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Kennedy, John F. Press conference

Throughout its 85-year history, WNYC, New York Public Radio, has faithfully observed and documented the political, historical, scientific, and cultural events—both large and small—that have shaped New York City and the entire nation. Outside of the federal government, the WNYC Collection is the largest non-commercial collection of archival audio recordings and ephemera from an individual radio broadcaster.

Talks by Adolf Berle, Gerald Frank, and Peter Ustinoff.

Throughout its 85-year history, WNYC, New York Public Radio, has faithfully observed and documented the political, historical, scientific, and cultural events—both large and small—that have shaped New York City and the entire nation. Outside of the federal government, the WNYC Collection is the largest non-commercial collection of archival audio recordings and ephemera from an individual radio broadcaster.

Cyrankiewicz, Josef. Press Conference. Contents: The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland, Josef Cyrankiewicz, is interviewed at the United Nations

Pilgrims of the United States. Dinner. Contents: Mr. Hugh Bullock of the Pilgrims Society introduces the speakers: Dean Rusk, and the Earl of Home, Great. Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Lord Home gives the major speech; it is on England's foreign policy

International Radio and Television Society. Newsmaker luncheon. Contents: William McDaniel, executive vice president of NBC, introduces Dr. Samuel B. Gould, president of the Educational Broadcasting Corporation, who speaks on the subject, "Educational Television: neither separate nor equal"

Foreign Policy Association. Luncheon in honor of Fowler Hamion. Contents: John J. McCloy introduces Mr. Hamion who is the administrator for the Agency for international Development. He speaks on "Foreign aid for a decade of development"

Rossel, Agda. Washington Square Park Concert Dedicated to the Memory of Dag Hammarskjold. Contents: Mrs. Agda Rossel, permanent delegate to the United Nations from Sweden, speaks

Medicare Rally at Madison Square Garden. Contents: -Speeches are made by Secretary of Health Education and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff, and Mayor Wagner

Screvane, Paul. High school press conference. Contents: City Council President Paul Screvane is interviewed by editors of high school newspapers

Joannes XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963. Special program on the death of Pope John XXIII. Contents: Tribute include those of Cardinal Spellman, Mayor Wagner, and U Thant

McNamara, Robert S. Press conference. Contents: Secretary of Defense McNamara discusses the removal of Soviet weapons from Cuba. As evidence that they have been removed, John Hughes, special assistant to the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, discusses aerial photographs relating to the delivery, installation and removal of Soviet weapons in Cuba. Secretary McNamara then answers reporters' questions

Memorial Day ceremonies

Kennedy, John F. American University Speech

National Urban League Award dinner. Contents: Awards to A. Philip Randolph, Tom Watson. Speeches by Whitney Young, David Sullivan, Waer Wheeler, John Sneider, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson

New York City Fire Department. Essay awards ceremony. Contents: Deputy Mayor Cavanaugh awards the winners of a fire Department essay contest

Hussein I, King of Hashemite Jordan. Reception. Contents: Mayor Wagner welcomes the king to New York City

Kennedy, John F. Civil rights speech

Kennedy, John F. Press conference

United Nations Day observance at NY City Hall. Contents: Ossie Davis reads the preamble to the U.N. Charter. Oscar Brand sings. Speakers include Mayor Wagner, John Roosevelt, Newbold Morris, and Paul Newman, who presents awards