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JFKWHA-222-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at Ashland Airport after inspecting the Apostle Islands in Ashland, Wisconsin. In his speech the President commends Wisconsin's comprehensive resource development plan, and explains how the conservation of natural resources can impact local economies.
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JFKWHA-221-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to delegates to the Northern Great Lakes Region Land and People Conference held in Duluth, Minnesota. In his speech discusses his plan to stimulate depressed local economies through tax reductions, area redevelopment, an accelerated public works program, the Youth Conservation Corps, and education and training for the labor force.
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JFKWHA-217-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address to the nation on pending legislation for tax reductions and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty). In his speech the President explains how tax reform will improve the American economy and protect against a recession, citing increased employment, increased family incomes, improved strength of the American dollar, and new international markets.
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JFKWHA-216-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address before the White House Conference on Exports held in the Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President identifies four ways that the nation can benefit from expanded exports: increased number of jobs, increase in nation's overall profits, an increase in international income, and a reduction or elimination of the nation's deficit in balance of payments program. He also explains that although export expansion primarily concerns individual firms, the Federal government retains certain responsibilities, such as: ensuring tax policies which promote increased efficiency, negotiating for the reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers against American products, refraining from placing unnecessary barriers on exports, and furnishing positive assistance in the form of credits and guarantees. The President additionally urges his audience to consider foreign aid assistance programs as a different type of export.
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JFKWHA-214
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the national conference of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President urges the swift passage of pending tax reform legislation, explaining that tax reduction is one part of an overall economic program designed to decrease unemployment, increase domestic production, and balance international payments.
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JFKWHA-209-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to a group of Brazilian student leaders in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress, and explains how foreign investment can improve Latin American economies. The recording contains some inaudible speech.
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JFKWHA-205
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of July 17, 1963 (News Conference 58). The President begins the press conference with an update on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty negotiations occurring in Moscow between the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, and expresses satisfaction at their progress. He then announces the preliminary budget results for fiscal year 1963 and urges a reduction and revision of taxes in order to further boost the economy. Following the announcements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the space program, Cuba, civil rights demonstrations, and the current economic state of the country.
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JFKWHA-195-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed remarks for the CBS network in response to questions concerning the tax cut bill, tax policy, Government spending, and the Federal debt.
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JFKWHA-193-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks concerning the Tools for Freedom program in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President commends the representatives of the Boston Chamber of Commerce for their donations as part of the Tools for Freedom program in an attempt to stimulate economic development, economic education, and technical training in the Philippines.
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JFKWHA-193-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at a breakfast held at the Hollywood Palladium for the Women's Division of the Democratic State Central Committee of California. In his speech the President identifies four major issues facing the country: civil rights, education, unemployment, and economic lethargy.
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JFKWHA-187-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon the signing of the Feed Grains Bill in the White House Fish Room. In his speech the President explains the act, which extends the Feed Grains program for an additional two years in order to decrease the excessive surplus, and discusses how this legislation and the hopeful passage of the upcoming wheat referendum will help maintain the primacy of family farms in the country's agricultural system.
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JFKWHA-187-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In his speech the President discusses the corporation's history, its impact on economic growth both within the region and nationally, and its enduring importance.
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JFKWHA-184-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to members of the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses the theoretical foundation for his tax reform program and the concrete ways those changes would improve the country's economy.
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JFKWHA-184-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to participants of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America Conference from the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses his administration's economic proposals to prevent recessions and improve the American labor market.
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JFKWHA-183-004
Sound recording of the question and answer session following President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the 20th anniversary of the trustees of the Committee for Economic Development held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHA-182-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the 20th anniversary of the trustees of the Committee for Economic Development held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President congratulates the organization on their anniversary and identifies five issues as central to the nation's economy: taxes, inflation, the national debt, cutting expenditures, and balancing the budget.
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JFKWHA-114
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of July 23, 1962 (News Conference 39). The President begins the press conference by announcing that part of the conference is being broadcast across the Atlantic Ocean by the Telstar communications satellite. He then states the importance of the satellite to provide fast communication, resulting in peace and security for all people. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including a possible peace treaty between the Soviet Union and East Germany (Democratic Republic), nuclear testing by the Soviet Union, tax cut hearings, the domestic economy, foreign affairs, Martin Luther King, Jr. and segregation, strike increases, and the appointment of General Lyman Lemnitzer as Commander in Chief of U.S. Forces in Europe.
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JFKWHA-112
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of July 5, 1962 (News Conference 38). The President begins the press conference by stating his support for two bills, one concerning foreign aid, and the second concerning medical care for the elderly. Following these statements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the Atlantic Alliance, current and future relations with the Soviet Union, the Sugar Act, a meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the domestic economy, and the Chamizal Zone in El Paso, Texas.
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JFKWHA-106
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of June 14, 1962 (News Conference 36). The President begins the press conference with a statement concerning the strike being threatened by the flight engineers union against three major airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), and Eastern Airlines. He states that a strike could have a significant effect on the economy and urged the flight engineers to reconsider striking and find some other means of settling their dispute without interrupting airline operation. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including why government deficits are not necessarily inflationary or harmful, the economy, support for his legislative program, the proposed farm bill, United States foreign policy, and foreign aid.
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JFKWHA-104
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the Yale University 1962 graduation ceremony. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and discusses three areas of domestic concern where the prevalence of myth dangerously impedes progress: fiscal policy, confidence in an administration, and the concept of “big government.”
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JFKWHA-102
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of June 7, 1962 (News Conference 35). The President begins the press conference with a statement concerning the economic outlook of the United States and his administration’s economic program. He then announces that he is asking Congress to enact across the board reductions in personal and corporate income tax rates on January 1, 1963 in order to aid economic recovery. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the foreign aid program, the 1962 tax bill, the proposed tax bill for 1963, whether the United States will assist France in the development of nuclear weapons, and the plan announced by United States Surgeon General Luther Terry to investigate the link between cigarette smoking and disease.
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JFKWHA-101-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden at the Brookings Institute’s Public Policy Conference for Business Executives concerning the need to improve communication between the government and business community.
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JFKWHA-100
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of May 23, 1962 (News Conference 34). During this press conference President Kennedy answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the Chinese refugee problem in Hong Kong, the reaction of the American Medical Association (AMA) to his medical care for the aged plan, the Billie Sol Estes case, and the recently concluded White House Conference on National Economic Issues.
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JFKWHA-098-003
Sound recording of an interview of President John F. Kennedy by television journalist David Schoenbrun of CBS concerning the economic, political, and social aspects of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
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JFKWHA-098-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the White House Conference on National Economic Issues held in the State Department Auditorium. In his speech President Kennedy identifies the major economic issues facing the country: automation, unemployment, economic growth, balance of payments, collective bargaining, wages and prices, and international markets.