Secret White House Tapes

Meetings: Tape 96. Railroad Work Rules Dispute Meeting with Congressional Leaders, 8 July 1963

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Meetings: Tape 96. Railroad Work Rules Dispute Meeting with Congressional Leaders, 8 July 1963
Sound recording of a meeting held on July 8, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon, Senator Joseph Lister Hill of Alabama, Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan, Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington, Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma, Representative Carl Perkins of Kentucky, Representative Phil Landrum of Georgia, and Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas. They discuss an ongoing labor dispute concerning railroad workers and work rules. Please note that this meeting was opened in November 1985 as part of the Railroad Works Dispute tape release. At the end of the meeting, the tape cuts in and out several times and there are office noises and hallway conversations for about five minutes. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 96, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 96 in its entirety.
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Meetings: Tape 96. Railroad Work Rules Dispute Meeting with Congressional Leaders, 8 July 1963