No assignment could give me more pleasure than to join in paying tribute to one of the world’s great citizens, one of the most eminent Americans living today, and certainly one of the most able and
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I stand before you today as a fugitive from the most restrictive closed shop in the country – the United States Senate. We have a guaranteed annual wage for six years – but we have no job security, no
THE ISSUES OF THE 1958 CAMPAIGN We are gathered here to discuss the issues of the campaign that will reach its climax in the months ahead. Some of the political pundits have been saying that this is a
Only the Jimmy Hoffas and the Nathan Sheffermans can find satisfaction in the failure of this Congress to pass the Labor Reform Bill – generally known as the Kennedy-Ives bill. Honest union members
UNITED STATES MILITARY POWER – PREPARING FOR THE GAP Mr. President, 400 years ago the British crown and people realized with a sense of shock that they had lost Calais forever. Long considered an
Mr. President, House Bill 13549, the Social Security Bill, now pending before the Committee on Finance, is designed to adjust benefits levels to meet the high cost of living. Unfortunately, it ignores
I am honored to be here with one of the most outstanding state executives in the country – the man who will prove again in November that he is one of our greatest vote getters – the honorable Abe
It is on occasions such as these that we like to recall the glories of the past – to talk with wistful pride of the achievements and splendor of an earlier age – and to yearn, perhaps, for the "good
It is a great privilege for me to have this opportunity to address the Democrats of Montana who are assembled here in Billings tonight. I say it is a privilege because of the importance of this
It is a great privilege for me to have this opportunity to address the Democrats of Wyoming who are assembled here in Casper today. I say it is a privilege because of the importance of this occasion –
It is a great privilege for me to have this opportunity to address the Democrats of West Virginia who are assembled in Morgantown tonight. I say it is a privilege because of the importance of this
It is an honor to participate in this exercise which has so much actual and symbolic importance to our country. I stand before you today as a refugee from a very exclusive college on the Potomac known
All eyes are on New Hampshire tonight. Democrats across the country know that this is the year for a great Democratic victory in this state. We know of the tremendous gains which you have made, as the
I am deeply honored that this outstanding educational institution of our Nation's Capital should invite for this memorable occasion a son of Massachusetts. I cannot claim to have married a Trinity
I am disappointed by those who say that all the battles have been won – that there are no longer any burning issues – that there is no longer any real need for liberal organizations, publications and
Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 17, 1958
It is a privilege to be in Wisconsin tonight. It is always a privilege for any Democrat to be in Wisconsin – or more importantly, for any liberal. For if Boston is the cradle of American liberty
I was invited here this afternoon, I understand, not as the Senate's expert on aircraft development or airport economics – but as the Senator who has spent the most time in airplanes and airports
The people of Lawrence, unfortunately, have had long experience with large-scale unemployment. But I do not need to recite to you the long-standing economic difficulties of this community. For many
I stand before you today as a fugitive from the most restrictive closed shop in the country – the United States Senate. We have a guaranteed annual wage for six years – but we have no job security, no
The Boston newspaper which I read yesterday was very much like thousands of others which all of us have read in the past several years. Russia, according to the headlines, was threatening the Middle
Recessions do not come unheralded. Close examination always reveals warning signs far in advance of their major impact. This is certainly true for the present recession. At least in the light of
It is a great honor to participate in this celebration – a testimonial of faith and confidence for the first decade of the new Israel. It is heartening beyond words to spend an evening where the focus
Victory is in the air – the handwriting is on the wall – this is going to be the greatest Democratic years since 1936. But I do not say that victory will be easy. It will come to us only if we deserve
One of the most important issues before the Senate is the subject of unemployment compensation. Whether we are in a recession, a bottom, or a depression the plain fact is that 7½ percent of our
I am greatly honored to participate in this annual presentation luncheon for the Rockefeller public service awards. My sense of privilege is heightened by the distinction of these annual awards, by