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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-011-003
This folder contains John F. Kennedy's handwritten journal for various trips to Asia and the Middle East taken in 1951. In the journal, then Congressman Kennedy records his daily activities, conversations with local representatives, ideas regarding American foreign policy, and views on the presence of communist ideology in certain countries.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-036-013
This folder contains an edited copy of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy at the annual banquet for the Histadrut Zionist Organization in Baltimore, Maryland adapted for The Strategy of Peace, a compilation of speeches and statements concerning foreign policy by Senator Kennedy published during the 1960 Presidential campaign. In his remarks, Senator Kennedy discusses the position of Middle Eastern nations in the context of international politics, focusing specifically on the strength of Israel, the rise of Arab nationalism, the regional leadership of Egypt, the global dependence on Middle Eastern oil, and the possible influence of the Soviet Union on Middle Eastern nations.