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Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-042
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s greetings to the citizens of Denmark on their 50th observance of the United States’ Independence Day (Fourth of July). The remarks were recorded on June 23, 1962, for the July 4, 1962, Rebild festival in Denmark. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the contributions of Danish-American citizens, and explains the countries’ common democratic traditions, sense of individualism, and purpose in the Atlantic community. Accession MR-1965-076.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-039
Sound recording of Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts reading the Declaration of Independence. A recording of Senator Kennedy's reading was broadcast on WQXR Radio in New York, on July 4, 1957, as part of the station's observance of the Fourth of July. An unidentified speaker introduces Senator Kennedy's reading; the date of the recording of the introduction is not known (John F. Kennedy was a senator at the time his reading was recorded, but the speaker in the introduction refers to him as President). Printed on the record label: "Reading of the Declaration of Independence by President John F. Kennedy." Accession MR-1965-301.