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I greet you at the beginning of a great Democratic march to victory -- a victory for a Democratic President -- a victory for a Democratic Congress – and a victory for the American people who -- after
The growth and greatness of our Nation is rooted deep in its soil. Our farms have provided us with the abundance and the resources we have needed to support our rise to our present position of world
This Congress and this Administration must act immediately to relieve the economic distress and despair of millions of America’s older citizens who are trapped with falling, sub-standard incomes in a
INDIA AND CHINA Whatever battles may be in the headlines, no struggle in the world deserves more time and attention from this Administration - and the next - than that which now grips the attention of
The most urgent and critical need of the people of Washington County - and of all people of Western Maryland - is the need to attract new industry - new jobs and new incomes - to your area. Today more
One week from tonight the 1960 primary trail will be at an end. The voters in Maryland and Oregon -- the only two remaining contested Presidential primaries -- will add their voices to those of New
It has been said that the strength of a nation depends to a large extent upon the strength of its civil service. Certainly there is no better guarantee of our future as a nation than a strong civil
THE CRISIS IN AMERICAN EDUCATION No problem has grown to greater proportions in the past several years than that of our educational system. And no problem touches all of our lives more directly. Our
DISARMAMENT A few weeks ago, ten nations began negotiations on the most complex and important problem facing the world today - the problem of disarmament. But despite the fact that these critical
THE WHITE HOUSE’S ANSWER TO WEST VIRGINIA I address you tonight as a candidate for President of the United States. That is a solemn responsibility - and your responsibility in selecting the next
There is really only one basic issue in this state - one issue that underlies all the rest – one issue that leads to all the other issues of defense contracts, unemployment compensation, surplus food
The single, critical, overriding need of the people of Randolph County – and the people of all of West Virginia – is the development of new industry – industry which will bring you new jobs and
THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY – AND YOUR VOTE You all know what brings me to Nebraska. I am a candidate in your primary for President of the United States. And I would like to take this opportunity to talk
Abraham Lincoln -- the President who welcomed West Virginia into the Union -- said that “The legitimate object of government is to do for the people what needs to be done, but which they cannot, by
Today much of the United States is living better than it ever has before. We have more swimming pools, more freezers, boats, and air conditioners than any country has ever had before. But the "test of
DISARMAMENT A few weeks ago, ten nations began negotiations on the most complex and important problem facing the world today – the problem of disarmament. But despite the fact that these critical
The most urgent and critical need of the people of Greenbriar County - and of all the people of West Virginia - is the need to attract new industry - new jobs and new incomes - to your state. And
One of the most important single steps in developing the economy of Greenbriar County, and protecting the health of your youth, would be the establishment of a Youth Conservation Corps. I am now
The most urgent and critical need of the people of Greenbrier County -- and of all the people of West Virginia -- is the need to attract new industry -- new jobs and new incomes -- to your State. And
Washington, D.C. - the nation's capital - is only a few hundred miles from McDowell County. But the Administration in Washington has less understanding of your problems, less concern over your
THE WHITE HOUSE’S ANSWER TO WEST VIRGINIA There has been a great deal of dispute in recent months over the value of Presidential primaries. Primaries have been condemned as “eyewash” by some, and
No area of our economy has suffered more as a result of recent economic policies than the nation's small businesses. And no area of economic development is more essential to the future of West
By far the most urgent and critical need of the State of West Virginia is the need to bring new industry - new jobs and new incomes - to your State. That one goal overshadows all others in importance
One of the most shameful and shocking failures of this Administration has been its failure to provide a decent and a dignified way of life for our older citizens. Because of this failure millions of
A few weeks ago, ten nations began negotiations on the most complex and important problem facing the world today - the problem of disarmament. But despite the fact that these critical negotiations