Secret White House Tapes

Meetings: Tape 113. Conversation with Bundy and Dungan, 30 September 1963

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Meetings: Tape 113. Conversation with Bundy and Dungan, 30 September 1963
Sound recording of a meeting held on September 30, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and Special Assistant to the President Ralph Dungan. This is a typical White House staff conversation between President Kennedy and high level White House staffers on a variety of issues. None of the issues are discussed in great detail, but the participants speak briefly about the recently signed treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty) and France, British Guiana, the budget, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s trip to Greece, and ambassadorial posts. Before this meeting there is also a brief photo opportunity with retiring White House policeman and a brief discussion on the recent acquisition of “mini deer,” which President Kennedy requests be housed at Camp David, Maryland. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 113, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 113 in its entirety.
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Meetings: Tape 113. Conversation with Bundy and Dungan, 30 September 1963