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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-07-21-B
AR09, ST03, KN06
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-08-A
AR07, ST02, KN03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HAB-06
Brown discusses the cancellation of the Skybolt missile program and problems that caused with U.S.-British relations; multilateral military forces; struggles between the Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration over control of the space program; and the lunar program, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JHG-01
Glenn discusses his conversations with John F. Kennedy about the Mercury program and the larger space program; the astronauts’ contract with Life magazine, other business dealings; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s role in the space program, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HLD-01
Dryden discusses space policy under the Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy Administrations, and conferences in 1962 and 1963 with representatives of the U.S.S.R. about cooperating on space exploration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KHD-01
Debus discusses visits that John F. Kennedy made to National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA sites on September 11, 1962 and in November of 1963, and his conversations with Kennedy on those visits, among other issues.
Moving image
White House Films
JFKWHF-WHN15
Motion picture of President John F. Kennedy presenting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Major L. Gordon Cooper after his historic space flight. NASA Administrator James E. Webb and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson make presentations to individuals who contributed to the space flight. Ceremonies were held in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.Produced by: Naval Photographic Center, 1211-32.
Photographed by: Thomas M. Atkins, Robert L. Knudsen.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-021-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate funding for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) projects and priorities for the U.S. space program, following news that the Hubble Space Telescope was launched with a defective mirror. The episode aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System; the air date is uncertain, but likely late July 1990.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A-4
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack. They discuss plans to hold a congressional reception in honor of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Major Gordon Cooper.Machine noise follows the conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19A, 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-19A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. President Kennedy congratulates Major Cooper on his orbital flight.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 19A, 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-19A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 19A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A
Dictation Belt 19A contains five sound recordings. Item 19A.1 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss the nomination of William J. Crockett, the work of William H. Orrick, relations with Haiti and its President François Duvalier, and plans for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to travel to Scandinavia. Machine noise precedes the conversation. Item 19A.2 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss test ban negotiations. Item 19A.3 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. President Kennedy congratulates Major Cooper on his orbital flight. Item 19A.4 is a telephone conversation held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack. They discuss plans to hold a congressional reception in honor of NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 19A.5 is a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico. They discuss prospective wheat legislation. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 19B.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.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-127-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Houston International Airport in Houston, Texas concerning the contributions of the Manned Spacecraft Center (later known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center) toward the accomplishments of the country’s space exploration program.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-125-011
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center (later known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Houston, Texas concerning the rapid achievements made by the country’s space exploration program in recent years and its future projects.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-125-010
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Launch Operations Center (later known as the Kennedy Space Center) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the United States’ recent progress in space exploration and its relation to the country’s interactions with the former Soviet Union.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-125-009
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at the George C. Marshall Space Center for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Huntsville, Alabama.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-029-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Alan Shepard in the White House Rose Garden. In his remarks President Kennedy congratulates Commander Shepard on his successful completion of the Mercury-Redstone 3 test flight (also known as the Freedom 7), during which Shepard became the first American to make a suborbital flight in space. The President also discusses the national and international significance of the flight. The recording includes remarks from Commander Shepard.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-075-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the ceremonies presenting Dr. Robert R. Gilruth and Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal held at Hangar “S” in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-044-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room upon signing H.R. 6874, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Bill. The bill authorized appropriations to NASA for salaries, research, development, and construction of facilities.
Collection
JESC
Color transparencies, images of President and Mrs. Kennedy arriving and departing Andrews Air Force Base, 15 December 1961, and images of arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, 26 February 1962. Includes one 1/4" audio tape recording of Graduation Ceremonies at the United States Air Force Academy, 05 June 1963, including President Kennedy's remarks.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-16-A
ST33, KN40
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-032-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the outlook for the U.S. space program following the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986. Senator Kennedy mentions that President John F. Kennedy "challenged us to reach the moon." The episode aired on Thursday, December 22, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-21-F
ST24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-21-B
ST24, KN35
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-16-G
AR36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-16-F
AR36, ST24