• Oral History
    Abram J. Chayes Oral History Interview - JFK #3, 6/23/1964
    John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection23 June 1964

    Chayes discusses maritime labor laws and flags of convenience, the Satellite Communications Act of 1962, and other domestic and international issues surrounding U.S. satellites, among other issues.

  • Oral History
    Kenneth A. Cox Oral History Interview - JFK #1, 10/19/1977
    John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection19 October 1977

    Cox discusses the development of US satellite communications, the 1962 All-Channel television bill, and the functioning of the Federal Communications Commission during the Kennedy administration, among other issues.

  • Oral History
    Philip J. Farley Oral History Interview - JFK #1, 11/1/1966
    John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection1 November 1966

    Farley discusses establishing the communications satellite program, the politics that went along with it, and the Multi-Lateral Force, among other issues.

  • Folder
    Television: General
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 19601960: 5 July-3 December

    This folder contains memoranda and correspondence concerning television ratings, broadcast formats, and scheduling television appearances for Senator John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign. Also included in this folder is a statement made by Frank Stanton, President of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), discussing the impact of ...

  • Folder
    Television debates: Correspondence
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 19601960: 28 July-24 October

    This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, and telegrams concerning the planning, formatting, and outcome of the televised debates between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The debates were broadcast simultaneously on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), the National Broadc...

  • Folder
    Television: Foreign
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 19609 November 1960

    This folder contains a telegram from Leonard Miall to Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to President-elect John F. Kennedy, expressing thanks to Mr. Salinger and the President-elect for their cooperation with British Broadcasting Company (BBC) television teams during the 1960 campaign.

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    President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), 1961: January-April
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.12 November 1960-19 April 1961, undated

    This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC). Materials concern telecommunications, saline water conversion, Special Assistant for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner as Chairman of PSAC, a report on Project Rover, co...

  • Folder
    Reports to the Congress, 1961-1962
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. WhiteJanuary 1961-January 1963
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    Communications Satellite Corp. Inc., 1962: 11 June-27July
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. WhiteJanuary 1961-27 July 1962
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    Communications Satellite Corp.: General, 1962: 16 January-26 March
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White16 January 1961-27 February 1963, undated

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AR7444-E. President John F. Kennedy Signs Communications Satellite Act of 1962

President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) ...

Remarks Upon Signing the Communications Satellite Act, 31 August 1962

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Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon signing H.R. 11040, the Commun...