Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-108-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's visit to Connecticut. Materials in this folder include a report on the status of the New Haven Railroad, a partial transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, a memorandum from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen regarding the local economy in Bridgeport and candidates for the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial elections, and a draft by Sorensen for a speech delivered in New Haven on the importance of electing Democratic officials in the upcoming elections.