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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-19-D
ST15
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0914-011
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy's remarks given at the O'Hare Inn in Chicago, Illinois, discussing his 1960 presidential campaign.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-070-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., documents his travels, family life, political work, and naval career between 1938 and 1941. The gold stamped title on the cover reads, “Scrap Book.” It contains newspaper clippings, photographic prints and postcards, handwritten and typed letters, and printed ephemera related to his travels in the United States and Europe, including a 1939 visit to Spain at the end of the Spanish Civil War; his involvement with the Democratic Party, including as a Massachusetts delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention; his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and his diplomatic work as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom; his family's travels between the U.S. and England; his naval training at the Squantum Naval Air Station in Quincy, Massachusetts; and other news and current events of the time. Other Kennedy family members mentioned in clippings include Joe, Jr.’s mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; his siblings, John F. Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy; grandparents, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; aunt, Margaret L. Burke; uncle, Thomas A. Fitzgerald; cousins, Marion Eunice Fitzgerald and John F. “Jack” Fitzgerald; and his sister Kathleen's future husband, William "Billy" Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington. Photographs feature Joe, Jr., attending unidentified events, with fellow trainees at the Squantum Naval Air Station, and holding a fish. An additional photograph shows an aerial view of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida. Photographic postcards feature images of canals in Xochimilco, Mexico, and of Joe, Jr., in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Senders of typed and handwritten correspondence include British politician Arthur Greenwood; politician and Democratic National Convention Chairman, James A. Farley; journalist Arthur Krock; Executive Director of the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety, J. W. Farley; and Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby. Printed ephemera include a dance card with a pencil attached by string; a flier advertising a debate on Lend-Lease policy; a printed menu and seating chart for a dinner attended by Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, R. B. Pearson; a ticket book for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in July 1940; and a printed booklet published by the Squantum Naval Air Station titled, "Flight 62 / Knocks It Off," and dated August 7, 1941. Another item of note is a paper bag printed with Spanish text; bags of this type originally contained loaves of bread and were part of a campaign by General Francisco Franco in which airplanes dropped bread over Madrid, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War. Original notations are written in blue and black ink and pencil on the rectos and/or versos of some of the clippings. This scrapbook contains 75 newspaper and magazine clippings, nine photographic prints and postcards, six pieces of correspondence, and seven other pieces of printed ephemera.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0897-014
This folder contains a copy and drafts of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy given at the annual dinner of the Democratic Party of Cook County in Chicago, Illinois. In his speech the Senator discusses the upcoming elections of 1958 and 1960, Modern Republicanism, the Republican Party's foreign policy record, and foreign aid to Poland. Of note are drafts with notations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0911-081
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at a United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America convention in Chicago, Illinois during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his speech he appeals for Democratic leadership to strengthen the United States and protect against the growing threat of communism, and discusses political party divisions on economic issues, including those relating to labor and housing legislation.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-B464-10-62
Guests attend a Cook County Democratic dinner at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois; President John F. Kennedy attended the dinner as part of a congressional campaign trip. Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff, stands at left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A6-5-62
President John F. Kennedy stands with three young children outside of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, prior to attending a Cook County Democratic dinner during a congressional campaign trip.
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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A6-1-62
View of a Cook County Democratic dinner at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois; President John F. Kennedy attended the dinner during a congressional campaign trip.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-B464-6-62
President John F. Kennedy signs an autograph for a young girl outside of McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, prior to attending a Cook County Democratic dinner during a congressional campaign trip. Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley, stands at left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A6-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (onstage, right of lectern) attends a Cook County Democratic dinner at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, during a congressional campaign trip.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1058-013
This folder contains speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Chicago, Illinois regarding industry, differences between the Democratic and Republican Parties, Soviet Union and colonialism, and United States policy towards Poland and Eastern Europe.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-464-7A-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) stands onstage during a reception for Democratic precinct captains at the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois; President Kennedy traveled to Chicago as part of a congressional campaign trip. All others pictured are unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-464-6A-62
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks to Democratic precinct captains at the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, during a congressional campaign trip. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, sits onstage at left; all others are unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-464-5A-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to Democratic precinct captains at the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, during a congressional campaign trip. Two men in background are unidentified.