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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-059-r05
Sound recording of undated Spanish-language programming from Radio Libertad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Information on tape box label: "Reportaje sobre la muerte de John F. Kennedy." This is reel 5 of 5 audio tape reels. Accession: MR-1964-010-r05.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-059-r04
Sound recording of undated Spanish-language programming from Radio Libertad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Information on tape box label: "Reportage a: Sr. Jose Gonzalez Ansemil; Ricardo Pueyrredon; Guillermo Odonel. A un coronel, no da nombre al iniciar el reportaje ni finaliza." This is reel 4 of 5 audio tape reels. Accession MR-1964-010-r04.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-059-r03
Sound recording of undated Spanish-language programming from Radio Libertad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Information on tape box label: "Grabacion cedida por Radio Libertad sobre la muerte de John F. Kennedy." This is reel 3 of 5 audio tape reels. Accession MR-1964-010-r03.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-059-r02
Sound recording of undated Spanish-language programming from Radio Libertad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Information on tape box label: "Reportage a: Dr. Anselmo Marini; Dr. Alfredo Palacios - Dip. Nacional; Dr. Horacio Thedy. Reportage movil desde la Calle; Rogue Vitolo; Dr. Thedy." This is reel 2 of 5 audio tape reels. Accession MR-1964-010-r02.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-059-r01
Sound recording of undated Spanish-language programming from Radio Libertad, Buenos Aires, Argentina, about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Information on tape box label: "Reportage a: Dr. Emilio Hardoy; Sr. Manuel Alfredo Liberato, P.D.P.; Dr. Matera; Monsenor D'Andrea; Dr. Morr Roy; Dr. Alende Oscar." This is reel 1 of 5 audio tape reels. Accession MR-1964-010-r01.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-058
Sound recording of an undated Spanish-language memorial ceremony for President John F. Kennedy in Cordoba, Argentina, including remarks to an audience and musical performances. Accession MR-1965-075.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-057
Sound recording of a Spanish-language tribute to the late President John F. Kennedy on November 25, 1963 (days after his death), for Radio Colon, San Juan, Argentina. Portions contain music. Information on tape box label: "Es Copia. Homenaje de Radio Colon - San Juan - Rep. Argentina. Alocucion en el Momento de la Inhumacion de los Restos del Pte. John F. Kennedy. Dia 25-11-63 a las 16 horas Argentina, y LRA Radio Nacional-Allianza para el Progreso," [Alliance for Progress], "Comentarios del Sr. Monti." Accession MR-1964-011.
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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-055
Sound recording of funeral ceremonies for President John F. Kennedy performed remotely at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial (also known as the North African War Memorial Cemetery) near Carthage, Tunisia, on November 25, 1963, days after the death of President Kennedy. Speakers include United States Ambassador to Tunisia Francis H. Russell and President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia. Ambassador Russell eulogizes President Kennedy and describes his commitment to peace, quoting from President Kennedy's commencement address at American University on June 10, 1963, and later quoting from William Wordsworth's poem "Character of the Happy Warrior." President Bourguiba delivers remarks in French. Accession MR-1965-081.
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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-047
Sound recording of an Italian-language speech given in honor of the late President John F. Kennedy in Trieste, Italy, on January 26, 1964. The speaker is Italian political commentator Gianni Granzotto. Information on tape box label: "Speech by Gianni Granzotto at Trieste Auditorium January 26, 1964, on 'John F. Kennedy, Un Ritratto del Coraggio.' Introduction by Arrigo Cavalieri, President of Trieste Italo-American Association." Accession MR-1965-090.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-046
Sound recording of a Russian-language Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, Inc.) special radio broadcast called "John F. Kennedy – His Life and Death," dated November 24/25, 1963 (days after the death of President John F. Kennedy). Mikhail Kartashev moderates. Brief excerpts of remarks delivered by President Kennedy are included. Accession MR-1965-143C.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-045
Sound recording of a Russian-language Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, Inc.) special radio broadcast called "We Shall Do Our Duty," dated November 24-25, 1963, with Leonid Pylaev speaking about the death of President John F. Kennedy. Accession MR-1965-143A.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-043
Sound recording by Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, Inc.) of U.S. Ambassador to West Germany George C. McGhee participating in ceremonies marking the opening of the John F. Kennedy Bridge in Munich, Germany, on December 18, 1963. Performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (national anthem of the United States) and "Deutschlandlied" (then the national anthem of West Germany) follows the remarks. Accession MR-1965-143D.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-040
Sound recording of a Spanish-language tribute to President John F. Kennedy. The recording includes commentary relating to Cuba and a song by Artie [Arty?] Valdes. The tribute was arranged by Conrad Manley of the United States Information Agency (USIA) office in Miami, Florida. Information on tape box label: "Cancion Homenaje al Pres. Kennedy (Voice and music Spanish). By M. Manley and Artie Valdes, 12/5/63." Accession MR-1967-012.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-036-r02
Sound recording of a special Spanish-language program for Latin America prepared by Voice of America (VOA) to commemorate the first anniversary (November 22, 1964) of President John F. Kennedy's death. The program reviews President Kennedy's accomplishments and the events immediately following his assassination. Included are excerpts from recordings of President Kennedy's speeches and other statements and a speech by President Lyndon B. Johnson (most recordings voiced over in Spanish). Tributes include a recitation of an original Colombian poem and brief statements by President Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich of Costa Rica, President Julio Adalberto Rivera of El Salvador, President Eduardo Frei Montalva of Chile, President Fernando Belaúnde Terry of Peru, President Arturo Umberto Illia of Argentina, and officials from Uruguay and Mexico. Accession MR-1965-331-r02.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-036-r01
Sound recording of a special Portuguese-language program prepared for Brazil by Voice of America (VOA) to commemorate the first anniversary (November 22, 1964) of President John F. Kennedy's death. The tribute contains excerpts from recordings of President Kennedy's speeches and other statements and a speech by President Lyndon B. Johnson (most recordings voiced over in Portuguese). Three Brazilian personalities are also heard: Brazilian Ambassador to the United States Juracy Magalhaes, Governor of Guanabara (Brazil) Carlos Lacerda, and Sociologist Gilberto Freyre. Accession MR-1965-331-r01.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-031
Sound recording of an interview of Evelyn Lincoln, former Personal Secretary to the late President John F. Kennedy, conducted by Robert S. Greene on January 21, 1964. Excerpts from the interview were used in a Voice of America (VOA) program called "John F. Kennedy - A Personal Memory" by Robert S. Greene. Main interview topics include President Kennedy's personal qualities and his effect on people around him and on the crowds encountered during his travels, his daily routines in the White House, his commitment to public service, and his family life and relationship with his children (Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr.). Lincoln also speaks about her memories of traveling with President Kennedy's party to Dallas, Texas, and the day the President died. She briefly discusses his legacy. The recording ends abruptly. Accession MR-1965-088.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-030-r03
Sound recording of part of a program covering the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Voice of America (VOA) broadcast host, identified as "Morgan," speaks to a reporter in Dallas, Texas, about shootings and the arrest in Dallas of a man in connection with President Kennedy's assassination. The VOA host refers to the reporter in Dallas as [Tom Perryman?]. The reporting is from the day of the assassination, November 22, 1963. The host reports on arrangements to transport President Kennedy's remains to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, and on the continuity of the U.S. government following President Kennedy's death. The recording ends abruptly. Information on tape box label: "English, Documentary on the Late President Kennedy Part 3, Mr. Bauernschmidt, 2P 7.5 11-28-63 WRC_36, Machine No. 8C." The following is handwritten on the tape box label: "Varying levels from source." This is reel 3 of 3 audio tape reels. Reels 1 is blank or inaudible, and reel 2 is nearly inaudible. Accession MR-1965-072-r03.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-028
Sound recording of Voice of America (VOA) radio coverage of the lying-in-state ceremonies for the late President John F. Kennedy in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., on November 24, 1963 (two days after President Kennedy's death). An unidentified reporter describes the ceremonies and identifies members of the Kennedy family and government officials in attendance. Eulogies are delivered by Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (Senate Majority Leader) including the refrain "and so she took a ring from her finger and placed it in his hands"; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Earl Warren; and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John McCormack of Massachusetts. Accession MR-1966-002.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-101
Sound recording of an undated performance by an African children's chorus. An unidentified speaker introduces the chorus in French. They sing in memory of President John F. Kennedy. Information on tape box label: "Eng/Afr. Le Groupe Les Copains. Dir: Mata N' Goma ou Mr. Damas Tanda. For: Castle-African Prod." Accession MR-1970-023.
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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-099-s2
Sound recording of a personal musical tribute to the late President John F. Kennedy. This is a Hymn Requiem (Hymn of Sorrow) to the Irish traditional "Londonderry Air," arranged and rendered by Patrick Healy, Baritone of the Westminster Cathedral Choir, with words by John Exley. Accession MR-1967-011.