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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Congressional Campaign Files, 1946-1958
JFKCAMP-0103-001
This file contains statements by Representative John F. Kennedy on various issues in his 1952 senatorial campaign including communism, immigration, civil rights, the high cost of living, and the record of his opponent Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Also included in this file is a press release urging the repeal of the Taft-Hartley labor union law.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Congressional Campaign Files, 1946-1958
JFKCAMP-0122-008
This folder contains materials related to Senator John F. Kennedy's meeting with attendees of the United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association annual conference, during which the group discussed civil rights and labor legislation under consideration by the United States Senate. The folder also contains materials related to Kennedy's speech before the Association of Former Internes and Residents of Freedmen's Hospital, regarding racial discrimination in training and employment in the medical profession.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Congressional Campaign Files, 1946-1958
JFKCAMP-0098-006
This folder contains material outlining John F. Kennedy's positions on various issues of interest in his 1946 Congressional campaign, including colonialism; housing; price control; public health; and labor. Of note are several pages with notes handwritten by John F. Kennedy.