Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-10B
Dictation Belt 10B contains five sound recordings from March 6, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 10B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 10A.7. Item 10B.1 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach. They continue to discuss issues involving the Communications Satellite Corporation. Item 10B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss unemployment figures and plans for releasing a statement. Item 10B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Lawrence F. O'Brien, Special Assistant to the President. They discuss the issue of participation of Arkansas National Guard fliers in the Bay of Pigs invasion. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 10B.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. (“Joe”) Fowler. They discuss the location of an IRS facility and possible repercussions in Pennsylvania. The recording begins with [White House Operator?] placing calls as requested by President Kennedy and Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. After delays, [White House Operator?] announces the call from Under Secretary Fowler. Item 10B.5 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Mary Wilder, secretary to Clark Clifford. Wilder reads a letter from Philip L. Graham announcing his resignation as an incorporator of the Communications Satellite Corporation.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.