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 21B.1.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-1963-06-12-A
AR38, ST25
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-10-B
ST31
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-07-19-A
AR39, KN38
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-18-B
AR28, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-23-A
KN32
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-17-A
AR29, ST16, KN25
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-20-F
AR16, ST08, KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-03-03-C
AR03
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18073
Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn, and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing in the center and wearing a dark suit is Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining. Secretary of the Navy John Connally is standing behind General Twining. Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby is on the far right. News reporters are in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18072
Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn, and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing in the center (L-R): Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining (wearing a dark suit), Secretary of the Navy John Connally, an unidentified man, and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral James S. Russell (behind unidentified man). Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby is second from the right. News reporters are in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18071
Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn, and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing in the center (L-R): wearing a dark suit is Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining, Secretary of the Navy John Connally, an unidentified man, and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral James S. Russell, an unidentified man, and Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby. News reporters are in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6400-A
President John F. Kennedy (left) watches as an unidentified man (far right) swears in Najeeb Halaby as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency. Laura Wilkins Halaby, mother of Mr. Halaby, stands next to President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19519
President John F. Kennedy arrives at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, to attend a dinner in his honor. (L-R) President Kennedy, Governor of California Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, Attorney General of California Stanley Mosk, Representative Michael J. Kirwan of Ohio (wearing a hat). Najeeb Halaby, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) is on the far right (wearing a red tie). Air Force One is in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A14-2-61
Presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); Commander Shepard; Renza (Emerson) Shepard and Lieutenant Colonel Alan B. Shepard, Sr. (parents of Commander Shepard); astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Administrator of NASA, James E. Webb; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Rose Garden, 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-249-6-62
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) talks with Dr. Rosa Gragg, President of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, at a dinner honoring him, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (far left) and Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby (left of the door) stand in the background. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6641-B
Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): President of the National Aeronautic Association Jacqueline Cochran, Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn, and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing in the center (L-R): Secretary of the Navy John Connally (behind General Twining), Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining (wearing a dark suit), Vice Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral James S. Russell (behind General Twining), an unidentified man, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby, an unidentified woman, and Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri). News reporters are in the background, including White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas (far left, holding a note pad and pencil). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6641-A
Following the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy to Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. Seated (L-R): President of the National Aeronautic Association Jacqueline Cochran, Vice Admiral Raborn, Mildred T. Raborn (hidden), and President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair). Standing: in the center and wearing a dark suit is Chairman of the Collier Trophy Committee General Nathan F. Twining, third from the right is Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby, second from the right is New York Times photographer George Tames (holding camera in front of face), and Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri) is on the far right. News reporters are in the background, including White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas (far left, holding a note pad and pencil). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6569-H
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Administrator of Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; Commander Shepard; Louise Brewer Shepard; President Kennedy; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6569-E
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. L-R: Unidentified woman; Public Affairs Officer for NASA, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Commander Shepard; unidentified woman; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; unidentified man; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; President John F. Kennedy; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A10-9-62
President John F. Kennedy (center, holding hat) walks through one of the mobile lounges at Dulles International Airport during dedication ceremonies for the airport named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby, and Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen) follow behind. Chantilly, Virginia.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A10-8-62
President John F. Kennedy and former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, attend the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. President Kennedy, General Eisenhower (center left), and Janet Avery Dulles (widow of former Secretary Dulles) view a bust of the late Secretary of State; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby, stands left of Mrs. Dulles. Also pictured (in background): former Administrator of the FAA, General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; Representative Edward P. Boland (Massachusetts); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey. Chantilly, Virginia.