Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1031-019
This folder contains speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy in West Virginia concerning the development and conservation of natural resources in the state. In his speeches the Senator discusses the failure of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Administration regarding natural resources and conservation programs, the coal industry in West Virginia, and developing the state’s natural resources as a way to strengthen the economy by creating new industries, such as tourism.