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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-133-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at a Democratic Party rally held in front of the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Michigan. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the upcoming Congressional elections and the importance of Democratic representatives for Michigan and a Democratic Congress for the nation. He encourages his audience to re-elect Governor John Swainson and elect Neil Staebler as Senator.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-06-B
ST14
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-06-A
ST14
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-038
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at a Democratic Party rally in front of the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Michigan. In his speech the President discusses the importance of electing Democratic representatives from Michigan in the upcoming 1962 Congressional elections. He encourages his audience to re-elect Governor John Swainson and elect Neil Staebler as Senator. Materials in this folder include a draft by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and a press copy of the speech.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-B452-34-62
President John F. Kennedy prepares to press a button to inaugurate a Masonic meeting in Chicago, Illinois, during a congressional campaign trip to Muskegon County Airport in Muskegon, Michigan. Also pictured: Congressional candidate from Michigan, Neil Staebler (standing at right, partially out of frame); newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joe Taylor; White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin and Bill Duncan. Air Force One is visible in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-B452-15-62
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with members of the public at Muskegon County Airport during a congressional campaign trip to Muskegon, Michigan. Also pictured: Governor of Michigan, John B. Swainson; Congressional candidate from Michigan, Neil Staebler; White House Secret Service agents, Ken Wiesman, John Campion, and Don Lawton.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-B452-12-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, during a congressional campaign trip; Governor of Michigan, John B. Swainson, stands right of President Kennedy on podium. Also pictured: Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Congressional candidate from Michigan, Neil Staebler; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan and Ken Wiesman. Detroit, Michigan.