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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-033-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the signing of H.R. 6518 (referred to as the Latin American Aid Bill), a bill implementing the Act of Bogotá by appropriating funding for a Pan-American social and economic program within the Alliance for Progress. The bill also allocated funds to support reconstruction efforts in Chile following a series of damaging earthquakes.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-017-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy's address at a reception for Washington's corps of Latin American ambassadors in the East Room of the White House. In his speech President Kennedy proposes the establishment of the Alliance for Progress, a cooperative effort between the United States and Latin America to improve social, economic, and health conditions in the Western Hemisphere.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-054-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room at the swearing-in ceremony of Teodoro Moscoso as Assistant Administrator of Latin America for the Agency for International Development. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the economic goals of the Alliance for Progress.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-053-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to a group of Latin American archivists in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech President Kennedy discusses how recorded history impacts the present, and explains how the Pan American attendance at the conference symbolizes the mission and accomplishments of the Alliance for Progress.