[Audio recording of excerpts related to William P. Lear or his businesses]

Audio recording comprised of three excerpts from separate recording sessions, all related to William P. Lear or his businesses, circa mid-1950s. The excerpts are 1) Lear discussing his 1956 flight to the Soviet Unions, 2) a business meeting of Lear executives, and 3) Lear dictating a report about Soviet electronics equipment.

Text on container: "WPL. Moscow tape."

This audio recording contains segments from three separate recording sessions, all related to William P. Lear or his businesses, recorded circa mid-1950s. The first segment contains remarks by Lear about his 1956 flight to the Soviet Union. The excerpt focuses specifically on his experiences with a Tupolev aircraft, likely the Tu-104. He describes the equipment he observed while touring the aircraft and speculates on Soviet technology developments.

The second segment contains an excerpt from a business meeting of Lear executives, in which they discuss the development of Lear aircraft components for the European and American markets. Identified speakers in this segment are Bill Lear Junior, Fernand Matile, and a man referred to as Henry. Speakers are who not identified are noted in the transcript as “Unidentified Speaker (US).”

The third segment contains an excerpt from a report dictated by William P. Lear about Soviet electronic equipment, circa 1957. He provides background about his flight to Moscow in 1956 and describes his first-hand experiences with various Soviet technology during the trip. Lear notes that the report is to be delivered to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) at an upcoming meeting.