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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-24B
Dictation Belt 24B contains three sound recordings from July 30, 1963. Item 24B.1 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man (probably Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations Frederick G. Dutton). They discuss putting together a congressional delegation for an unidentified occasion (probably the signing of the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). Item 24B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Lawrence F. O’Brien, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss inviting United States Senators to join a congressional delegation to the signing of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 24B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss a legislative strategy for dealing with delays in the United States Senate on a defense appropriations bill and a military construction authorization bill. They also discuss possible effects of defense contract cuts on employment in California and on the 1964 election.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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0362-002
Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, a petition to eliminate racial discrimination in the United States National Guard, and memoranda concerning the inclusion of minority groups in the Air Force space training program and non-discrimination policies enacted by the Federal Aviation Agency. The folder also contains correspondence between Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and local politicians concerning incidents of discrimination against visiting African diplomats and race relations in Buffalo, New York.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-006
Materials in this folder include telegrams, correspondence concerning equal employment opportunities and public representations of various ethnicities and nationalities, and memoranda from various members of the White House staff, including Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton and Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights Harris Wofford, concerning the Civil Rights Subcabinet Committee and racial discrimination in the military.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-004
Materials in this folder include memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning federal employment opportunities for African Americans and racial relations within the United States National Guard.