Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-129-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at a Democratic State Finance Committee held at the State Farm Show Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In his speech President Kennedy describes his administration’s accomplishments concerning pollution, public housing, previous recessions, and the nation’s international conflicts with Vietnam and the former Soviet Union. The President also discusses the necessity for a Democratic Congress as a result of the 1962 Congressional elections, associating the campaigns with the nation’s symbolic campaign for progress.