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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-031-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate handgun control and a 1988 state ballot measure approved by Maryland voters to ban the sale of handguns known as "Saturday Night Specials." The episode aired on Friday, November 18, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0909-028
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given in Cambridge, Maryland discussing proposed legislation to reduce pollution in water resources.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0909-021
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given in Hagerstown, Maryland. In his speech he proposes the Area Redevelopment bill to create jobs and promote industry research and development in economically distressed regions.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6669-C
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon) after signing H.R. 6713 Public Law 87-61 Federal Aid Highway Act, amending certain laws and other provisions regarding the Federal highway program. (L-R) Congressman John McCormack (Massachusetts), Senator Francis Case (South Dakota), Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan), Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), President Kennedy (seated at desk), Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota), Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland), Senator Neuberger, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, unidentified man (partially hidden), Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, unidentified man, and Congressman William C. Cramer (Florida). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6669-B
President John F. Kennedy signs the H.R. 6713 Public Law 87-61 Federal Aid Highway Act, amending certain laws and other provisions regarding the Federal highway program. (L-R) Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama), unidentified man, Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky), Congressman Noah M. Mason (Illinois), Congressman Gordon H. Scherer (Ohio), Congressman Thomas J. O’Brien (Illinois), Congressman Wilbur Mills (Arkansas), Senator Harry F. Byrd (Virginia), Senator Robert Kerr (Oklahoma), Congressman John McCormack (Massachusetts), Senator Francis Case (South Dakota), Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan), Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), President Kennedy (seated at desk), Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota), Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland), Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6669-A
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the H.R. 6713 Public Law 87-61 Federal Aid Highway Act, amending certain laws and other provisions regarding the Federal highway program. (L-R) Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin), Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky), Congressman Noah M. Mason (Illinois), Congressman Gordon H. Scherer (Ohio), Congressman Thomas J. O’Brien (Illinois), Congressman Wilbur Mills (Arkansas), Senator Robert Kerr (Oklahoma), Senator Harry F. Byrd (Virginia), Congressman John McCormack (Massachusetts), Senator Francis Case (South Dakota), President Kennedy (seated at desk), Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan), Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota), Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland), Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon), Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, two unidentified men, and Federal Highway Administrator Rex M. Whitton. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1057-004
This folder contains speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. In his speeches the Senator discusses the legacy of the Democratic Party, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to the United Nations, international relations, Communism, and legislation; and asks for support for his 1960 presidential campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1032-010
This folder contains a speech titled, “New Industry for West Virginia,” given by Senator John F. Kennedy in South Charleston, West Virginia, and a variation of the speech given in Hagerstown, Maryland. In his speeches Senator Kennedy discusses unemployment and the importance of the Area Redevelopment Bill to bring new industry into depressed areas for job creation and stimulation of the economy.