Secret White House Tapes

Meetings: Tape 109. Meeting on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson, 9 September 1963

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Meetings: Tape 109. Meeting on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson, 9 September 1963
Sound recording of a meeting held In the evening of September 9, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (Washington). They informally discuss the recently signed treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty) and how much support, if any, Senator Jackson will show for the treaty. They also discuss other issues, such as White House staffers, Laos, and Vietnam. Two segments of the recording totaling 1 minute and 27 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 109, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 109 in its entirety.
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Meetings: Tape 109. Meeting on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson, 9 September 1963