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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CDD-06
Dillon discusses tax reform and the tax bills of 1962 and 1963, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-010-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the possibility that President Bush will veto an economic recovery bill because it contains a tax increase on wealthy Americans. The episode aired on Tuesday, March 17, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25B-1
The recording of this conversation begins on Dictation Belt 25A.6. Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They continue to discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics.Following the conversation, there is machine noise and [White House Operator?] answers the telephone.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 25B, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-25B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 25B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25B
Dictation Belt 25B contains two sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 25B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 25A.6. Item 25B.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They continue to discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics. Following the conversation, there is machine noise and [White House Operator?] answers the telephone. Item 25B.2 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana. They discuss arrangements for General Maxwell D. Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other Joint Chiefs, to speak to United States Senators about a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The Senators include Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, his Preparedness Investigation Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 25C.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.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25A-6
Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics.Machine noise precedes the conversation, and the conversation begins in mid-sentence. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 25B.1.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 25A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-25A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 25A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-25A
Dictation Belt 25A contains six sound recordings. Item 25A.1 is a telephone conversation held on July 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They discuss an unidentified situation concerning United Air Lines. They also discuss Peru using aid money from the United States to buy gold. Item 25A.2 is a telephone conversation held on July 31, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana. Senator Long raises an objection to an order requiring the state government of Louisiana to enforce compliance with a federal integration order on a highway project. Item 25A.3 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and a White House Operator. When President Kennedy answers, the operator informs him that the call from Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts is intended for Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O’Donnell. Item 25A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between an unidentified man and a White House Operator. The unidentified man asks for an outside line. Item 25A.5 is a telephone conversation held on August 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Claude Desautels. They discuss the integration of African Americans into the federal workforce and plans for a field hearing in Philadelphia. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 25A.6 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. They discuss their positions on a tax bill and its possible effects on the economy and politics. Machine noise precedes the conversation, and the conversation begins in mid-sentence. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 25B.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.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-217-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address to the nation on pending legislation for tax reductions and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty). In his speech the President explains how tax reform will improve the American economy and protect against a recession, citing increased employment, increased family incomes, improved strength of the American dollar, and new international markets.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-214
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the national conference of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President urges the swift passage of pending tax reform legislation, explaining that tax reduction is one part of an overall economic program designed to decrease unemployment, increase domestic production, and balance international payments.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-195-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed remarks for the CBS network in response to questions concerning the tax cut bill, tax policy, Government spending, and the Federal debt.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-102
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of June 7, 1962 (News Conference 35). The President begins the press conference with a statement concerning the economic outlook of the United States and his administration’s economic program. He then announces that he is asking Congress to enact across the board reductions in personal and corporate income tax rates on January 1, 1963 in order to aid economic recovery. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the foreign aid program, the 1962 tax bill, the proposed tax bill for 1963, whether the United States will assist France in the development of nuclear weapons, and the plan announced by United States Surgeon General Luther Terry to investigate the link between cigarette smoking and disease.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-18-D
AR40, ST29
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-10-B
AR40
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-010-007
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-004-007
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-004-006
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's radio and television address to the nation on pending legislation for tax reductions and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty). In his speech the President explains how tax reform will improve the American economy and protect against a recession, citing increased employment, increased family incomes, improved strength of the American dollar, and new international markets as benefits. Materials in this folder include various memoranda (some by Dr. Walter W. Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers), note cards, drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and a press copy of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-033
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at the national conference of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President urges the swift passage of pending tax reform legislation, explaining that tax reduction is one part of an overall economic program designed to decrease unemployment, increase domestic production, and balance international payments. Materials in this folder include a press, reading, and mimeographed copy of the speech, in addition to the Committee's membership directory, a program for the conference, and a Washington Report on the Committee's recent activities.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-001
This folder contains a copy of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy before the Young Presidents Organization at Harvard Business School. In his speech the Senator remarks on the need for Federal programs to address issues in the economy and discusses areas to include in an anti-recession program including tax reform, unemployment regulations, social security coverage, and employment issues. The copy contains handwritten notations by Senator Kennedy. This folder also contains a copy of the Senator's introduction of Governor of Michigan G. Mennen Williams at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner on January 23, 1954, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0893-013
This file contains materials regarding Senator John F. Kennedy’s address before the first session of the 83rd Congress. In his speech, the Senator calls for the implementation of programs to alleviate economic hardships in New England caused by a decline in manufacturing and industry and poorly managed natural resources. Senator Kennedy suggests that Federal assistance for the modernization of technologies, tax incentives for industry expansion, and labor reforms will help revive the New England economy. Of note are several notations by the Senator.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0893-003
This folder contains drafts and copies of speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy at various dinners and organizational events. Topics include the New England industrial economy, Federal tax laws, the economy, and Vietnamese independence from France. Of note are several items with notations by the Senator.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-001
This folder contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “New England’s Economic Prospects.” In his speech the Senator discusses the New England economy and the need for increased legislation and tax reform to stimulate industrial and economic expansion in the region.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-089a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Topics include the tax bill, the balance of payments, and an increase in resources for the International Development Association. Of note is a draft statement for the President regarding taxes and the tax bill. Also included in this folder is a copy of Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon's statement before the House Ways and Means Committee on the status of the economy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of June 7, 1962 (News Conference 35). The President began the press conference with a statement concerning the economic outlook of the United States and his administration's economic program. He then announced that he was asking Congress to enact across the board reductions in personal and corporate income tax rates on January 1, 1963 in order to aid economic recovery. Following this statement the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the foreign aid program, the 1962 tax bill, the proposed tax bill for 1963, whether the United States would assist France in the development of nuclear weapons, and the plan announced by United States Surgeon General Luther Terry to investigate the link between cigarette smoking and disease. Background materials in this folder consist of briefing papers for the President on foreign affairs. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases of President Kennedy's Special Message to Congress on tax reduction and reform, during which he explains how pending tax reform legislation will stabilize prices, encourage economic growth, increase employment opportunities, and improve the country's balance of payments.