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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-039-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to President Fulbert Youlou of the Republic of Congo at MATS Terminal in Washington National Airport. The recording contains some background noise.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-011
Sound recording of the President's News Conference of February 15, 1961 (News Conference 4). President Kennedy begins the press conference by reaffirming the United States support of the United Nations presence in the Republic of the Congo. He then announces the formal recognition of the Government of El Salvador by the United States, and briefly discusses his economic program. The announcements are followed by questions from the press on a variety of topics, including United States-Soviet relations, the launch of a Soviet space probe towards Venus, Cuba, and the situation in the Congo.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-058-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room at the Albert Parvin Foundation Awards ceremony marking the establishment of the Dag Hammarskjöld Chair of Government and Law in Léopoldville (later known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo).