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About Sound Recording
Title
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4G
Digital Identifier
JFKPOF-TPH-04G
Date(s) of Materials
ca. 1 October 1962
Description
Dictation Belt 4G contains six sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 4G.1 begins on Dictation Belt 4F.7. Item 4G.1 is part of a telephone conversation probably held on October 1, 1962, between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and United States Army General Creighton W. Abrams. They complete their discussion about moving troops to deal with the University of Mississippi crisis. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4G.2 is a telephone conversation probably held on October 1, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and United States Army General Creighton W. Abrams. They discuss moving troops to deal with the University of Mississippi crisis. [White House Operator?] announces the call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Item 4G.3 is a telephone conversation held on October 1, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor Ross R. Barnett of Mississippi. They discuss maintaining law and order during the University of Mississippi crisis and comment on President Kennedy’s radio and television report to the nation on the crisis. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 4G.4 is a telephone conversation held on October 1, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Solicitor General Archibald Cox. President Kennedy asks Cox for legal counsel on handling the possible arrests of Edwin A. Walker and others for acts committed during the University of Mississippi crisis. [White House Operator?] announces the call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Item 4G.5 is a brief telephone exchange held on October 1, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and an unidentified man who answers a call to an usher’s office. Lincoln states that the President left with his hat in his hand. [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request. Item 4G.5A is a brief telephone exchange held on October 1, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Secretary McNamara asks to speak to President John F. Kennedy. After a brief initial exchange between [White House Operator?] and Lincoln, the telephone hangs up, rings, and [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation.
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.
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.
Copyright Status
Unknown
Extent / Physical Description
1 dictation belt (15 minutes)
Series
Series 13.2.1. Telephone Recordings [Original accession].
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Presidential Recordings. Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4G
Person(s)
Organization(s)
Place(s)
Contributor(s)
Archival Creator(s)
President (1961-1963 : Kennedy). Office of the Personal Secretary. , 1961 - 1963
Media Type
Associated Record(s)
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4F
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4G.1. University of Mississippi Crisis (Item 4F.7 Continued)
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4G.2. University of Mississippi Crisis
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4G.3. University of Mississippi Crisis
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4G.4. University of Mississippi Crisis
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4G.5a. Fragment; Reports President Has Left with Hat in Hand
- Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4G.5b. Fragment; Trying to Contact President Kennedy
Use Restriction Note
The donors assigned copyright that they might have in the recordings to the United States; however, copyright of the donors does not extend beyond statements uttered by John F. Kennedy, his minor children, and the donors themselves. Statements uttered by officials of the United States government in the course of their duties are considered to be in the public domain. Users of this material are cautioned, however, that not all persons recorded were members of the Kennedy family or government officials. A number of the people recorded were, at the time of recording, private citizens. Therefore, those intending to quote from this material beyond the accepted limits of fair use are cautioned to determine the copyright implications of any intended publication.
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
Transcript:
JFKPOF-TPH-04G-TR.pdf
JFKPOF-TPH-04G-TR.pdf
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