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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-188-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the activation of the Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse in Hannibal, Missouri by telegraph key at the White House Press Dinner held at the Sheraton Park hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President remarks upon the greatness of Mark Twain as a patriot and a writer.
Textual folder
W. Willard Wirtz Personal Papers
WWWPP-139-020
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-044-028
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the annual White House Correspondents and News Photographers Associations dinner held at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his remarks the President discusses the new Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse in Hannibal, Missouri. Materials in this folder include a banquet program and name card, in addition to various memoranda and a draft of the President's speech written by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.