Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-083-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedyâs remarks in the White House Rose Garden to members of the Inter-American Defense Board concerning the committeeâs 20th anniversary. In his speech President Kennedy describes the ways in which military defense operations have developed in the last 20 years, and discusses his administrationâs efforts to improve relations between countries in the western hemisphere through the Alliance for Progress.