Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0925-012
This folder contains telegrams, newspaper articles, and correspondence sent between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of Senator Kennedy’s staff, and various Alabama officials concerning local efforts in the Senator’s 1960 presidential campaign, individual delegates supporting or opposing his nomination at the Democratic National Convention, and the Senator’s position on racial integration of educational institutions. The majority of the correspondence consists of letters between Senator Kennedy’s staff and Charles M. Meriwether, Alabama Director of Finance.