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Herbert E. Tucker Personal Papers
HTPP-001-009
This folder contains material related to John F. Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign and the Democratic National Convention, including correspondence related to civil rights and Black voter outreach; advice and suggestions for other members of the campaign staff from Herbert Tucker and Marjorie McKenzie Lawson, Director of the Civil Rights Division of Kennedy's campaign; schedules; press releases; and a contact list for the state coordinators of the campaign's Civil Rights Division.
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Herbert E. Tucker Personal Papers
HTPP-001-007
This folder contains material related to John F. Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign and the Democratic National Convention. Materials include correspondence related to civil rights, Black voters, and Black delegates; Herbert Tucker's advice and suggestions for other members of the campaign staff regarding the Convention; a memorandum written by Marjorie McKenzie Lawson, Director of the Civil Rights Division of Kennedy's campaign, regarding outreach to Black delegates at the Convention; and tickets for Convention sessions.
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Herbert E. Tucker Personal Papers
HTPP-001-006
This folder contains correspondence to and from Herbert Tucker related to civil rights issues and John F. Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign, including Tucker's advice and suggestions to other members of the campaign staff regarding Black voter outreach; a statement by members of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights; and planning materials for the Democratic National Convention.
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Herbert E. Tucker Personal Papers
HTPP-001-005
This folder contains newspaper clippings covering civil rights issues and events during John F. Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign.
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Herbert E. Tucker Personal Papers
HTPP-001-004
This folder contains materials related to civil rights issues and John F. Kennedy's 1960 Presidential campaign, including Ohio's Black voter registration statistics; contact lists; a summary of Kennedy's meeting with the Michigan delegation on civil rights; handwritten notes by Herbert Tucker; and summaries of Kennedy's Congressional actions and speeches related to civil rights. Of note is a transcript of John F. Kennedy's interview with Percival L. Prattis, editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, regarding civil rights policies.