John F. Kennedy Beepers: Sid Davis and others

1963-11-22

(1) Hearty welcome for the Kennedy’s in Texas, although not universal. (2) Kennedy’s indirect criticism of Goldwater, listed his administration’s achievements (two versions). (3) The news of the shooting reaches the place where Kennedy was expected to speak. Jim Snyder questions Sid Davis in Dallas. (4) Condolences sent from West Germany (Two versions, Ed de Fontaine). (5) Description of downtown Chicago as news of the shooting spreads. (6) Unidentified police officer’s conversation with Barry Goldwater. (7) Unidentified: “It is unthinkable to me that such a thing can happen in America in these days.” (8) Unidentified: “There are no words adequate to describe this shocking, meaningless thing.” (9) How the news reached Rome and the response (George Armstrong). (10) Unidentified: “I’m deeply grieved because I knew the president intimately.” (11) Response at the United Nations (Oscar Rose). (12) Statement from Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense. (13) Dallas’ history of hostility to the Kennedy administration, Johnson sworn in. (A "beeper" is a telephone interview or report.)

Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Group W

Special events radio coverage

Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes

Special Collections and University Archives

English

sound tape reel

A guide to the full collection of Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes is available in our archival collections: https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/43884

Catalog Key: bcast-077312; Other: 0492-MMC