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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-14B-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. They discuss possible naval base closings and the outlook for a bid by the city of San Francisco to host the 1964 Democratic National Convention.Machine noise follows the conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 14B, 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-14B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 14B.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-14B
Dictation Belt 14B contains six sound recordings from March 12, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 14B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 14A.5. Item 14B.1 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They continue to discuss Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules on expense accounts. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 14B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. They discuss possible naval base closings and the outlook for a bid by the city of San Francisco to host the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 14B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Richard N. Goodwin, Secretary-general for the International Peace Corps Secretariat. They discuss preparing remarks for President Kennedy to deliver during his visit to Costa Rica. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric. They discuss hearings on the TFX airplane. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.5 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Lawrence F. O'Brien, Special Assistant to the President. They discuss a construction bill, a pay raise issue, and their effects on the federal budget. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 14B.6 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. They discuss Sylvester’s testimony at a hearing involving the TFX airplane.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-039-028
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the Navy Summer Festival at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine concerning the relationship between the Navy and the local community.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include a visit to European shipyards by Chief of the Bureau of Ships Ralph K. James, the first sea trials of the USS Bainbridge, naming of ships, Cuban Komar class motor torpedo boats, and a request for research and development of an ASW ship. Of note is a handwritten letter to the President from Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. Also included in this folder are numerous condolence letters from the President to families of deceased Navy personnel.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Materials include technical information of United States Coast Guard ships, a statement by the President on the west coast maritime labor dispute, histories for the Mayflower and USS Saratoga, an introduction by the President and the catalog for the exhibit of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s naval art titled, “Old Navy: 1776-1860,” and invitations to numerous members of Congress to join the President at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, D.C. for the Evening Parade. Also included in this folder is a pamphlet on naval sea power.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include suggestions of names for the new aircraft carrier CVA-66, the USS Williamsburg to compete in the International Indian Ocean Expedition, a proposal to Sir Winston Churchill to name a Polaris submarine after him, and the President's visit to observe the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Of note is a memorandum regarding a conversation between Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, and others. Also included in this folder is the program for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet event.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Materials consist of an article titled, "The President's Desk," by Lieutenant Commander Marvin F. Studebaker, USN (Ret.).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include a fire on the USS Constitution, the launching of the USS Sam Houston, readiness and deployment of Fleet ballistic missile submarines, and the resignation of Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally. Also included in this folder are materials regarding an article in the Washington Post titled, "Speechmakers and Peacemakers," by Marquis Childs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include the percentage of publicly owned coastline of the western United States, the use of College Entrance Examination Board tests by Service Academies, and the specifications of a diesel launch. Also included in this folder are condolence letters from the President to families of deceased Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Of note is a draft of a resignation letter, presumably by Secretary of the Navy Fred H. Korth, with annotations by the President.
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JFKPOF-084a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Materials consist of condolence letters from the President to families of deceased USS Thresher (SSN-593) personnel.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include moving the USS Constitution; the first sea trials of Polaris submarine USS Andrew Jackson; and the appointment of Admiral Harold Page Smith as Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, upon the retirement of Admiral Robert L. Dennison. Also included in this folder are letters from the President to Navy personnel injured on the USS Constellation, numerous condolence letters from the President to families of deceased Navy and Marine Corps personnel, and a transcript of a press conference held by Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric concerning the Defense Industry Advisory Council. Of note is a newspaper clipping from The Chicago Sun dated September 13, 1942 with a picture of Navy personnel, including the President, recently chosen for torpedo boat service.
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JFKPOF-084a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy, and consists of a booklet about the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute at the National Naval Medical Center.
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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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JFKPOF-046-031
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning an exchange of remarks between President Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Admiral James R. Reedy, former commanding officer of the VPB-110 Patrol Bomber Squadron. In his remarks the President discusses the history of the VPB-110 (the squadron of which Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. was a member during World War II), commends the veterans who served in the unit, and explains the need to honor the achievements of the past while looking to the future. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the remarks and a memorandum containing a schedule for the event and background information on the VPB-110.
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JFKPOF-046-011
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. of the United States Navy in the new flower garden of the White House. The press copy also includes remarks by Admiral Anderson and Fred Korth, Secretary of the Navy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-108-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's visit aboard the USS Kitty Hawk off the coast of California to witness a carrier task force weapons demonstration. Materials in this folder include a copy of the Kitty Hawk News and letters from President Kennedy to various military officials thanking them for courtesies extended during his visit.
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JFKPOF-044-040
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks aboard the USS Kitty Hawk following a task force weapons demonstration. In his speech the President explains the importance of the sea to national security, and commends his audience for their efforts to apply modern science and technology to maritime traditions.
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JFKPOF-043-043
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Robert L. Dennison of the United States Navy in the new flower garden of the White House. The press copy also includes remarks by Admiral Dennison.
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JFKPOF-040-006
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's exchange of remarks with Commander Nicholas Mikhalevsky and Electrician's Mate First Class Gilbert M. Olsen aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. near Newport, Rhode Island. In his speech the President thanks the crew for their gift, a model of the ship, and discusses the importance of the ship to the Kennedy family.
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JFKPOF-066a-006
This folder contains a report collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. The report, titled "An Evaluation of the Wagmight Concept," was conducted by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), and concerns Captain Cooper B. Bright's "Wagmight" proposal of an inflatable airplane.
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JFKPOF-066a-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, and concern Captain Cooper B. Bright and his "Wagmight" proposal of an inflatable airplane. Topics also include his Bright's retirement from the Navy and a request for a court of inquiry.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-004
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, and concern Captain Cooper B. Bright and his "Wagmight" proposal of an inflatable airplane. Topics also include Bright's retirement from the Navy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-003
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the President's visit to the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. DD-850. Items include information about watching the America's Cup race from the ship, letters of invitation to Congressmen for the event, and a gift of a model of the ship from its crew.
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JFKPOF-066-012
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, and consist of newspaper clippings regarding the USS Constitution traveling to the 1964 World's Fair in New York City.