Today we are in the midst of a depression -- a depression in the handling of our natural resources. This is not a depression of scarcity -- it is not caused by a lack of power or water or land. It is
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OUR UNSHARED ABUNDANCE Today the United States is living better than ever before. We have more swimming pools, freezers, boats and air-conditioners than any country has ever had before. But “the test
THE WISCONSIN PRIMARY In this important primary process, the state of Wisconsin has played a leading and a vital role. In 1905 - disgusted with the machinations of party chieftains - Wisconsin under
WISCONSIN'S NATURAL RESOURCES Of the many critical domestic problems which will face this nation in the sixties, few are as important to the people of Wisconsin as the conservation and development of
One of the most costly failures of our present national budget is the failure to provide for an adequate program of forestry research. Wisconsin’s own Forest Products Research laboratory is a clear
Every American who lived through the past generation has his own favorite memory of Franklin Roosevelt. I always like to think back to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 1936- when
“The test of our progress,” said Franklin Roosevelt, “is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” This year, in
THE PRESIDENT’S SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR No area of the world will receive greater American attention in the next few weeks than the area which President Eisenhower will soon visit on a goodwill tour – the
Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Hotel Rogers Reception, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, February 17, 1960
A New Dairy Program for Wisconsin and the Nation The decline in farm income is like a dark cloud on the horizon. Our experience in the twenties and thirties has made it abundantly clear that, if the
Last year the beaches of Milwaukee - a source of recreation and pleasure for thousands of people - were closed to the public. The reason: the water was polluted - it was unhealthy and unsafe. This
AFRICA If there is one area in the world which demonstrates the truth of Jefferson’s observation that “the disease of liberty is catching,” that area is Africa. For, in the past few years, freedom has
At the top of the list of this nation's wasting resources is its older citizens. Too many are compelled to retire at the age of 65, regardless of their excellent health and regardless of the fact that
I am opening today my drive for victory in the Wisconsin Presidential Primary. This will be a positive, constructive campaign. Let me make it completely clear right now that I do not intend to attack
I have said many times that the central issue in this campaign is the need for a strong Presidency. Many Democrats, I know, would rather talk, not about the President, but about his heir to the throne
I refer to strong Presidents today because I have premised my own campaign on that central issue – the Presidency itself – its powers, their use and their decline. I realize that here in California it
Perhaps no area of the world deserves more of our knowledge and attention while getting so little as the great, throbbing continent of Africa. If we were to ask a group of politicians or college
Since January 1953, this nation has passed through a period which has been marked by indecision and doubt. When we should have sailed hard into the wind, we drifted. When we should have planned
THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY – AND YOUR VOTE You all know what brings me to this state: I am a candidate in your primary for President of the United States. And I would like to take this opportunity to
Better Housing for a Better America We have heard considerable talk in recent months about our national goals. Some of them seem rather vague - some of them seem rather far off. But I want to talk
I am here this morning to apologize for the speech delivered on the Senate Floor by one of my predecessors from Massachusetts. He was talking about a mail route from the Missouri to the Columbia
The Rural Electrification Administration One program which has been constantly threatened and harassed by this Administration has been our vital program of rural electrification. There are those who
The Administration has now unveiled its farm program for 1960. The solution it offers for farm problems - its panacea for higher surpluses and lower income - its remedy for farm ills - its answer to
You all know what brings me to this state: I am a candidate in your primary for President of the United States. And I would like to take this opportunity to talk with you – not about my own candidacy
It is hard to come to Indiana in this month of February, one hundred years after the election of 1860, without thinking and saying something about Abraham Lincoln. Carl Sandburg tells how in 1816 Tom
We meet together to begin work for the great campaign of 1960. That campaign will decide whether the Democratic Party is at last to have a sufficient margin in the House of Representatives. That