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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0911-003
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given in Redding, California during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his speech he discusses a need to develop new programs for the research, planning, and development of natural resources, including hydroelectric power.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0910-030
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s remarks given at the 1960 presidential campaign kick-off at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. In his speech he discusses a need for strong Presidential leadership, as well as the responsibility of all citizens to participate in re-establishing the United States as a world leader.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0904-008
This file contains materials pertaining to the 50th Regular Convention of the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) held in San Francisco, California, including excerpts from Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech discussing a need for an increased minimum wage and revised unemployment benefits.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0910-015
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “The New Frontier,” given at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California upon accepting the Party’s nomination as candidate for the 1960 presidential election. Topics of his speech include religion, communism, nuclear weapons, and civil rights; and appeals for leadership, courage, change, and opportunity for all.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0910-014
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at a Democratic National Committee dinner in Los Angeles, California. In his speech he discusses the 1960 presidential campaign and a need for Democratic leadership to address domestic and international challenges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0910-013
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at a NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) rally in Los Angeles, California. In his speech he discusses the 1960 presidential campaign and the role of the President of the United States as a legislative and moral authority, responsible for upholding and enforcing Constitutional rights, including equal rights for all Americans.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0996-008
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, and speech drafts concerning campaign suggestions, California, domestic concerns, the economy, and Russia from Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign. Also included is a commencement address given by Chester Bowles at Smith College on June 5, 1960.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1002-015
This folder contains letters to Senator John F. Kennedy from various individuals, primarily in California, concerning the role of religion in the 1960 campaign, the prospect of a Catholic president, and support for the Senator’s campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-021
This folder contains materials concerning Senator John F. Kennedy’s trips to California during his 1960 presidential campaign, including telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, a press release, and correspondence between Senator Kennedy; Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien, Assistant to Senator Kennedy; and other members of the Senator's staff.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-020
This folder contains materials concerning Senator John F. Kennedy’s trips to Southern California during his 1960 presidential campaign, including memoranda, correspondence, newspaper articles, and programs for various fundraising functions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-019
This folder contains lists of known supporters of Senator John F. Kennedy in California.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-017
This folder contains newspaper articles concerning the Democratic Party candidates for the 1960 California primary election, including California Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-016
This folder contains press releases concerning the formation of “Kennedy for President” organizations in California for Senator John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-015
This folder contains a newspaper article and letters to members of Senator John F. Kennedy’s staff concerning polls in California on the 1960 Democratic Party presidential candidates.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-014
This folder contains materials concerning Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign and California delegates to the Democratic National Convention, including a telegram, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between Senator Kennedy, members of the Senator’s staff, and various individuals. Of note are letters from Robert F. Kennedy to individual supporters and items with handwritten notations by Senator Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-013
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, a list of known supporters of Senator John F. Kennedy in California, and order forms for campaign materials for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-012
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, Stephen Smith, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, and Peter Lawford concerning the Lawfords' involvement in Senator’s 1960 presidential campaign in California.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-011
This folder contains a telegram, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and various individuals concerning organized labor leaders in California.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-010
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and various individuals concerning speaking engagement invitations in California.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-009
This folder contains index cards listing known supporters of Senator John F. Kennedy in California.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-007
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, Stephen Smith, and California residents offering to assist Senator Kennedy’s campaign at the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-006
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, Stephen Smith, and California residents offering to assist Senator Kennedy’s campaign at the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-005
This folder contains a telegram and lists of known supporters of Senator John F. Kennedy in California.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-004
This folder contains a telegram, a memorandum, bumper stickers, and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and Ronald S. Sugarman, a student at the University of Southern California (USC), concerning the formation and activities of organizations in California supporting the Senator’s 1960 presidential campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0927-003
This folder contains telegrams, petitions, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and California residents concerning the formation, activities, and management of various organizations supporting the Senator’s 1960 presidential campaign.