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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-169
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of March 21, 1963 (News Conference 52). The President begins the press conference by reporting on his trip to Costa Rica where he met with Presidents of five Central American countries. The Presidents agrees to continue efforts on the Alliance for Progress and work together to fight communism and Cuban subversion. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including Soviet troop withdrawal from Cuba, the TFX fighter-plane contract, the South Korean military government extending their rule for four more years, and the economy.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-156-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the presentation of the flag of the 2506th Cuban Invasion Brigade at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the history of the unit, the ways in which the Alliance for Progress can assist in Cuban revolutionary efforts, and the difficulties facing Cuban exiles living in the United States.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-147
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of December 12, 1962 (News Conference 46). The President begins the press conference with a statement thanking the French government for loaning Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to the United States for exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington D.C. He then states that disputes between the American Athletic Union and athletic federation groups are jeopardizing U.S. participation in international competition, including the 1964 Olympic Games, and urges the groups to put their differences aside immediately. Following these statements the President answers questions on a variety of topics including the alleged information breach of the National Security Council regarding Governor Adlai Stevenson, the possibility of a direct line between the United States and the Soviet Union, the situation in Cuba, and the Alliance for Progress. He also announces he would deposit his papers in a Presidential Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-145-009
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras, on the White House South Lawn. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the Alliance for Progress and how the program will respond to the current situation in Cuba.