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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1002-001
This folder contains correspondence between James Wine, adviser on religious issues for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign; J. Arthur Lazell, Community Relations manager on religious issues for Senator Kennedy’s campaign; and various individuals concerning the role of religion in the 1960 campaign, the prospect of a Catholic president, and Senator Kennedy’s decision not to speak at a memorial service for four interfaith chaplains who died during World War II.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0935-014-p0015
Photograph of Senator John F. Kennedy at the Second District Democratic rally in Lafayette, Indiana. The photo accompanies a letter sent to Senator Kennedy from John A. Merrell, Democratic chairman for the Second District in Indiana. Written on verso: "April 7th, 1960; 2nd District Democratic Rally, Lafayette, Indiana; John A. Merrell."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1050-007-p0004
Senator John F. Kennedy (back row, right) sitting and eating in an airplane cabin, with an unidentified man leaning towards him. Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to Senator Kennedy, (second from the left) and two unidentified men sit in the foreground.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0969-009-p0018
Photograph of (L-R) Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia; Senator John F. Kennedy; Mary Alice Tieche Smith; Hulett Smith, State Democratic Chairman for West Virginia; and an unidentified woman at a dinner honoring former President Harry S. Truman’s 75th birthday in Welch, West Virginia. Written on the verso of the photograph is, "Truman dinner."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0950-012-p0008
Photograph of Senator John F. Kennedy (right) with Anthony J. Celebrezze (left), Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and Allen C. Thompson (center), Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi at a meeting of the American Municipal Association held in Denver, Colorado. Stamped on verso: "Photo. By: Ralph H. Hargrove; Identification Bureau, Police Department, Jackson, Mississippi."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1052-007
This folder contains newspaper clippings concerning the series of televised debates between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1051-001
This folder contains memoranda and multiple tour schedules for Senator John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, and Robert A. Wallace, Director of National Kennedy for President Clubs.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1033-012
This folder contains copies of an excerpt of a speech titled, “The Catholic Issue in American Politics,” by Theodore “Ted” Sorensen, Assistant to Senator John F. Kennedy, concerning Senator Kennedy’s Catholic faith and the role of religion in the 1960 presidential campaign.