I am delighted to have this opportunity to participate in the Chicago Daily News Youth Achievement Program. I want to commend the Daily News – and my friend Marshall Field – as well as those who have
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It is a real pleasure for any Democrat to come to Michigan. Here in this state you have demonstrated that victory at the polls is not the result of some magic, automatic "Democratic tide." It is the
It is a high honor to have this opportunity to participate in the discussions of this illustrious convention. In many ways I may be considered a fugitive from the most restrictive closed shop in the
Texas is known for its big men, its big talk and its big heart – and all three are preeminently embodied in the Texan we have with us tonight. He is at all times and in all places a tireless worker
No struggle in the world today deserves more of our time and attention than that which now grips the attention of all Asia. I am not referring to the unhappy tide of events in Tibet, where the world
It is in many ways appropriate that you invited a son of Massachusetts to address this distinguished gathering tonight – because, as many of you know, the first women’s organization in America was
I am not certain that all of my fellow politicians would share my enthusiasm for these literary gatherings. The literary profession, after all, has not always been very kind to the politician. George
Thirty-one years ago this January the author, editorial writer and historian Claude Bowers was invited to give the Jackson Day Dinner address to the Democrats of New York. Mr. Bowers was not regarded
"Wisdom is better than strength, and a wise man is better than a strong man." These words from the Book of Wisdom are more than two thousand years old but they have special meaning for us today. We
It is a privilege to be able to participate in this program today. It is no exaggeration to say that there are few educational drives more important or of more vital significance than that of the
I have chosen this forum and this time to make a very important announcement – I will not under any conditions or circumstances be a candidate in 1960 – of the Milwaukee Press Club. The Press Club
Much is different between Massachusetts and North Carolina – our geography, our industries, our crops, and our problems. You have sent us your hurricanes – and taken our textiles mills in exchange
Our final toast tonight is dedicated to "the United States". But responding to this toast is not as simple a task as it may first seem. The toast to the Catholic Church can only refer to one church
Take one specific example of Republican drift and vacillation of particular importance to your state – the issue of water resource development. The growth of our hydro-electric power capacity and
Just 26 years ago this week, Franklin Roosevelt was arriving in Washington. The New Deal, with its new dynamic drive, blazed forth in sharp contrast to the hesitant, moribund, outgoing Republican
I stand before you today as a fugitive from the most restrictive closed shop in the country – the United States Senate. We have a guaranteed annual wage for six years – but we have no job security, no
It is an impressive experience to come from the heart of Massachusetts to the heart of Tennessee. Much is different – but much is the same. You harvest the fields of cotton – we produce shirts and
Here in Oak Ridge, this nation has demonstrated the vast power which results from the combination of many talents and resources – abundant power, scientific personnel, industrial capabilities
Mr. President, the attention of the Congress and the American people in recent weeks has been turned, and properly so, to the forthcoming “missile gap.” I have spoken on this floor previously about
I am grateful for your generous hospitality, and for the honor you accord me by your invitation to speak. I regret – as you regret – the fact that my own state of Massachusetts has never participated
I find it particularly appropriate to come to this city to pay tribute to the memory and the birthday of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Philadelphia has many memories of F.D.R. – and many permanent
My only regret about my participation in this program is my inability to have heard the preceding discussion. You have had the privilege of listening to some of the most outstanding observers
Mr. President, I introduce, for appropriate reference, the Labor-Management Reform Bill for 1959. It is my intention to hold prompt hearings on this and related bills, and seek early passage by the
It is a real privilege and a high honor to be with you this evening on the occasion of the annual Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Dinner. Although this visit to North Carolina is unfortunately brief, I
A New Attitude on Latin America It is an impressive experience to come from historic Massachusetts to historic Puerto Rico. Much is different – but much is the same. We occupy a beachhead on the cold