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NEW! Audio Materials from the Kennedy Presidency

At this site, you can listen to some of President John F. Kennedy's most important speeches and peer into the Oval Office through secretly recorded conversations made by Kennedy during his presidency.

Listening to these audio files requires installation of the free RealAudio Player. It is available from RealAudio.


  • Kennedy's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 18-29, 1962

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    Last modified: 21 August 1997