Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-228-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s statement in the White House Cabinet Room at the signing of H.R. 5555, an act to amend Title 37 of the United States Code by increasing the rates of basic pay for members of the military. In his speech President Kennedy explains that members of the military deserve these new benefits because they protect the country’s overall security, as well as the safety of individual citizens.