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About Sound Recording
Digital Identifier:
JFKPOF-TPH-08B
Title:
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B
Date(s) of Materials:
2 March 1963
2 March 1963
Description:
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.
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.
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Physical Description:
1 dictation belt (15 minutes)
Contributor(s):
Bundy, McGeorge, 1919-1996
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916-2009
Bundy, McGeorge, 1919-1996
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916-2009
Subject(s):
Advice and counsel to the President
Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuba, 1961
National security and defense
News media
Nuclear weapons
Public opinion and polling
Advice and counsel to the President
Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuba, 1961
National security and defense
News media
Nuclear weapons
Public opinion and polling
Archival Creator:
President (1961-1963 : Kennedy). Office of the Personal Secretary. , 1961 - 1963
Sound Recording:
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
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One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
Transcript:
JFKPOF-TPH-08B-TR.pdf
JFKPOF-TPH-08B-TR.pdf
Related Records:
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8A
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.1. Surveillance of Cuba (Item 8A.4 Continued)
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.2. Surveillance of Cuba
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.3. Surveillance of Cuba; Surveillance of NATO Fleet and of Merchant Ships
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.4. Stennis Committee Review of Bay of Pigs
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.5. Stennis Committee Review of Bay of Pigs; Recent Gallup Poll Results
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 9A
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8A
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.1. Surveillance of Cuba (Item 8A.4 Continued)
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.2. Surveillance of Cuba
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.3. Surveillance of Cuba; Surveillance of NATO Fleet and of Merchant Ships
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.4. Stennis Committee Review of Bay of Pigs
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.5. Stennis Committee Review of Bay of Pigs; Recent Gallup Poll Results
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 9A