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EVENING. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION UNDER THE JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM AND ALL FOUNDATION COLLEAGUES I THANK...
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YOU. THAT IS SO NICE. WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU. IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE. IT MADE -- MEANS A GREAT DEAL 50 YEARS AFTER MY FATHER'S PRESIDENCY...
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WANT TO THANK CAROLINE KENNEDY FOR THE INITIATIVES SHE DESCRIBES TO MAKE THIS THE CUTTING EDGE INSTITUTION AND ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE LIBRARY...
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INVOLVED STORY BUT THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT TYPES THERE IS THE REAL TO REAL AND TO TO PHONE SO IT IS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED WE HAVE THE TAPES THE KENNEDY...
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OF THESE PEOPLE WANTED TO BROWSE WHERE WOULD THEY GO? HOW ARE THEY ORGANIZED? >> EVEN
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MORE EXCITING THEY HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED AND THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE AND THEN THE EDUCATIONAL PORTION LEVEL WEBSITE WHERE THEY COME TO LIFE SO SOME...
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WORD EXCESS SABOL DOES COME TO MIND? >> YOU SHOULD
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REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT TED WIDMER DID IF YOU EVER HAVE TO WORK WITH RESEARCH MATERIAL OF OF ALL TAPE RECORDINGS OF ANY KIND HAS SOME APPRECIATION OF...
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ALSO WANT TO IGNORE THE QUESTION THEN BRIEFLY TO GIVE MY THANKS TO THE GREAT LIBRARY TO MAKE THE RIGHT THING POSSIBLE AND THE LIBRARY COULD NOT BE...
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A PARTICULAR SPECIALTY IN THE SECRET SERVICE THAT MAKES THIS INTERESTING. >> HE WAS TO PROTECT
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KENNEDY FROM ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE. [LAUGHTER] AND TRYING TO KEEP THE OUTSIDE FROM LESS THAN EIGHT DAYS LISTENING AND BUT HELPED KENNEDY HIMSELF....
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YEARS BEFORE 1984? [LAUGHTER] ONE WAS IN THE KNEE HOLE THEN ON THE COFFEE TABLE THEN IN THE CABINET ROOM THERE WERE DRAPES THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THEIR....
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SO FAR. WHAT NATURALLY OCCURRED IS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANY DOCUMENT TERRY RECORD OF A DECISION TO DO THIS A SOME DISCUSSION. DO YOU KNOW,
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WHAT PRODUCED THIS? >> NO. THE OWN EIGHT EVIDENCE IS THE ORAL HISTORY. IT IS SPECULATED RELATED TO THE COLD WAR AND EVELYN LINKDIN SPECULATED THE BAY...
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MUCH CREDENCE AFTER THE BAY OF P.I.G.S. AND DURING IT A GREAT DEAL LOUGH WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS TOLD BEFORE WAS NOT ACCURATE AND THIS WAS A CHECK? >>...
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BONUS. THE HISTORIAN REASON IS THE MOST CLEAR HE GOT BAD ADVICE ABOUT MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE BAY OF P.I.G.S. AWAKENED HIM TO THE PROBLEM. Q. BUT...
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FALMOUTH. >> TO GET THE PROFESSORS INTERPRETATION THE PRDVISERS AFTER HE LEFT THE ROOM WHICH ARE CRITICAL OF HIM. >> AND THEY WERE
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FALMOUTH. >> TO GET THE PROFESSORS INTERPRETATION THE PRESIDENT HAD TO MAKE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO VISIT THE SWITCH IN THE CABINET ROOM AND THE PHONE...
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WHO APPRECIATES THE HIGH QUALITY I THINK HE KNEW WHEN THE IMPORTANT ONE WAS COMING. IT WAS A PUSH BUTTON. BUT I DON'T KNOW THE RECORDINGS THEY WERE...
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THERE IS ONE GREAT RECORDING OF THE MOST DELICIOUS LEAVE PETTY. WE ARE LEFT WITHOUT MUCH GUIDANCE. >>
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OKAY. >> SCOTT
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BROWN. I AM AFRAID. [LAUGHTER] AND THERE IS A GREAT STORY THERE. THE ONE THAT HE DID SUCCESSFULLY WAS PAT MOYNIHAN RUNNING AGAINST WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY...
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GO. WHAT IS WONDERFUL ABOUT THE TAPES IS THE IMMEDIACY. WE DO HAVE OTHER TAPES TO LISTEN TO BUT ONE THING THAT I LOVE IN IS THE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN...
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GET FRESH INSIGHTS ABOUT A PRESIDENT HAS ACTUALLY WORKS? AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO HIS GIVE-AND-TAKE, HOW DOES THAT ADD TO THE RECORD? >>
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WHAT IS MORE POWERFUL FROM MY POINT OF VIEW IS THE WAY BRINGS KENNEDY TO LIFE HE WAS MASTERFUL WITH TELEVISION. WE HAVE A LOT OF MEDIA ONE OF THE THINGS...
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HIS MASTERY OF DETAIL TYPICAL? HOW DID HE HANDLE SUBJECT MATTER? IS ALL OVER THE LOT SAY YOU CAN HEAR HIM IN A NUMBER OF SETTINGS. HE SEEMS EXTRAORDINARILY...
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WELL INFORMED WITH THE SEARCHING INTELLECT SOME PRESIDENTS ARE MORE GIFTED THAN OTHERS SELL EIGHT -- SHALL WE SAY? [LAUGHTER] HIS RANGE OF ISSUES AND...
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AGREE STORY TOLD NOT TO MUCH TIME TO FIND A MODERATE AND TAKE THE AGGRESSIVE PATH WAS DIFFICULT POLITICALLY AND UNPOPULAR THEN FIDE A COURAGEOUS PATH...
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SEEMS TO BE THE ONE AREA HE IS ACUTELY AWARE THERE IS NO POLITICAL GAIN AT ALL. >> YET HE DOES IT
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ANYWAY. >> AND THEN WITH
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THE CAMPAIGN OF 1960. >> HE BEEN TO SET
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THE FIRST TAPE AND FAMOUSLY HE DID NOT HAVE ACHIEVED A STAFF. HE WANTED INFORMATION TO FLOW DIRECTLY TO HIM. >> Host:
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SIX TAPES AND ONE IS ALMOST FALL DOWN FUNNY. FIRST WAS RECORDED WITH CONSENT. JUST THREE DAYS AFTER HE DECLARED HIS CANDIDACY OF THE CAUCUS ROOM IN THE...
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YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY ? >> TO GET THE SUPPORT IT
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IS JUST LONG LONG LONG. WHY? >>
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Host: ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT PRESIDENT KENNEDY HE COULD BE DISPASSIONATELY ANALYTICAL TO TALK ABOUT HIMSELF. RIGHT AS A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN...
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THE DINNER PARTY CONVERSATION WAS HOW MUCH HE ENJOYED POLITICS. HIS PASSION. THIS IS TRUE WITH THE TAPES OF THE OVAL OFFICE. THE DELIGHT OF POLITICAL...
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FEEL FREE. >> I LOVE SAID DINNER
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PARTY TAPE IT WAS JUST GIVEN TO THE LIBRARY FIVE YEARS AGO. WE'RE STILL GATHERING THE MATERIALS. IT TO ITALY BE PUBLISHED 2011 WITH THE DEATH. SO...
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Host: THE ONLY OTHER ELEMENT IS THE ZEST FOR BEING AT THE CENTER OF NATIONAL LIFE FOR THE INTRINSIC MERIT APART I THINK OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SAID...
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WAS PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S SEAT GAIN TO ACCOMPLISH? >> THERE
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IS SO MUCH HAPPENING. YOU CAN HEAR IN THE TONE THAT YOU DON'T GET FOR READING THE TRANSCRIPTS. HE IS ASSERTING THE RIGHT OF THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED...
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THAT TIME GOVERNOR BARNETT'S WAS SORT OF KNOWN AS A BIT OF A DIMPLED. [LAUGHTER] AND TWO YEARS BEFORE DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ONE OF THE FLASHPOINTS...
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GO UP THERE TO MAKE ANY SPEECHES UNTIL YOU TALK TO ME FIRST. THEY HAD A DEAL THE ELABORATE SCHEME TO REGISTER AND JACKSON AND THEN REHASH OF ROSS BARNETT...
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CHEAP SUIT ON THE TELEPHONE. >> BUT HE DID
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NOT. THAT LED THE PRESIDENT TO SEND IN FEDERAL TROOPS AND THE NATIONAL GUARD. >> ONE OF MY
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FAVORITE STORIES OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY HE WAS TO SAY TO EQUALLY BAD SEGREGATIONIST MAYOR OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, I DON'T CARE IF YOU DENOUNCE ME IN...
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KENNEDY TELLS ARNET I TAPED THAT CONVERSATION. >> EXACTLY
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THE. >> THEY WERE
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RELEASED IN NEARLY 60 IS. >> IS AN EXHIBIT AND IT IS
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A DELIGHT TO WATCH PEOPLE DISSOLVE NOW THAT HE CAN NO LONGER DO HARM. THE NEXT EIGHT MAY BE A LITTLE ARCANE. THIS SPACE PROGRAM TO SHOW WHETHER REAL...
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THAT HARD EVEN FOR A STRONG PRESIDENT TO MOVE THE MOUNTAIN CALLED THE GOVERNMENT? >> APPARENTLY LEFT LEFT
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IT IS WONDERFUL TO GET THE POINT ACROSS. THERE IS NO WAY THIS WOULD BE A GREAT SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT. THE SCIENCE OF PFIZER'S FOR INTERESTED IN THE...
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NO DOUBT. WITH THE TWO ADVISOR STOCK BACK TO HEM AND THAT IS NOT EASY TO DO. >> Host: HE LIKED
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THAT. >> I GIVE HIM CREDIT TO HIRE PEOPLE TO TALK BACK. IT IS GOOD CONVERSATIONS. THE BOOK ALSO GIVES A TRANSCRIPT OF A CONVERSATION ONE YEAR LATER....
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CHANGE OF MR. WEBB ONE YEAR LATER THE PRESIDENT ASKS THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY? >>
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ABSOLUTELY. [LAUGHTER] >> HE ALSO ASKS IF
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IT COULD BE DONE UNMANNED? PERHAPS THE SHIFT COMES FROM A LESSENING OF KENNEDY'S OLD COLD
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WAR PERSPECTIVE. >> Host: THIS MEETING TAKES PLACE ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AFTER THE "STATE OF THE UNION" SPEECH. I YEAR-AND-A-HALF LATER AND THE GOVERNMENT...
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OFF-AGAIN EMPLOYEE THAT IS THE CASE. [LAUGHTER] I HAVE SEEN THAT ON DISPLAY THE SAYS WHY EIGHT HOUR REDOING AND NOW? WHAT CAN BE DONE? HE WAS ON IT...
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PART OF THE SPACE RACE COME TO THE FREEDOMS OF THAN SPACE CAPSULE TO SEE THE TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS A NEW EXHIBIT. >> IS SO
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LITTLE. >> Host: THE CUBAN
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MISSILE CRISIS. IN THE AUDIO CENTS ALMOST COMPLETELY DOCUMENTED? >> WE HAVE A SHORT PIECE OCTOBER 22, 1962, PRESIDENT KENNEDY MADE THE FAMOUS SPEECH...
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ONE PARAGRAPH FIRST. GENERAL. WHAT IF KHRUSHCHEV DENOUNCES TOMORROW, WHICH I THINK HE WILL IF WE ATTACK Q BUT IT WILL BE NUCLEAR WAR? WHAT IS YOUR...
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EISENHOWER :I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY WILL. A POINT NOT ELABORATED. ALLEN, WHEN YOU'RE A TAPE AND READ THE TRANSCRIPT WAS SAYING THAT FASCINATES ME IS HOW...
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GO. >> >> Host: TALK
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ABOUT THIS 50 YEARS LATER, IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT BERLIN AND OUR ALLIES WERE ZERO THE MISSILE CRISIS? >> IT IS CLEAR THERE IS
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A TRANSCRIPT WHERE THE PRESIDENT KENNEDY IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS AT STAKE
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.