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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-020
This folder contains a copy of remarks given by Senator John F. Kennedy before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee hearings on Federal Disaster Insurance in Boston, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses the need for flood control projects to alleviate potential flood damage and proposes legislation that would create a Federal flood insurance program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-015
This folder contains a draft and copy of a speech on Federal flood insurance given by Senator John F. Kennedy before the Fall River chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants at the Stone Bridge Inn in Tiverton, Rhode Island. In his speech the Senator addresses the need for increased Federal flood expenditures for New England and proposes legislation instituting a Federal flood insurance program.