Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-032-006
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, between former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and then Senator John F. Kennedy. Materials mainly consist of Mrs. Roosevelt's views and advice on political affairs, and personal correspondence. Topics primarily relate to the 1960 presidential campaign. Of note is an exchange between Mrs. Roosevelt and Senator Kennedy concerning a remark that Mrs. Roosevelt made on the television show College News Conference about Joseph P. Kennedy's financial and political support of his son. Correspondence between economist John Kenneth Galbraith and Mrs. Roosevelt, and letters from Mrs. Roosevelt's son John A. Roosevelt and grandson Curtis Roosevelt to Senator Kennedy are also included.