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About Sound Recording
Title
Press Conference, 29 August 1962
Digital Identifier
JFKWHA-124
Date(s) of Materials
29 August 1962
Description
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of August 29, 1962 (News Conference 42). The President begins the press conference by announcing the retirement of Associate Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter for health reasons and the appointment of Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg to fill the vacancy. He also announces that the Soviet representative in Geneva has proposed a cut-off date of January 1, 1963 for all nuclear weapons testing. The President agrees with the proposed date and urges all affected governments to accelerate negotiations in order to meet the goal. The President then answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including nuclear test agreements, Berlin, the influx of supplies and technicians into Cuba from the Soviet Union, and a scientific investigation into the side effects of pesticides, particularly DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane).
Copyright Status
Public Domain
Extent / Physical Description
1 audio tape/reel (29 minutes)
Collection
Series
Series 1. White House Audio Recordings, 1961-1963.
Preferred Citation
White House Audio Collection. Press Conference, 29 August 1962
Place(s)
Contributor(s)
Archival Creator(s)
Department of Defense. Defense Communications Agency. White House Communications Agency. (1962 - 06/25/1991)
Media Type
Associated Record(s)
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