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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-06B-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John W. Reynolds of Wisconsin. They discuss Wisconsin’s 1962 gubernatorial election.Unintelligible speech precedes the telephone conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 6B, 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-06B, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 6B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-06B
Dictation Belt 6B contains seven sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 6B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 6A.4. Item 6B.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John B. Connally of Texas. They continue to discuss Texas’s 1962 election results and Texas politics. Item 6B.2 is a telephone conversation held on November 7, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and Governor-elect John W. Reynolds of Wisconsin. They discuss Wisconsin’s 1962 gubernatorial election. Unintelligible speech precedes the telephone conversation. Item 6B.3 is inconsequential office chatter spoken by President John F. Kennedy and Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather a conversation recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording. Item 6B.4 is a telephone conversation held on November 17, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The man reports on a Cuban sabotage plot. The dictation belt skips throughout leaving many gaps in the conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 6B.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The topic of discussion is unclear. The recording begins in mid-conversation and is noisy. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 6B.6 is a brief fragment of a conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. The topic of discussion is unclear. This is not a telephone conversation, but rather a conversation recorded when the telephone was left off the hook. It is a very poor quality recording, and the conversation is unintelligible. Item 6B.7 is a telephone conversation held on December 17, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss Skybolt in preparation for President Kennedy’s Nassau, Bahamas, meeting with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain. The recording is noisy and begins in mid-conversation. The dictation belt skips. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 6C.1. 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.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-240-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s taped remarks for a dinner honoring Wisconsin Governor John Reynolds. In his speech President Kennedy discusses Wisconsin’s history of progressive state government.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-222-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at Ashland Airport after inspecting the Apostle Islands in Ashland, Wisconsin. In his speech the President commends Wisconsin's comprehensive resource development plan, and explains how the conservation of natural resources can impact local economies.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-094-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the Jefferson-Jackson-Kennedy dinner held at the Milwaukee Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In his speech President Kennedy discusses several of his administration’s programs, including the disarmament process, the Alliance for Progress, and international space exploration.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-049-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at a ceremony on the White House South Lawn commemorating the 50th anniversary of Wisconsin’s enactment of the workmen’s compensation law. In his speech the President introduces a commemorative stamp to be issued by the United States Post Office, and discusses the need for more programs and legislation to improve a worker’s social, economic, and physical well-being.