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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25A-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on July 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They discuss an unidentified situation concerning United Air Lines. They also discuss Peru using aid money from the United States to buy gold.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 25A, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-25A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 25A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25A
Dictation Belt 25A contains six sound recordings. Item 25A.1 is a telephone conversation held on July 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They discuss an unidentified situation concerning United Air Lines. They also discuss Peru using aid money from the United States to buy gold. Item 25A.2 is a telephone conversation held on July 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana. Senator Long raises an objection to an order requiring the state government of Louisiana to enforce compliance with a federal integration order on a highway project. Item 25A.3 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and a White House Operator. When President Kennedy answers, the operator informs him that the call from Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts is intended for Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O’Donnell. Item 25A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between an unidentified man and a White House Operator. The unidentified man asks for an outside line. Item 25A.5 is a telephone conversation held on August 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Claude Desautels. They discuss the integration of African Americans into the federal workforce and plans for a field hearing in Philadelphia. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 25A.6 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics. Machine noise precedes the conversation, and the conversation begins in mid-sentence. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 25B.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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-043
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's welcome address to the President of Peru, Dr. Don Manuel Prado, at MATS Terminal in Washington National Airport. Materials in this folder include a reading copy and press copy (including President Prado''s reply) of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Peace Corps. Materials include a letter to the President from the Peace Corps Special Representative for Africa Harris Wofford, a memorandum from Director of the Peace Corps Sargent Shriver to the President concerning Wofford, and newspaper clippings regarding the Peace Corps program in Peru. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Costa Rica. Materials concern the Costa Rican sugar import authorization for 1962, the election of Francisco J. Orlich as the new President of Costa Rica, and the political situation in Peru. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by the Inter-American Committee for Free Elections titled, “Memorandum on the Coming Costa Rican Presidential Election: A Frank Discussion of the Political Question and of the Communist Problem in that Nation.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-007
This folder contains a briefing book in preparation for Peruvian President Manuel Prado Ugarteche's visit to the United States. The book includes suggested public statements, a description of administrative arrangements, biographical information on President Prado and members of his party, and briefing papers for President John F. Kennedy's discussions with President Prado on international politics and economic issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Peru (officially known as the Republic of Peru). Materials in this folder include newspaper articles, telegrams from Douglas Henderson, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'affaires for the United States Embassy in Peru, memoranda from Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Executive Secretary of State Lucius D. Battle, and William H. Brubeck, National Security Advisor on Africa regarding correspondence with Peruvian heads of state and the American response to the military coup during which President Manuel Prado Ugarteche was deposed. This folder also contains correspondence between President Kennedy and Peruvian Presidents Prado, Ricardo Perez Godoy, and Fernando Belaúnde Terry on subjects such as the Alliance for Progress, the spread of communist ideology, and pending sugar taxation legislation. This folder contains some Spanish-language materials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-005
This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Peru (officially known as the Republic of Peru). Materials in this file include memoranda and correspondence between President Kennedy and Peruvian President Manuel Prado Ugarteche; and materials concerning President Prado's visit to the United States including a program, a position paper, press releases, event guest lists, and a summary of administrative arrangements. [Notes: This file contains Spanish-language materials and 1 photographic print (JFKPOF-PH-400).]
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065a-006
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 an article titled "On the Track of the Facts," by Roberto Garcia-Pena, Latin American reactions to United States policy on the coup in Peru, a new labor code in Peru using the Taft-Hartley Law as a guideline, and the presidency and mid-term elections. Of note are two issues of El Obrero magazine distributed by the United States Embassy in Mexico City to trade unions in Mexico. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include assistance to India, Peruvian gold purchases, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include major country and program developments for the Alliance for Progress, tied aid and the balance of payments, and foreign aid programs for several countries. Of note is a memorandum from Father Daniel McClellan regarding Peru and disbursement of funds from the Alliance for Progress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062a-014
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Ralph A. Dungan, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include appointments for Postmaster General and the Federal Reserve Board, the foreign aid bill, and the California-Chile project under the Alliance for Progress. Of note is a newsletter from Senator Wayne Morse detailing his trip to Peru as Special Ambassador for the United States for the inauguration of President Fernando Belaúnde Terry. Also included in this folder is an INR (Bureau of Intelligence and Research) summary of Dr. Arturo Illia and his program for Argentina.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062a-013
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Ralph A. Dungan, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include ambassadorial appointments, foreign aid, and elections in Nicaragua and Peru. Of note is a letter from the Crow Indian Tribal Council of Montana presenting a gift of a peace pipe to the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062a-011
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Ralph A. Dungan, Special Assistant to the President. Materials include a report on the Alliance for Progress and a survey of attitudes towards the Alianza (Alliance for Progress) in Lima, Peru after one year. Of note is a detailed report by Pat M. Holt on the Peace Corps program in Colombia.