Pre-Campaign Speeches and
Statements
Statement
of JFK announcing his candidacy for President, 2 January, 1960
Address
of JFK to the National Press Club, 14 January 1960: The Presidency in 1960
Address
of JFK accepting Democratic Party Nomination for President, 15 July, 1960
Address
of LBJ accepting Democratic Party Nomination for Vice President, 15 July,
1960
Statement
of Senator John F. Kennedy, 21 July, 1960
Press Conference
of Senator John F. Kennedy In Hyannis Port, Mass., Thursday, 28 July, 1960
Joint Statement
of Senator John F. Kennedy and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, 30 July, 1960
Background
Memorandum Prepared By Senator Kennedy's Office, August 1960
Background
Memorandum Prepared By Democratic National Committee, 8 September, 1960
August 1, 1960:
Statement,
Hyannis Port, Mass., Farm Policy
August 2, 1960:
Statement,
Hyannis, Mass., Civil Rights Section
August 4, 1960:
Statement,
Gov. Robert B. Meyner as New Jersey campaign director
August 5, 1960:
Remarks, New
York, N.Y. Overseas Press Club
Statement
on the death of Leland Olds
August 6, 1960:
Statement,
Hyannis, Mass., Lithuanian-American Leaders
Statement,
Hyannis, Mass., Polish-American Leaders
Statement,
Hyannis, Mass., Chinese-American Citizens
Statement,
Hyannis, Mass., Immigration and Naturalization Laws Press Release No. 1
Statement,
Hyannis, Mass., Immigration and Naturalization Laws Press Release No. 2
Statement,
Hyannis, Mass., Immigration and Naturalization Laws Press Release No. 3
August 8, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
August 9, 1960:
Statement,
Use of Civil Rights Legislation
August 10, 1960:
Speech
in U.S. Senate on Fair Labor Standards
Letter
to Rabbi Israel Goldstein
August 11, 1960:
Statement
on the announcement of Representative Chester Bowles
August 12, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., Representative Aime J. Forand as National Chairman, Senior-Citizens-for-Kennedy
Committee
August 13, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., Action of the Finance Committee on Medical Care of the
Aged
August 14, 1960:
Speech,
Hyde Park, N.Y., Memorial Program
August 17, 1960:
Letter
to Senator Clinton Anderson
Remarks, via
telephone to National Association of County Officials, Miami, Fla.
Speech
delivered in the Senate on "Airlift Africa"
August 18, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, Minimum Wage Bill
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, National Committee of Business and Professional
Men and Women for Kennedy and Johnson
August 19, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, Farmers for Kennedy and Johnson
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, Senator George Smathers as Assistant Democratic
National Chairman
August 20, 1960:
Press
conference, Independence, Mo., Truman Library
August 21, 1960:
Remarks,
Des Moines, Iowa, Farm Conference
Press
conference, Des Moines, Iowa, Auditorium
Statement,
Des Moines, Iowa, Farm Conference
August 23, 1960:
Statement,
telegram to VFW, Sheraton Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Mich.
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, Inability to Attend VFW Convention
Statement
in the U.S. Senate on Medical Care for the Aged
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, Anderson-Kennedy Amendment
August 24, 1960:
Speech, Alexandria,
Va., George Washington High School Stadium
Speech,
Alexandria, Va., (partial text)
August 26, 1960:
Speech,
New York, N.Y., Zionists of America Convention
Speech,
Detroit, Mich., VFW Convention (advance release text)
Speech,
Detroit, Mich., VFW Convention (verbatim text)
Speech, via
telephone to AMVET Convention, Miami Beach
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, Senior Citizens for Kennedy
Statement
with reference to endorsement by AFL-CIO
August 29, 1960:
Statement,
Jewish High Holy Days
August 30, 1960:
Statement
on Minimum Wage Conference
Press
conference, Washington, D.C., Senate Office Building
Remarks
via telephone to New York State AFL-CIO
August 31, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., letter to Gov. Ernest F. Hollings
Statement
upon passage of Kennedy-Proxmire bill increasing dairy supports
Statement to
representatives of the National Bar Association
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, National Bar Association
Statement,
Washington, D.C., press release, Medical Advisory Committee