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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-056-r02
Sound recording of a Turkish-language radio documentary called “John F. Kennedy - Death of a Great Man: His Assassination, United Nation Mourns” from the "Window to the World" series. The series is described on the tape box label as a "weekly dramatized newsreel program of Turkish Radios (Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir)." The program contains excerpts of remarks by President Kennedy. The program was jointly produced by Radio Ankara and the United States Information Service (USIS) Ankara, and first aired on February 16, 1964. The program was produced and broadcast as the result of voting by "Window to the World" listeners for the most important event of 1963. Production credit on tape box label: "Radio Ankara/USIS Ankara joint production. Produced by Mahmut Tali Ongoren of Radio Ankara." Accession MR-1965-093-r02.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-056-r01
Sound recording of a Turkish-language radio documentary called “John F. Kennedy - Life and Work of a Great Man” from the "Window to the World" series. The series is described on the tape box label as a "weekly dramatized newsreel program of Turkish Radios (Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir)." The program contains excerpts of remarks by President Kennedy. The program was jointly produced by Radio Ankara and the United States Information Service (USIS) Ankara, and first aired on November 23, 1963 (a day after the death of President Kennedy). Production credit on tape box label: "Radio Ankara/USIS Ankara joint production. Producers: Mahmut Tali Ongoren of Radio Ankara, Kemal A. Tanindi of USIS Ankara." Accession MR-1965-093-r01.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-053
Sound recording of a radio program called "Window on the World," produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The speaker is Tarzie Vittachi. Vittachi reflects on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and reactions of leaders and citizens in Asia and worldwide. Vittachi also discusses relations between India, China, and other countries. The recording seems to end abruptly. A brief segment from a Voice of America (VOA) program called "Reporter at Large" follows the program. The date "9/7/63" is written on the tape box label [not the correct date of the "Window on the World" program]. Accession MR-1984-015.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-051
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) called "The Work of the Late President Kennedy." The recording includes excerpts from State Funeral ceremonies following the death of President John F. Kennedy. Information on tape box label: "By: Minoru Omori, Foreign News Chief, The Mainichi Shimbum," and "World in Review," and "USIS Feature." Accession MR-1965-098.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-050
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) called "The Death of President Kennedy and the Attitude of Communist China and the U.S.S.R." [Soviet Union]. Information on tape box label: "By: Ryozo Tanihata, Expert on USSR Affairs," and "World in Review." Accession MR-1965-097.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-048
Sound recording of an undated Japanese-language radio broadcast produced by the United States Information Service (USIS) called "The Communications Satellite and President Kennedy." Information on tape box label: "By: Yoshihisa Okuda, Science Commentator," and "World in Review." Accession MR-1965-095.