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Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-33-4
Sound recording of two brief telephone exchanges in September 1962. In the first telephone exchange, President John F. Kennedy asks [White House Operator?] to place calls to labor leaders Walter Reuther, George Harrison, and David McDonald.In the second telephone exchange, a man identified as “George” offers congratulations on the appointment of Arthur J. Goldberg, and President Kennedy comments on "losing" Goldberg. The recording of the exchange begins in mid-sentence. Machine noise follows the exchange.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 33, 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-33, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 33.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-011-004-p0034
President John F. Kennedy at opening day of the baseball season. President Kennedy is sitting in the stands with (left to right): Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Louisiana Representative Hale Boggs (standing), Special Assistant Dave Powers, Special Assistant Lawrence F. O'Brien, President Kennedy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. Sitting directly behind President Kennedy are: Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Montana Senator Mike Mansfield, and Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen. A stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Star Staff Photo, G.C. Leach."