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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26A-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on August 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss foreign aid given to countries that engage in merchant shipping to Cuba. They also discuss foreign aid for India and negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear test inspections. They also discuss American troops in Europe and German officials’ views on the matter.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 26A, 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-26A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 26A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26A
Dictation Belt 26A contains six sound recordings. Item 26A.1 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. In preparation for Secretary Rusk’s press conference, they discuss the prospect of answering a question about France and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The recording begins in mid-conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.1A is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator brings Lincoln up to date on President John F. Kennedy’s recent telephone calls. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.2 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the possibility of appointing United States Ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles to a new position. They also discuss the prospects of political problems in California, where Latin American groups could resent a perceived favoritism in appointments given to Texans. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 26A.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss foreign aid given to countries that engage in merchant shipping to Cuba. They also discuss foreign aid for India and negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear test inspections. They also discuss American troops in Europe and German officials’ views on the matter. Item 26A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Kennedy asks to visit President Kennedy to review an unidentified matter. Item 26A.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The recording is noisy and ends abruptly. The full conversation (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 26B.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-TPH-43
Sound recording of a dictation by President John F. Kennedy. He talks about the possibility of the French making nuclear weapons.The recording ends abruptly. Machine noise follows the dictation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-30-2
Sound recording of three telephone exchanges. The first exchange is a telephone conversation held on October 22, 1962, between President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss ways to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis and consider possible consequences, including nuclear war and actions taken by the Soviet Union in Berlin, Germany. The recording begins in mid-conversation.The second exchange is chatter involving [White House Operators?]. Machine noise follows.
The third exchange is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and an unidentified man. They talk about an impending address to the nation on providing an “effective quarantine” against a threat.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 30, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-30, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 30.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-30
Dictation Belt 30 contains two sound recordings from October 22, 1962. Item 30.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and John J. McCloy. President Kennedy asks McCloy to return to the United States from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to support the handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis at the United Nations (U.N.). The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 30.2 is a recording of three telephone exchanges. The first exchange is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. They discuss ways to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis and consider possible consequences, including nuclear war and actions taken by the Soviet Union in Berlin, Germany. The recording begins in mid-conversation. The second exchange is chatter involving [White House Operators?]. Machine noise follows. The third exchange is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and an unidentified man. They talk about an impending address to the nation on providing an “effective quarantine” against a threat.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-TPH-08B-1
The recording of this conversation begins on Dictation Belt 8A.4. Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They continue to discuss a press item about a proposed nuclear naval force and Soviet surveillance of naval vessels.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 8B, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-08B, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8B.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-08B
Dictation Belt 8B contains five sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 8B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 8A.4. Item 8B.1 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They continue to discuss a press item about a proposed nuclear naval force and Soviet surveillance of naval vessels. Item 8B.2 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and statements made by Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 8B.3 is a sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and surveillance of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) naval fleet and merchant ships. Item 8B.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss the Stennis Committee’s review of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Item 8B.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss the Stennis Committee’s review of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, results of a recent Gallup Poll, and problems for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York. The recording of the end of the conversation repeats on Dictation Belt 9A.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-TPH-08A-4
Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and statements attributed to Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona. They also discuss a press item about a proposed nuclear naval force and Soviet surveillance of naval vessels.The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 8B.1.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 8A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-08A, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-023
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address, "Nuclear Testing and Disarmament." In his speech, the President announces and explains his decision to resume nuclear testing as a matter of national security, noting that true security can only be achieved in mutual disarmament with effective inspection, and that tests might be cancelled if the Soviet Union signs a satisfactory treaty. Materials in this folder include a memorandum concerning public response to the speech, draft and press copies of the speech, and introductory and closing remarks from ABC Radio correspondent Bob Fleming.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-031-034
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and journalist Drew Pearson. Items include information and correspondence relating to the berthing place of the USS Missouri and copies of letters to Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union. Pearson wrote to Khrushchev to relay President Kennedy's views on the Soviet Union's plan to resume nuclear testing and to encourage Khrushchev to cooperate with the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-015
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles ("Chet"), the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs, and Ambassador at Large. Materials mainly represent Bowles' views and advice on foreign affairs. Topics include foreign aid, nuclear testing, and United States foreign policy in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Of note is a report by Bowles on foreign aid titled "Proposal for a New Operational Framework for Foreign Economic Assistance"; a letter to President Kennedy in which Bowles expresses concern over perceived inaction with regard to his recommendations for foreign policy in Africa, Asia and Latin America; a memorandum summarizing major foreign policy recommendation made by Bowles in 1962; and a memorandum summarizing a conversation between Bowles and Soviet Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-007
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. Materials consist of a letter from Nobel Prize winning physicist Dr. Hans A. Bethe to President Kennedy discussing atmospheric and underground testing of nuclear weapons and a letter from Dr. Bethe's wife, Rose Bethe, thanking President Kennedy for personally presenting the Fermi Prize to her husband.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-036-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's statement on the development and testing of nuclear weapons. In his statement the President proposes an end to the nuclear arms race. Materials in this folder include handwritten memorandums and a draft of the President's statement.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-048
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address before the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York City. In his speech the President addresses the recent death of U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, presents six proposals for the new Disarmament Program, and provides information on the current crises in Laos, South Vietnam, and Berlin, Germany. Materials in this folder include a draft, press copy, and reading copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-015
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee opening session held at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President addresses arms control and military defense, particularly in regards to threat of nuclear war. Materials in this folder include a press copy and a reading copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Science and Technology (OST). Materials concern a memorandum to the President from OST Director Jerome B. Wiesner regarding a reorganization of the OST, a meeting between President Kennedy and Presidents of National Research Councils of the Americas, radioactive iodine (I-131), and a proposal for the creation of a task force to survey Federal activities in water research.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-024-025
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists of messages of condolence on the loss of the submarine USS Thresher, sent through the Department of State, to President Kennedy from foreign dignitaries and Heads of State. Copies of official Department of State translations and replies on behalf of the President are also included. Of note are messages to and from Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, President Francisco Franco of Spain, and President Ngo Dinh Diem of the Republic of Vietnam. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-024-024
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists of messages of condolence on the loss of the submarine USS Thresher, sent through the Department of State, to President Kennedy from foreign dignitaries and Heads of State. Copies of official Department of State translations and replies on behalf of the President are also included. Of note are messages to and from President Chiang Kai-shek of the Peoples Republic of China, Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, President Charles de Gaulle of France, and President Heinrich Lubke of West Germany (Federal Republic). This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-044
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan upon his departure from Gatwick Airport in Gatwick, England. In his speech the President thanks the Prime Minister for his hospitality, and expresses his hopes for negotiations leading to the regulation of nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-043
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan upon arrival at Gatwick Airport in Gatwick, England. In his speech the President identifies two major issues which he hopes to examine during his visit: cooperative international relations and nuclear weapon regulation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-124-010
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Sweden. Materials in this folder include telegrams from American Ambassador to Sweden James C.H. Bonbright, a summary of the processes for Swedish parliamentary elections, memoranda concerning nuclear test ban treaty negotiations, and materials concerning Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander's visit to the United States, including biographical information, an itinerary, and a memorandum from Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials pertain to EEC (European Economic Community) negotiations, a nuclear test ban treaty, a meeting between President Kennedy and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville, and French foreign policy. Of note is a letter from Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev to President of France Charles de Gaulle regarding a France-West Germany treaty of cooperation, and a memorandum to President Kennedy from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger titled, “De Gaulle.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials include a memorandum to President Kennedy from Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy titled, “Action on Nuclear Assistance to France,” correspondence between President Kennedy and President of France Charles de Gaulle, and a paper titled, “Suggested NATO Nuclear Program.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials concern discussions between President Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko; and a meeting between President Kennedy and Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and President of France Charles de Gaulle regarding Berlin and disarmament. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials include a letter to the President regarding France and nuclear weapons from Clare Booth Luce, and replies by Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy and the President.