Sound recording of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Special Representative for Trade Negotiations Christian Herter, and Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Carl Kaysen. According to the President's Appointment Books this meeting took place on May 13, 1963, from 4:20-4:50 p.m., between President Kennedy and trade advisors. They met to review linear cuts and other specifics on international trade agreements. One segment of the recording totaling 77 seconds has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 86, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 86 in its entirety.