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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-17B-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Louis Harris. They discuss polling on upcoming elections in Canada and Kentucky. They also discuss Harris’s professional plans.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 17B, 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-17B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 17B.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-17B
Dictation Belt 17B contains four sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 17B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 17A.4. Item 17B.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on April 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps. They discuss speaking to Richard M. Helms about the suspicion that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is trying to place people in the Peace Corps. They also discuss facilitating the movement of members of the Peace Corps into the Foreign Service. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 17B.2 is a telephone conversation held on April 3, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss possible requests by the Air Force Inspector General to use polygraph tests to investigate a Defense Department leak. They also discuss seeking input on the matter from Press Secretary Pierre Salinger and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 17B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Louis Harris. They discuss polling on upcoming elections in Canada and Kentucky. They also discuss Harris’s professional plans. Item 17B.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. First they discuss a topic that is unclear. Then they discuss providing a recommendation for a student applying to Harvard. There is a brief delay before the 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-42-1
Sound recording of Senator John F. Kennedy dictating a letter to his father Joseph P. Kennedy, probably in the summer of 1959. He talks about press reports and opinion polls concerning election prospects and about plans for upcoming trips.Machine noise precedes the dictation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 42, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-42, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 42.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-42
Dictation Belt 42 contains two sound recordings. Item 42.1 is a recording of Senator John F. Kennedy dictating a letter to his father Joseph P. Kennedy, probably in the summer of 1959. He talks about press reports and opinion polls concerning election prospects and about plans for upcoming trips. Machine noise precedes the dictation. Item 42.2 is a recording of John F. Kennedy dictating a letter to his wife Jacqueline Kennedy. He talks about his weekend spent in Newport, Rhode Island, and time spent with his daughter Caroline Kennedy and others. A brief part of the recording is garbled.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-26D-1
The recording of this conversation begins on Dictation Belt 26C.3. This is part of a sound recording of a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Louis Harris. They continue to discuss polling on various issues, including tax cuts, Congress, and regional attitudes.This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 26D, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-26D, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 26D.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26D
Dictation Belt 26D contains eight sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 26D.1 begins on Dictation Belt 26C.3. Item 26D.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Louis Harris. They continue to discuss polling on various issues, including tax cuts, Congress, and regional attitudes. Item 26D.2 is a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of State Frederick G. Dutton. They discuss congressional hearings on a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). Item 26D.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Lawrence F. O’Brien. They discuss a bill on foreign aid and a bill on railroad work rules arbitration. Item 26D.3A is a brief telephone exchange on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and a White House Operator. President Kennedy asks to speak to Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Machine noise follows the exchange. Item 26D.3B is a brief telephone exchange on August 23, 1963, between a White House Operator and an unidentified man. They say hello. Machine noise follows the exchange. Item 26D.4 is a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss arbitration legislation concerning a dispute over railroad work rules. There is an echo throughout the recording. Item 26D.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. They talk about a memorandum and arrange a meeting. The recording begins in mid-sentence. Item 26D.6 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. They discuss unidentified legislation. A delay precedes the conversation. The recording ends abruptly and much of it is badly garbled. 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-26C-3
This is part of a sound recording of a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Louis Harris. They discuss polling on potential Republican Presidential candidates in 1964, tax cuts, and other issues.The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 26D.1.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 26C, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-26C, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 26C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26C
Dictation Belt 26C contains five sound recordings from August 23, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 26C.1 begins on Dictation Belt 26B.5. Item 26C.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Senator J. William Fulbright. They continue to discuss hearings and legislative strategy on a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). Item 26C.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Torbert H. Macdonald of Massachusetts. They discuss unidentified legislation and railroad work rules legislation. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Item 26C.2A is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and a White House Operator. President Kennedy asks the operator to place calls to Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Machine noise follows the exchange. Item 26C.2B is an unintelligible recording of something said by President John F. Kennedy. This is not a telephone exchange, but rather something said while the telephone was off the hook prior to the telephone conversation in item 26C.3. Item 26C.3 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Louis Harris. They discuss polling on potential Republican Presidential candidates in 1964, tax cuts, and other issues. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 26D.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-09A-1
Sound recording of a brief fragment of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They talk about results of a recent Gallup Poll.The full conversation (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 8B.5.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 9A, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-9A, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 09A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-09A
Dictation Belt 9A contains six sound recordings. Item 9A.1 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They talk about results of a recent Gallup Poll. The full conversation (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 8B.5. Item 9A.2 is a telephone conversation held on March 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Carl Kaysen. President Kennedy asks for balance of trade figures and other economic figures. Item 9A.3 is a recording of remarks delivered by President John F. Kennedy on March 4, 1963, to a group of visitors. This is not a telephone conversation. The recording begins in mid-sentence. Item 9A.4 is a sound recording of a brief telephone exchange. No topic is discernible. Machine noise follows the exchange. Item 9A.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and William C. Baggs. They discuss a proposed Inter-American exposition in Miami, Florida, and its possible effects on Latin America, arrangements for a meeting, and a request for a letter from President Kennedy to Fabien Sevitzky. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 9A.6 is part of a telephone conversation held on March 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss Doris Fleeson, John A. McCone’s testimony and involvement in press stories, and the TFX airplane. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 9B.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-08B-5
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss the Stennis Committee’s review of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, results of a recent Gallup Poll, and problems for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York. The recording of the end of the conversation repeats on Dictation Belt 9A.1.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 8B, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-08B, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-08B
Dictation Belt 8B contains five sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 8B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 8A.4. Item 8B.1 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They continue to discuss a press item about a proposed nuclear naval force and Soviet surveillance of naval vessels. Item 8B.2 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and statements made by Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 8B.3 is a sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and surveillance of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) naval fleet and merchant ships. Item 8B.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss the Stennis Committee’s review of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Item 8B.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss the Stennis Committee’s review of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, results of a recent Gallup Poll, and problems for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York. The recording of the end of the conversation repeats on Dictation Belt 9A.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-031-027
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from South Dakota Congressman and later Senator George S. McGovern. Materials include a letter and clipping about a South Dakota political poll.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-008
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and lifelong Kennedy friend and associate K. Lemoyne Billings ("Lem"). Materials mainly represent both personal and political matters. Items include letters expressing public opinion and requests for autographed photographs of the President. Of note is correspondence regarding foreign tourism and the establishment of the United States Travel Service within the Department of Commerce.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-002-002
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Of note is a letter from the Archbishop of Boston, Richard James Cardinal Cushing, declining a White House dinner invitation; a postcard from Bing Crosby; and an original political cartoon by James P. Cullen.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-002-001
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is a proposal by Jean-Pierre Hallet for Congoland, an African art, science and education center in California; letters from Senator John Sherman Cooper and a copy of his remarks to Alumni Organizations at Yale University; a copy of a speech given by Amherst Professor Henry Steele Commager comparing the inaugural addresses of Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt to that of President Kennedy; a clipping of a German language political cartoon from the newspaper Die Welt sent to President Kennedy by Professor Commager; and an issue of the La Sallete Seminary's publication Our Day, that includes a tribute to President Kennedy. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-009
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is correspondence between Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige, the Ladies' Board of the House of Mercy and Lady Bird Johnson, relating to the Kennedy Administration's response to segregation. Also included is "The Nation's Source: Leadership and Their Programs," a publication commemorating the Civil Air Patrol's 20th Anniversary. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-008
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is a program for the California Youth Symphony and a Thanksgiving dinner menu from the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-007
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note are several newspaper clippings and a telegram relating to Senator Robert C. Byrd's support of the President's Berlin policy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-006
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is a critical report analyzing the Department of the Interior's proposal for an Oil Imports Program and its effect on the domestic oil industry and foreign relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-005
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note are materials relating to the Democratic "Women on Wheels" of Massachusetts and letters from the Boys Club of America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-004
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note are issues of a satirical newspaper for the Jefferson Jackson Wilson Roosevelt Stevenson Democratic News Club; and a memorandum to Richard Berlin, President of the Hearst Corporation, from Pierre J. Huss regarding an interview with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-003
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note are reports and photographs relating to the Tonto Rim American Baptist Camp; an annual report, brochure, and letters from the Army Relief Society; and programs from the Asian and Australasian Conference on World Peace through the Rule of Law. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-002
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note are letters, newspaper clippings, a bill and a report from American Veterans (AMVETS) seeking the President's support on legislation (H.R. 44) to authorize funds for a USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii; and materials relating to space exploration and the American Astronomical Society.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-001-001
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note are materials relating to physical fitness and nutrition, including a brochure on "Where Foods Fail," sent by John H. Adam.