Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1031-012
This folder contains a speech titled, “A New Program for Coal,” given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Fairmont, West Virginia. In his speech Senator Kennedy discusses the decline of employment in the coal industry and resulting poverty, particularly in West Virginia. He goes on to propose a new coal program containing four central points: the establishment of a national fuels policy; research and development for new uses of coal; the building of new steam plants to convert coal into electricity; and encouraging long-term industrial development in West Virginia.