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Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-50-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held in 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. They discuss James H. Meredith’s accusations of segregation within the United States Army.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 50, 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-50, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 50.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-50
Dictation Belt 50 contains four sound recordings. Item 50.1 is a recording of two telephone exchanges. The first exchange is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman called “Barbara” who answers the telephone in the office of White House Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige. They discuss President John F. Kennedy’s decisions on social affairs, one involving Chief Justice Earl Warren and another involving a luncheon. A long delay precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request. Machine noise follows the conversation. The second exchange is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and a White House Operator. President Kennedy asks the operator to place a call to Charles Bartlett. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 50.2 is a telephone conversation held in 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. They discuss James H. Meredith’s accusations of segregation within the United States Army. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 50.3 is a telephone conversation held in 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. They discuss the signing of an unidentified bill, southern politics, and other congressional matters. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 50.4 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation held in 1962 between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The topic of discussion is unclear. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-020
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the Fliegerhorst Kaserne, a United States Army installation in Hanau, Germany. In his speech the President commends the efforts of American soldiers serving abroad, and discusses the importance of cooperative military endeavors among allied countries. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the speech and a program for the appearance with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-029
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Lyman L. Lemnitzer of the United States Army in the White House Rose Garden. The press copy also includes remarks by General Lemnitzer and Roswell L. Gilpatric, Assistant Secretary of Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-025
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General George H. Decker of the United States Army in the White House Rose Garden. The press copy also includes remarks by General Decker and Cyrus Vance, Secretary of the Army.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-018
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Lauris Norstad of the United States Army in the White House East Room. The press copy also includes remarks by General Norstad.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include a letter relaying a conversation between Schlesinger and the Counselor of the Soviet Embassy Mr. Kornienko, Berlin, the John Birch Society, Vietnam, and a proposal to organize the democratic parties of the world. Of note are letters and newspaper clippings concerning Army indoctrination abuses and a related seminar in San Antonio, Texas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Army. Materials include correspondence between the President and the parents of a deceased Vietnam soldier, and the re-routing of calls from the White House National Board to the Signal Board when the President calls the Army War Room. Of note is a telegram from Fred L. Shuttlesworth to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy detailing the violence occurring in Birmingham, Alabama by state troopers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Army, and consists of two magazines titled, “Army,” and, “Special Warfare.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Army, and concern the 1963 fiscal year appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program. Also included in this folder is a breakdown of the projects and appropriations for each state.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Army, and concern the Oahe Dam and Reservoir built by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Army. Materials include a report from General James Van Fleet to Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr on the Army training program, Stahr's resignation letter, and a press release announcing the formation of the Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces. Of note is a program for the 1962 Army football team at the United States Military Academy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Army. Topics include two new permanent Army divisions; the passing of H.R. 6151 authorizing 12 billion dollars for aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels; issues with the Panama Canal Zone; and the resignation of Richard S. Morse as Assistant Secretary of the Army (R&D). Of note is a copy of a speech given by Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Walt W. Rostow titled, "Guerilla Warfare in the Underdeveloped Areas." Also included in this folder is a report of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Justice. Materials consist of a working paper by the Special Warfare Division of the Department of the Army titled, "Counter Insurgency Operations: A Handbook for the Suppression of Communist Guerrilla/Terrorist Operations."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118-004-p0007
A caption on the verso of the photograph reads: "30-026-58-2/AH62, 4 April 1962. Col. Frank C. Castagneto (L), Fort Slocum Post Commander, congratulates newly promoted Major F. Abundio Maldonado of the Guatemalan Army. Major Maldonado was promoted while attending the U.S. Army Information School. Looking on L- R; Lt Col. Charles S. Babcock, Ass't. Com't USARIS, Mrs. Aldonado, and Lt. Col. Arthur J. Nealon, Deputy Post Commander. Photog-Saul Fitzgerald-Civ Fort Slocum, NY." This is a U.S. Army photograph. A stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Official Photograph, Publication of the photograph is not authorized unless approved for release by a Public Information Office at any Army activity or installation and so noted hereon. It's use in commercial advertisement must be approved by the Public Information Division, Office of the Chief of Information and Education, Department of the Army, the Pentagon, Washington 25 D.C. If published, please credit as U.S. Army Photograph."