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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-041-r01
Sound recording of a March 31, 1965, Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcast covering the opening of the John F. Kennedy Library exhibit (a traveling exhibit) at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts delivers remarks about the opening and expresses his appreciation. Dave Powers, former Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy and Museum Curator of the John F. Kennedy Library, mentions plans President John F. Kennedy had for life following his presidency. Powers answers questions about the John F. Kennedy Library exhibit, its reception during exhibition in various locations, and his memories of "the Kennedy years." He discusses the impact of the inclusion of President Kennedy's desk in the exhibit, recounting President Kennedy's interactions with John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the boy's routine of hiding and playing under the President's desk in the Oval Office of the White House. Accession MR-1965-305-r01.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-026
Sound recording of a Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcast on January 4, 1963, covering ceremonies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The ceremonies are held in the Great Hall, National Archives, Washington, D.C., and also serve to introduce a new exhibit about the Emancipation Proclamation. Speakers include a VOA narrator; Berl I. Bernhard, Staff Director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights; Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr., Dean of the Washington National Cathedral; Charles H. Wesley, President of Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio; Attorney General of the United States Robert F. Kennedy; and Reverend J.H. Jackson, minister at the Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago, IL, and President of the National Baptist Convention. Accession MR-1969-009.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-110-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon opening an exhibit at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s naval prints. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the Archives staff for their efforts, and explains how the exhibit will educate visitors on the country’s naval history and the life of President Roosevelt.