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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-014-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Bush's executive order to return Haitians to Haiti without determining if they qualify as refugees. The episode aired on Monday, June 15, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss the nomination of William J. Crockett, the work of William H. Orrick, relations with Haiti and its President François Duvalier, and plans for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to travel to Scandinavia.Machine noise precedes the conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19A, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-19A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A
Dictation Belt 19A contains five sound recordings. Item 19A.1 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss the nomination of William J. Crockett, the work of William H. Orrick, relations with Haiti and its President François Duvalier, and plans for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to travel to Scandinavia. Machine noise precedes the conversation. Item 19A.2 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss test ban negotiations. Item 19A.3 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. President Kennedy congratulates Major Cooper on his orbital flight. Item 19A.4 is a telephone conversation held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack. They discuss plans to hold a congressional reception in honor of NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 19A.5 is a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico. They discuss prospective wheat legislation. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 19B.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.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-023-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Clinton's policy on refugees from Haiti. The episode aired on Tuesday, January 26, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-021-018
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President-elect Bill Clinton's policy on refugees from Haiti and the possibility that there will be an increase in Haitians traveling to the United States. The episode aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System; the air date is undetermined, but likely late December 1992.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-018-006
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the Bush administration's policy on returning Haitians to Haiti violates international law on refugees. The episode aired on Monday, September 21, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-103-003
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding United States relations with Haiti. Topics include a loan agreement to build an international airport in Haiti; elections and the constitutionality of President Francois Duvalier’s candidacy; and the political, economic, and military situations in Haiti. Of note are letters from President Duvalier to President John F. Kennedy regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also included in this folder are U.S. action plans for potential outcomes of Haiti’s presidential elections and the departure or removal of President Duvalier.
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-009
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Haiti, and includes letters to President Kennedy from President of Haiti Francois Duvalier regarding a request for financial assistance to Haiti. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Haiti. Materials include correspondence between President Kennedy and President of Haiti Francois Duvalier, and background papers on Haiti. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Haiti. Materials include correspondence between President Kennedy and President of Haiti Francois Duvalier, and the presentation of credentials for new Haitian Ambassador to the United States Louis Mars. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-006
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 246 (NSAM 246) titled, “Future Policy Toward Haiti,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-002-015
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-086-003
Sound recording of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and others. It seems most likely that this meeting is the one listed in the President's Appointment Books as the meeting with Secretary Rusk held on May 13, 1963, from 10:30-11:25 a.m., but a specific date cannot be confirmed conclusively. Please note that most of the Haiti meeting has been excised for national security reasons and will be submitted to the appropriate agencies for review. Seven segments of the recording totaling 18 minutes and 57 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 86, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 86 in its entirety.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-M16-1-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with Dr. Louis Mars, Ambassador of Haiti. Dr. Mars; President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6863-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with Dr. Louis Mars, Ambassador of Haiti. Dr. Mars; President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-090-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs U. Alexis Johnson, Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs in the Department of State William C. Burdett, Advisor Richard Helms, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. Please note that most of the British Guiana discussion remains closed, though a small portion of the meeting is open. There is also a discussion about Haiti, specifically about the possible return of United States Ambassador Raymond L. Thurston to Haiti and about President Francois Duvalier. The closed portions have been submitted to the appropriate agencies for review. Four segments of the recording totaling 10 minutes and 41 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 90, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 90 in its entirety.