Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0978-006-p0036
Photograph of an unidentified woman, child, and nun at St. Luke's Hospital in Nigeria. The photograph accompanies a letter sent to Senator John F. Kennedy from Frances Rinker. Written on verso: “Trying to feed a badly undernourished baby. And Senator Kennedy we have food surpluses! Why, please tell me why we have so much, and don’t share it with people who need it so badly.”