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.