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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-194-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s filmed statement by President John F. Kennedy for the annual conference of the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) in Chicago, Illinois.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-015-013
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-015-012
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-009
This folder contains a draft of suggested remarks by Special Assistant Counsel to the President Lee C. White for a filmed statement by President John F. Kennedy for the annual conference of the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA). The draft of the speech commends the RCIA for their desegregated unions, but emphasizes that the same spirit of equality must also be present in an individual's everyday conduct and attitudes.
Photograph
Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-005-003-p0011
Photograph of a bus with labor organization signs on the windows, including the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) and AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization), in Davenport, Iowa during Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign. The photograph accompanies a letter sent to Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien, Assistant to Senator Kennedy, from Charles B. Lipsen, Director of the Active Ballot Club.
Photograph
Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-005-003-p0009
Photograph of members of the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) Local 1470 in Davenport, Iowa standing in front of a bus during Senator John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign. The photograph accompanies a letter sent to Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien, Assistant to Senator Kennedy, from Charles B. Lipsen, Director of the Active Ballot Club. Verso of photograph reads, "RCIA Local 1470, Davenport, Iowa."
Photograph
Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-005-003-p0007
Photograph of members of the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA) Local 1470 in Davenport, Iowa holding signs in support of Senator John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign. The photograph accompanies a letter sent to Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien, Assistant to Senator Kennedy, from Charles B. Lipsen, Director of the Active Ballot Club. Verso of photograph reads, "RCIA Local 1470, Davenport, Iowa."