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White House Tapes

Transcripts and tidbits from the secret White House Tapes of JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Eisenhower, FDR, and Truman.

The Closet Where LBJ’s Secret White House Taping System was Installed

by David Coleman

This photo in the archives of the Richard Nixon Library claims to show the closet that LBJ’s secret White House tapes recording system was installed in.

Filed Under: Photos, White House Tapes Tagged With: LBJ, Nixon, White House, White House Tapes

JFK’s Dictaphone Machine / White House Tapes

by David Coleman

This is President John F. Kennedy’s Dictaphone machine that he used to dictate speeches, memoranda, and notes as well as to record some of his telephone calls in his collection of secret White House tapes. It’s one of the artifacts in the holdings of the JFK Library & Museum.

Filed Under: Photos, White House Tapes Tagged With: JFK, White House Tapes

Running late for a meeting with the President? Here’s an excuse worth trying.

by David Coleman

It worked for Adlai Stevenson when he missed his plane for a meeting at the White House on December 17, 1962.

Filed Under: White House Tapes Tagged With: Adlai Stevenson

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