Search Results for "Rural affairs":

Kenneth M. Birkhead Personal Papers

Government official. Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Liaison (1961-68). Correspondence, memorandums, reports, news clippings, and photographs pertaining to the Department of Agriculture and Democratic politics.

Kenneth M. Birkhead Oral History Interview - JFK #1, 7/1/1964

Birkhead discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy (JFK), during JFK’s years in the U.S. Congress, the 1960 presidential campaign, and the evolution of JFK’s knowledge of and views on agriculture, among other issues.

Paul H. Douglas Oral History Interview - JFK #1, 6/6/1964

Douglas discusses his memories of John F. Kennedy as a Senator and as President, including their work on labor and civil rights legislation, among other issues.

Clyde T. Ellis Oral History Interview - JFK #1, 4/5/1965

Ellis discusses JFK’s early voting record concerning conservation and public power, JFK’s relation with the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), and results of the foreign aid program, among other issues.

Robertson, Joe, April 1956-21 November 1961

Nebraska: Key facts

This folder contains a map, memoranda, and newspaper articles concerning rural electrification policy and the political climate of Nebraska.

February 1960: 1-6

This folder contains copies and press releases of speeches given in Indiana, Nevada, and North Dakota by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include Indiana’s primary election; issues in Eastern Europe, particularly communism; the Democratic Party’s agricultural program; and the Rural Electrification Admini...

Meeting with officials of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) 12:10PM

AR6950-A. President John F. Kennedy with Officials of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

President John F. Kennedy meets with officials of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). L-R: Administrator of the NRECA, Norman Clapp; Secretary-Treasurer of the NRECA, Paul H. Tidwell; President of the NRECA, R. A. Yarborough; President Kennedy; Vice President of the NRECA, Albert C. Hauffe; General Manager of the NRECA, Cly...

Farm message, 31 January 1963

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include drafts and press releases of President Kennedy's Special Message to Congress on agriculture, during which he discusse...