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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RAD-01
Dungan discusses Theodore C. Sorensen’s role during the Senate years; Senate Labor Committee, Landrum-Griffin Act, John F. Kennedy's relationship with labor leaders; 1960 presidential campaign, primaries in West Virginia and Oregon and the 1960 Democratic National Convention, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0911-002
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s remarks at Multnomah Hotel in Portland, Oregon during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics include labor, legislation, congressional relations, the 1960 campaign, and international relations.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1030-034
This folder contains copies of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy titled, “Labor – The Source of American Strength,” in Oregon and Wisconsin. In the speech Senator Kennedy discusses the importance of organized labor in the history of the United States and internationally, a need for labor-management reform and social welfare legislation, the effect of automation on labor, and the defeat of anti-labor legislation.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1032-008
This folder contains a Congressional Record and copies of speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy in Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin concerning legislation for a national medical insurance program to assist aged citizens with health care costs.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1030-030
This folder contains speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy at conventions of the ALF-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations) in California, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, and Oregon. Topics include legislation for unemployment insurance, the minimum wage, and care for the aged; effects of automation on the labor industry; racketeering and corruption within the labor movement; and the endorsement of Senator Kennedy by the AFL-CIO for the 1960 presidential campaign.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1029-032
This folder contains copies of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy titled, "The Crisis in American Education," concerning insufficient training for educators and a deficiency in funding for schools. Also included are copies of remarks made by Senator Kennedy in Oregon and Wisconsin regarding overcrowded schools, an inadequate number of teachers, and a bill granting money to states for the construction of schools and salary increases for teachers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1027-005
This folder contains press releases, statements, speeches, and transcripts of press conferences given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Alaska, California, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Washington during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics addressed include voter registration, labor, legislation and congressional relations, the 1960 campaign, natural resources, Communism, Latin America, and the Soviet Union.