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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0909-032
This file contains partial copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “Defense,” given at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. In his speech he discusses President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s summit meeting in Paris with Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev and relations between the two countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0908-024
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at Milwaukie High School in Milwaukie, Oregon. In his speech he proposes an educational program to address concerns over decreased funding and population growth, as well as the disparity in educational systems between the United States and Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1025-008
This folder contains copies and press releases of speeches given in New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include primary elections; issues in Eastern Europe, particularly the Soviet Union and Communism; natural resources and conservation projects; housing reform; the Presidency and foreign policy; and policy differences between the Republican and Democratic parties.
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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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1026-006
This folder contains copies, excerpts, and press releases of speeches given in Indiana, Oregon, and West Virginia by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include the achievement gap in agriculture, military, education, and space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union; the educational system; disarmament; the economy; and a proposal for a national fuels policy. Also included in this folder is an incomplete listing by date of the Senator’s campaign stops and speeches given in each city.