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Sound recording
Margaret Ronayne Hahn Personal Papers
MRHPP-AU01-AU001-020101
Sound recording of Margaret Ronayne Hahn's recollections of her work on Senator John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign as a campaigner and one of Polly (Pauline) Fitzgerald's "tea ladies." The recording continues from side 2 of tape 1. Hahn describes watching a studio interview of John F. Kennedy and then introducing members of her family to Kennedy afterward. She also talks about campaigning with Rose Kennedy, Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford, and Jean Kennedy Smith, and about travels in Ohio, Iowa, and Illinois. She describes Rose Kennedy's clothes and style, skill as a campaigner, and routines on the campaign trail. She speaks about watching the second presidential debate between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon on television with Rose Kennedy in a hotel bar, and about Rose Kennedy playing piano and singing "Sweet Adeline" at a reception. Hahn concludes by quoting from The St. Crispin's Day speech from William Shakespeare's play "Henry V." This is tape 2 of 3. Please note that a portion of the recording on this audio cassette (tape 2) is also recorded on another cassette (tape 3); the quality of the recording on tape 3 is superior, but a segment at the beginning lasting approximately seven minutes is not included on tape 3; the recording on tape 3 has not been published online in digital form. For more information, please contact John F. Kennedy Presidential Library reference staff.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1009-012
This folder contains correspondence sent to Senator John F. Kennedy and members of his staff from various individuals of Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa concerning the role of religion in the 1960 campaign, the prospect of a Catholic president, the distribution of anti-Catholic materials, and support for the Senator’s campaign.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6396-B
Luncheon for a bipartisan Congressional group. Front Row (L-R): Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (reaching out to shake President Kennedy's hand); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Back Row (L-R): Congressman Leslie Arends (Illinois); Senator George Smathers (Florida); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Charles Hoeven (Iowa); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6396-A
Luncheon for a bipartisan Congressional group. Front row (L-R): Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Back row (L-R): Congressman Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Congressman Leslie Arends (Illinois); Senator George Smathers (Florida); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Charles Hoeven (Iowa); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6390-B
President signs Joint Resolution Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the First Inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln. President John F. Kennedy at desk. Standing, L-R: Congressman Fred Schwengel (Iowa); Congressman Peter Mack, Jr. (Illinois); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Congressman Winfield K. Denton (Indiana); Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky); Congressman William G. Bray (Indiana); Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1028-014
This folder contains speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Illinois and Iowa at Midwest Farm Conferences concerning agricultural policies under Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson, and proposals by Senator Kennedy for programs to improve the agricultural industry.