Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0898-018
This folder contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at a Blue Key banquet held at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. In his speech titled, “Can We Compete With The Russians?” the Senator compares scientific and technical advances between the Soviet Union and the United States, and a need for stronger leadership in the U.S. to fight the growing threat of communism.