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Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-48-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman from “Protocol.” They discuss gifts for the President of Rwanda and the King of Burundi.[White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 48, 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-48, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 48.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-48
Dictation Belt 48 contains four sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 48.1 begins on Dictation Belt 47. Item 48.1 is a part of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Stanley Tretick. Tretick inquires about scheduling time with President John F. Kennedy to do work related to an article for “Look” magazine. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 48.2 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and George Thomas. Lincoln asks about President John F. Kennedy’s schedule. [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request and a delay follows. Item 48.3 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman from “Protocol.” They discuss gifts for the President of Rwanda and the King of Burundi. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 48.4 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Herschel Loveless. Loveless asks to speak to President John F. Kennedy to pass along information. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-112a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Burundi. Materials include a letter from President Kennedy to King Mwami Mwambutsa IV of Burundi congratulating him on Burundi achieving independence, and a letter to the President from Prime Minister of Burundi A. Muhirwa inviting him to attend the independence celebrations. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-003
This folder contains memoranda regarding a visit to the White House by United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson; a meeting between McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and delegates of the American Association for the United Nations (AAUN) to discuss high altitude testing and Southeast Asia; and a presentation by Ambassador Stevenson before the National Security Council to discuss U.S. policy towards the UN and the upcoming 17th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder are memoranda and an UN agenda item regarding the future of Ruanda-Urundi (later known as Rwanda and Burundi, respectively).