• Collection
    James V. Bennett Personal Papers
    1920-67

    Penologist, government official. Director, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice (1937-64). Materials relating to his career, the Bureau, and many prison or crime related issues including gun control, sentencing, and post World War II German prisons.

  • Digitized Collection
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Dorothy H. Davies
    1961-1964

    White House Staff Files 1961-1964. Staff Assistant, Office of Personnel and Miscellaneous Staff Services. Correspondence, memorandums, files relating to recruitment of Presidential and non-Presidential appointees.

  • Digitized Collection
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
    1960

    The papers on the 1960 presidential campaign include both primary and national campaign materials, and include files both on state organizations and issues.

  • Collection
    William J. Vanden Heuvel Personal Papers
    1951-1977

    Papers 1966-1968. New York political figure. Aide to Robert Kennedy; vice president of the New York State Constitutional Convention (1967); president, International Rescue Committee. Materials relating to New York State politics, State-City relations, the International League of Human Rights, and the New York City Board of Corrections; includes sp...

  • Folder
    Labor: Minimum wage bill
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 196016 February 1959

    This folder contains a statement made by Senator John F. Kennedy on the floor of the United States Senate upon the introduction of the Kennedy-Morse-Roosevelt Minimum Wage Bill, which improves upon the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by raising the Federal minimum wage and extending coverage of the law to additional workers.

  • Folder
    Social Security and depressed areas: Unemployment compensation
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 19608 March 1959-1 April 1960, undated

    This folder contains remarks made by Senator John F. Kennedy in Montana and Wisconsin concerning legislation to modernize the unemployment compensation program and establish a national minimum standard for benefits distribution.

  • Folder
    The Democratic Party: Our New Agenda for Action
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960Undated

    This folder contains copies of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Hawaii titled, “The Democratic Party: Our New Agenda for Action.” In his speech Senator Kennedy discusses the need for strong Democratic leadership to confront domestic and international issues such as the economy, unemployment, agriculture, and education.

  • Folder
    Labor: The Need for Action on Unemployment Compensation
    Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960Undated

    This folder contains excerpts of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy titled, “The Need for Action on Unemployment Compensation,” discussing legislation to increase coverage and the standard minimum payment for unemployment compensation benefits.

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