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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-11A-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss the cancellation of a visit by a French official.Machine noise precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] speaks to Under Secretary Ball while he holds for President Kennedy.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 11A, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-11A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 11A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-11A
Dictation Belt 11A contains six sound recordings. Item 11A.1 is a telephone conversation held on March 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss the cancellation of a visit by a French official. Machine noise precedes the conversation. [White House Operator?] speaks to Under Secretary Ball while he holds for President Kennedy. Item 11A.2 is a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and United States Army General Chester V. Clifton. They discuss the issue of participation of Arkansas National Guard fliers in the Bay of Pigs invasion. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 11A.3 is a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Adrian S. Fisher. They discuss responding to a statement by Senator Thomas J. Dodd of Connecticut. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 11A.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss international trade issues involving the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. The trade issues involve wool, oil, and a pipe embargo. The dictation belt skips occasionally. Item 11A.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach. They discuss civil rights issues in Mississippi and Louisiana and briefly discuss Interhandel. The recording begins in mid-conversation. [White House Operator?] ends the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 11A.6 is part of a telephone conversation held on March 7, 1963. First an unidentified man notifies President Kennedy of the death of Thomas J. Shanahan. Then the unidentified man gives Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln additional information regarding Shanahan. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 11B.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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials include a memorandum to the President from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding Martin Luther King's upcoming appearance before the United Nations Apartheid Committee, a report by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams on his trip to West and West Central Africa, a summary of the public reaction to the President's European trip, and a memorandum to the President from Under Secretary of State George W. Ball titled, "Proposed Nuclear Offer to De Gaulle." Also included in this folder is a paper by James Reston titled, "Kennedy and the American Diplomats: State Department Allowances."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-229-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding a trip by Under Secretary of State George Ball to Paris, France and Bonn, Germany to discuss the Nassau Agreement and the proposed creation of a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Nuclear Force. Also included is a copy of a speech given by Under Secretary Ball to the Steering Group on Implementing Nassau Decisions at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) in Paris and reactions to the speech.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-006
This folder contains memoranda, telegrams, and correspondence regarding United States cooperation with France on nuclear weapons safety and control, U.S. relations with France and French President Charles de Gaulle, and nuclear testing by France. Also included in this folder are memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from Under Secretary of State George Ball titled, “Proposed Nuclear Offer to De Gaulle,” and, “A Further Nuclear Offer to De Gaulle,” discussing France and a nuclear test ban treaty.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-119-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on November 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and Under Secretary of State W. Averell Harriman. They discuss the delivery of wheat on American ships to the Soviet Union, alternatives, and related discussions with American unions. Other topics of discussion include a review of the coup situation in Vietnam; Berlin, Germany; plans for a visit by President of France Charles DeGaulle; and the allocation of resources by the Soviet Union. Also Under Secretary Ball talks to Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz on the telephone. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 119/A55, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 119/A55 in its entirety.