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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25C-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on August 13, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer “Mike” Feldman. They discuss options for dealing with “Life Line,” including some role for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).The recording begins in mid-conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 25C, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-25C, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 25C.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25C
Dictation Belt 25C contains two sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 25C.1 begins on Dictation Belt 25B.2 Item 25C.1 is a sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on August 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana. They continue to discuss arrangements for General Maxwell D. Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other Joint Chiefs, to speak to United States Senators about a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The Senators include Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, his Preparedness Investigation Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Item 25C.2 is a telephone conversation held on August 13, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer “Mike” Feldman. They discuss options for dealing with “Life Line,” including some role for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The recording begins in mid-conversation, and 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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-11B-2
Sound recording of a brief fragment of a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Myer (“Mike”) Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President. They discuss a matter regarding fish.The recording begins in mid-conversation. The playback speed of this item is slow, and voices are pitched lower than normally recorded.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 11B, 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-11B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 11B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-11B
Dictation Belt 11B contains four sound recordings from March 7, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 11B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 11A.6. Item 11B.1 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and an unidentified man. The unidentified man continues to give Lincoln information relating to the death of Thomas J. Shanahan. The playback speed of this item is slow, and voices are pitched lower than normally recorded. Item 11B.2 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Myer (“Mike”) Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President. They discuss a matter regarding fish. The recording begins in mid-conversation. The playback speed of this item is slow, and voices are pitched lower than normally recorded. Item 11B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Representative George H. Mahon of Texas. They discuss Representative Mahon’s speech in the United States Congress regarding intelligence briefings on Cuba. Machine noise precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] speaks to Representative Mahon while he holds for President Kennedy. The playback speed of this item is slow at the beginning, and voices are pitched lower than normally recorded. For item 11B.4, one segment of the recording totaling 4 minutes and 58 seconds has been removed in accordance with the donor’s deed of gift. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 11C.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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0918-004
This file contains reading copies and drafts of Senator John F. Kennedy's speeches that pertain to agriculture and farming. Items include "A Plan of Action for the Dairy Industry," "The Importance of Farm Credit," "REA Under the Republicans," "The Challenge Abroad," an untitled dairy program speech, "REA," remarks at the Midwest Farm Conference, "Dairy Problems in Wisconsin," and "REA Coops." The file also contains memoranda on the wheat program by Myer Feldman, and a press release of Senator Kennedy's remarks to the Stutsman County (North Dakota) Democratic Committee dinner. Of note are some copies with notations by Senator Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-018
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at a meeting with the newly established Consumers' Advisory Council in the White House Fish Room. In his speech the President discusses the Council's work and its relationship with other government bodies. The press copy also includes remarks by Dr. Walter W. Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Myer Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-103-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's meeting with representatives of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Materials in this folder include a suggested statement and a memorandum of background information on the organization from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer "Mike" Feldman.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-101-026
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the status of the American lumber industry. Materials in this folder include a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman regarding the position of Assistant Secretary for Forestry Affairs in the Department of Agriculture, memoranda from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer "Mike" Feldman concerning the industry's rates of employment, production, and consumption, and proposed news releases announcing programs to assist the lumber industry and improve its competitive position. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-101-025
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the state of Louisiana. Materials include memoranda of preparatory information on transportation programs and pending tidelands negotiations for President Kennedy's meeting with Governor Jimmie H. Davis from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer "Mike" Feldman and Special Assistant Counsel to the President Lee C. White.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-104-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States' oil import policies and programs. Materials in this folder include reports by Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer "Mike" Feldman and G. Griffith Johnson, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, regarding meetings with Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt and Canadian representatives, respectively.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0359-003
Materials in this folder include outgoing letters from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer Feldman to various persons regarding a proposal by the Maryland Committee for Democratic Rights to investigate problems inherent in the McCarran Act, and letters concerning claims of civil rights violations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0997-002
This folder contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and telegrams regarding campaign strategies, Senate matters, recommendations, requests, scheduling, and thank you letters collected by Myer Feldman, Senator John F. Kennedy’s legislative assistant.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0997-001
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda regarding campaign stops, college recommendation letters, invitations, regrets, requests, and thank you letters collected by Myer Feldman, Senator John F. Kennedy’s legislative assistant.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include reports on the legislative efforts of individual government agencies, a report on the McClellan-Jensen Bill for a Joint Budget Committee, and memoranda from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer Feldman, Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation. Topics include cotton, poultry, and the federal budget. The folder was originally titled "2/63 Cotton, Poultry, Budget, Mills, Cooley, Cannon."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-041-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President explains that the recipients were chosen for their outstanding achievement in the scientific research, professional service, and lay leadership related to mental retardation. Materials in this folder include a memorandum from Myer Feldman, a draft by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-063-006
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Myer "Mike" Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President. Topics include legislation, a definition of right-wing groups, an international air transport policy agreement, and an award for entertainer Eddie Cantor.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-063-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Myer "Mike" Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President. Topics include the du Pont tax bill, the Sugar Act, the lumber industry, and the Interstate Commerce Commission prohibiting the General Accounting Office from examining records regarding a loan guarantee to New Haven Railroad.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-063-004
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Myer "Mike" Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President. Topics include aid to Israel, legislation, and domestic affairs. Of note is a memorandum concerning possible medals for entertainer Bob Hope.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-087-003
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, North Carolina Representative Harold D. Cooley, Texas Representative W.R. (William Robert) Poage, Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles Murphy, Charles Schultz, and Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer Feldman. They discuss domestic and trade issues affecting the cotton industry and provisions of a cotton bill soon to be debated in Congressional Committee. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 87, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 87 in its entirety.