Sound recording
Margaret Ronayne Hahn Personal Papers
MRHPP-AU01-AU001-010101
Sound recording of Margaret Ronayne Hahn's recollections of her work on John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign. Hahn begins by reading a letter she wrote to her mother, in which she describes her experiences while attending events relating to President-elect Kennedy's inauguration. Hahn also talks about her introduction to campaigning and her role as one of Polly (Pauline) Fitzgerald's "tea ladies," arranging and hosting teas and receptions during the 1960 presidential campaign. Hahn describes her work arranging a tea reception in Baltimore and the participation of Kennedy family members during the event. Hahn also speaks about responding to Polly Fitzgerald's request to work on behalf of the tea ladies at the Democratic National Headquarters in Washington, D.C., becoming a working mother in the process, and later traveling and working as an advance person on the campaign trail. This is side 1 of 2 on tape 1 of 3. The recording continues on side 2 of tape 1.