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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HHH-01
Humphrey discusses first impressions of JFK, their shared service on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, political wrangling over the Democratic vice presidential candidacy in 1956, 1960 Democratic primaries and Presidential election.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROE-01
Evans discusses his association with John F. Kennedy [JFK], JFK’s work on the foreign relations committee, his relation with Clare Booth Luce, his experience in the primaries, the role of the religious issues in JFK’s presidential candidacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. and the Humphrey-Kennedy relationship, liberalism, ethnic politics, Truman’s opposition to JFK’s candidacy and JFK’s coup with Michael V. DiSalle, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1051-012
This folder contains requests for statements and speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign. Also included in this folder are statements made by Senator Kennedy concerning agriculture, defense, education, foreign policy, national security, the March of Dimes, Israel, the Middle East, and West Virginia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1057-005
This folder contains speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Iowa; Missouri; Montana; New Jersey; North Dakota; Pennsylvania; South Dakota; Tennessee; Utah; Washington, D.C.; and West Virginia. In his speeches the Senator discusses the legacy of the Democratic Party, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev, international relations, labor, industry, agricultural issues, and the development of natural resources.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1027-008
This folder contains press releases of speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Montana; Ohio; Washington, D.C.; and West Virginia during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics include poverty, preservation of natural resources, foreign policy, the threat of Communism, and Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1026-005
This folder contains copies, excerpts, and press releases of speeches given in Arizona, Indiana, and West Virginia by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s trip to South America, the Social Security program, the educational system, the coal industry, population growth and its effect on resources, and the issue of religion in American politics. Also included in this folder is an incomplete listing by date of the Senator’s campaign stops and speeches given in each city.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1048-009
This folder contains press releases of remarks made by Senator John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign concerning Nevada; the presidential primary elections in Indiana, Maryland, and Oregon; the Labor Law Advisory Panel; Senator Kennedy’s proposed Eastern European policy; agriculture; the protection of voting rights; the Senate Rackets Committee; water pollution; and the selection of Connecticut Congressman Chester Bowles as foreign policy adviser to Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign. Also included in this folder are Senator Kennedy’s tour schedules for Connecticut, Indiana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin during the presidential campaign.