Sound recording of a meeting held on July 9, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss civil rights situations taking place in several cities. Please note that this meeting was opened in July 1984 as part of the "Civil Rights 1963" tape release. Also note that the discussions are very difficult to hear. After the Civil Rights meeting ends, the remainder of the recording on Reel 3 is simply office noises and drilling sounds, lasting approximately 30 minutes. Four segments of the recording totaling 27 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 96, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 96 in its entirety.