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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-117-003
Sound recording of a meeting about the United Kingdom held on October 24, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, member of the House of Commons of Great Britain George Brown, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations Lawrence F. O’Brien, and Press Secretary Pierre Salinger. Topics include Cuba, British Guiana, containment of the communist threat, Europe, France, and Great Britain's political parties, elections, and leaders. President John F. Kennedy takes a telephone call from President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia. Only President Kennedy's side of the conversation can be heard. After the telephone call, topics of discussion include Italy, the economy, international credits, nuclear testing, elections in the United States, civil rights, former Secretary of War of Great Britain John Profumo, and Bobby Baker. One segment of the recording totaling 5 seconds has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. One segment of the recording totaling 1 minute and 57 seconds has been removed in accordance with the donor's deed of gift. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 117/A53, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 117/A53 in its entirety
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-116-003
Sound recording of three meeting. First is a meeting held on October 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Presidential Advisor on Foreign Affairs Dean Acheson. For most of the meeting, Acheson discusses the political climate in Europe, especially in Germany. President Kennedy speaks mainly near the end of the meeting.Next are two brief meetings on civil rights held on October 24, 1963. These consecutive meetings concern the timing of civil rights legislation and discussions with leaders in the House of Representatives on the bill and amendments. Participants include President Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations Lawrence F. O’Brien, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John McCormack (Massachusetts), Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, Representative Emanuel Celler (New York), Representative William McCulloch (Ohio), Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma), Representative Charles Halleck (Indiana), and Representative Leslie Arends (Illinois). Please note that these meetings were opened in 1984 as part of the Kennedy Library’s Civil Rights tape opening. The recording of the second meeting ends abruptly and continues on Tape 117/A53.
This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 116/A52, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 116/A52 in its entirety or the end of this recording on Tape 117/A53.