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About Sound Recording
Accession Number:
WH-218
Digital Identifier:
JFKWHA-218
Title:
Address Before the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations, 20 September 1963
Date(s) of Materials:
20 September 1963
20 September 1963
Description:
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations. In his speech the President discusses the recently signed treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty), remarking that peace may be attainable when two nations with incompatible ideologies successfully negotiate. The President famously asks, "Space offers no problems of sovereignty…Why, therefore, should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition?" President Kennedy also explains that the task of maintaining peace and decreasing global tension must be shared by all nations. He proposes ways for the United Nations to increase and improve their efforts in developing countries, specifically focusing on health, human rights, agriculture, communication, and the environment.
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Physical Description:
1 audio tape/reel (29 minutes)
Contributor(s):
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Archival Creator:
Department of Defense. Defense Communications Agency. White House Communications Agency. (1962 - 06/25/1991)
Sound Recording:
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