Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-044-027
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at "New York's Birthday Salute to the President" held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In his speech the President discusses the differences between the country's primary political parties, and characterizes the Democratic Party as "the party of hope." Materials in this folder include drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen with handwritten notations by the President and a press copy of the speech. The press copy also includes remarks from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.