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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-20A
Dictation Belt 20A contains three sound recordings. Item 20A.1 is a telephone conversation held on May 27, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss contingency planning due to the illness of Pope John XXIII. Machine noise precedes the conversation. Item 20A.2 is a telephone conversation held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. They discuss unidentified legislation and dealing with Senator Russell Long of Louisiana on a prospective tax bill. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 20A.3 is a part of a telephone conversation held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana. They discuss debt limit legislation, Presidential election prospects, Louisiana politics, and Louisiana’s gubernatorial election prospects. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request and then machine noise precedes the conversation. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 20B.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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6336-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with Queen of Mardi Gras and her court, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy talks with the United States National Forestry Queen (holding Smokey Bear doll). Founder of the Mystick Krewe of Louisianians (governing authority of Washington D.C. Mardi Gras) Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana stands partially hidden behind and left of the President. Senator Long's daughter Rita Katherine Long is the 1961 Mardi Gras Queen. Chairman of the Mardi Gras Ball, Congressman Edwin E. Willis of Louisiana stands right of the President, behind the Forestry Queen. Also present is Congressman Willis's wife Estelle Willis.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6412-B
Swearing-in ceremony, Frank B. Ellis, Director of Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM). L-R: Senator Allen J. Ellender (Louisiana); President John F. Kennedy; Alice Grima Ellis; Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Frank B. Ellis; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Chief Justice of Louisiana Supreme Court, John B. Fournet; Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana), no glasses; Senator C. Estes Kefauver (Tennessee), in back; Herman Kohlmeyer, in front. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18685
President John F. Kennedy with Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana at a Congressional Coffee Hour in the Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Clarence J. Martin Personal Papers
CJMPP-001-005-p0020
Photograph of Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson with the Louisiana Congressional Delegation in the Senate Chambers, Washington, D.C., during the 1960 presidential campaign. Standing left to right are Congressman Hale Boggs, Senator Allen J. Ellender, Senator George A. Smathers, Senator John F. Kennedy, Frank B. Ellis, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, Senator Russell B. Long, and Congressman Edwin E. Willis. Inscription on photo reads, "For my good friend Clarence Martin, Frank B. Ellis."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-002-006-p0029
Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson with the Louisiana Congressional Delegation in the Senate Chambers, Washington, D.C., during the 1960 Presidential Campaign. The photograph was sent to President Kennedy with a letter dated January 13, 1961, from Frank B. Ellis, and was taken on the day Mr. Ellis agreed to direct Senator Kennedy's campaign in Louisiana. Standing left to right are Congressman Hale Boggs, Senator Allen J. Ellender, Senator George A. Smathers, Senator John F. Kennedy, Frank B. Ellis, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, Senator Russell B. Long, and Congressman Edwin E. Willis.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6456-D
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of a Committee to Boost the Economy of New Orleans in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Members include: Mayor of New Orleans deLesseps Morrison; Chairman of the Committee to Boost the Economy of New Orleans John Oulliber; President of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in New Orleans A.P. Stoddard; President of the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans William Osborne; Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana; Senator Russell Long of Louisiana; Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana; Congressman F. Edward Hébert of Louisiana.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6456-B
Press photographers observe as President John F. Kennedy meets with members of a Committee to Boost the Economy of New Orleans in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Members include: Mayor of New Orleans deLesseps Morrison; Chairman of the Committee to Boost the Economy of New Orleans John Oulliber; President of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in New Orleans A.P. Stoddard; President of the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans William Osborne; Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana; Senator Russell Long of Louisiana; Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana; Congressman F. Edward Hébert of Louisiana.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6456-A
Press photographers observe as President John F. Kennedy meets with members of a Committee to Boost the Economy of New Orleans in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Members include: Mayor of New Orleans deLesseps Morrison; Chairman of the Committee to Boost the Economy of New Orleans John Oulliber; President of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in New Orleans A.P. Stoddard; President of the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans William Osborne; Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana; Senator Russell Long of Louisiana; Congressman Hale Boggs of Louisiana; Congressman F. Edward Hébert of Louisiana.