Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-04K
Dictation Belt 4K contains eight sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 4K.1 begins on Dictation Belt 4J.6. Item 4K.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on October 2, 1962, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and an unidentified man in the White House supply room. Lincoln orders envelopes. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4K.2 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. They discuss an incoming call from J. Robert Greenberg in Greenwich, Connecticut. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4K.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts. They discuss legislative strategy regarding a foreign aid bill and make arrangements for meetings. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4K.4 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a man identified as “George” (possibly United States Navy Admiral George G. Burkley, a physician assigned to the White House Physician’s Office). The man relays a message announcing the death of a man named either “John P. Harrington” or “John T. Harrington.” Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 4K.5 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman who answers the telephone in the office of Lawrence F. O’Brien, Special Assistant to the President. Lincoln begins to relay a message about the death of a man named either “John P. Harrington” or “John T. Harrington.” [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request. The recording ends abruptly. Item 4K.6 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Lawrence F. O'Brien, Special Assistant to the President. President Kennedy notifies O’Brien of a discussion with Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts. [White House Operator?] takes President Kennedy’s request to place the call. A delay follows, the telephone rings, and then [White House Operator?] announces the call to Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. The recording of President Kennedy’s conversation with O’Brien ends abruptly. Item 4K.7 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana. They discuss legislative matters. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 4K.8 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and a man identified as “Albert.” They discuss legislative strategy on H.R. 10, the Self-employed Individuals Retirement Act of 1962. The dictation belt skips and the recording ends abruptly.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.