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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DJR-01
In this interview Roberts discusses working with John F. Kennedy [JFK] on New England issues when he was a congressman and a senator; JFK and the American textile industry; JFK and other New England governors; the significance of New England solidarity at national political conventions; Adlai E. Stevenson and the 1956 Democratic National Convention; JFK’s bid for the vice-presidential nomination at the 1956 Convention and arguments against him; Stevenson’s reaction to JFK as a vice-presidential possibility; contact with JFK and his staff after 1956; dealing with the religious issue when gathering support for JFK; meeting at Hyannis Port in October 1959; JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; JFK’s reception in Rhode Island; interactions with President JFK and working with his Administration; and JFK’s political legacy, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-015
This folder contains a draft and copy of a speech on Federal flood insurance given by Senator John F. Kennedy before the Fall River chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants at the Stone Bridge Inn in Tiverton, Rhode Island. In his speech the Senator addresses the need for increased Federal flood expenditures for New England and proposes legislation instituting a Federal flood insurance program.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1027-014
This folder contains Senator John F. Kennedy’s itinerary for New England and copies of speeches given in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics include a proposal for a Peace Corps, education, the economy, and support in the election. Also included in this folder is a transcript from a television program in which Senator Kennedy answers questions regarding religion, Communism, Fidel Castro, agriculture, and foreign policy.