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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-141-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to Democratic precinct workers at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, Illinois. In his speech President Kennedy encourages his audience to elect Senatorial candidate Sidney Yates.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-141-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at a dinner for the Democratic Party of Cook County held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. In his speech President Kennedy highlights the fundamental differences between the country’s political parties, and discusses the importance of electing Democratic representatives from Illinois in the upcoming 1962 Congressional elections. The President also encourages his audience to elect Senatorial candidate Sidney Yates.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-19-D
ST15
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-041-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at a dinner for the Democratic Party of Cook County held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. In his speech the President highlights the fundamental differences between the country's political parties, and discusses the importance of electing Democratic representatives from Illinois in the upcoming 1962 Congressional elections. He encourages his audience to elect Senatorial candidate Sidney Yates. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, a draft by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech with handwritten notations by the President, in addition to a program for the dinner.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A6-4-62
President John F. Kennedy attends a Cook County Democratic dinner at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, during a congressional campaign trip. Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley, and Representative Sidney R. Yates (Illinois) stand at right; three young children stand at center left.