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Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JEN-04
In this interview Nolan discusses various visits to different states for Robert F. Kennedy's [RFK] 1968 presidential campaign, including the University of Indiana Medical School; issues with the scheduling for the Michigan trip; planning for delays and limitations in the campaign schedule; scheduling visits to West Virginia and Nebraska; troubles with the Oregon campaign; running into Eugene McCarthy at the Portland zoo; and George S. McGovern and the South Dakota primary, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1010-003
This folder contains correspondence sent to Senator John F. Kennedy and members of his staff from various individuals of Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York concerning the role of religion in the 1960 campaign, the prospect of a Catholic president, the distribution of anti-Catholic materials, and support for the Senator’s campaign.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1002-005
This folder contains correspondence between James Wine, adviser on religious issues for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign; J. Arthur Lazell, Community Relations manager on religious issues for Senator Kennedy’s campaign; and various individuals from Illinois, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, and Pennsylvania. Topics include the role of religion in the 1960 campaign, the prospect of a Catholic president, and Senator Kennedy’s decision not to speak at a memorial service for four interfaith chaplains who died during World War II. Also included in this folder is a statement by religious leader Norman Vincent Peale.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-17924
Congressional Coffee Hour (House of Representatives). L-R: Congressman Robert F. Ellsworth (Kansas); Congressman David T. Martin (Nebraska); Congresswoman Jessica McCullough Weis (New York); President John F. Kennedy; Congressman James Harvey (Michigan); Congressman James F. Battin (Montana); Congressman John Kyl (Iowa). Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1030-030
This folder contains speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy at conventions of the ALF-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations) in California, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, and Oregon. Topics include legislation for unemployment insurance, the minimum wage, and care for the aged; effects of automation on the labor industry; racketeering and corruption within the labor movement; and the endorsement of Senator Kennedy by the AFL-CIO for the 1960 presidential campaign.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1026-007
This folder contains copies, excerpts, and press releases of speeches given in Maryland, Nebraska, New York, and West Virginia by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include the need for industrial development for economic growth, disarmament, the educational system, issues between India and China, and the importance of voters in primary elections. Also included in this folder is an incomplete listing by date of the Senator’s campaign stops and speeches given in each city.