1960 Presidential
Campaign Speeches of Senator John F. Kennedy
October 1960
October 1, 1960:
Remarks,
Chicago, Ill., City Hall
Remarks,
Chicago, Ill., Lake Meadow Shopping Center
Speech,
Chicago, Ill., Polish-American Congress
Remarks,
Chicago, Ill., excerpts of speech to Polish-American Congress
Remarks,
Minneapolis, Minn., Bean Feed
Question
and Answer Period, Minneapolis, Minn., Bean Feed
October 2, 1960:
Remarks,
St. Paul, Minn., airport
Remarks,
St. Paul, Minn., St. Paul Hotel
Remarks,
St. Paul, Minn., GTA Convention
Remarks,
Duluth, Minn., University of Minnesota, excerpts (advance release text)
Remarks,
Duluth, Minn., University of Minnesota
Remarks,
Hibbing, Minn.
Speech,
St. Louis, Mo., Chase Hotel (advance release text)
Speech,
St. Louis, Mo., Chase Hotel
Statement,
message on Pulaski Day
October 3, 1960:
Statement,
telegram to National Maritime Union 12th Convention, New York
Remarks,
Alton, Ill., Town Square
Remarks,
Granite City, Ill., auto rally
Remarks,
East St. Louis, Ill., auto rally, 15th and Broadway
Remarks,
East St. Louis, Ill., National Stockyards
Remarks,
East St. Louis, Ill., main intersection
Remarks,
Belleville, Ill., Augustine's Restaurant
Remarks,
Belleville, Ill.
Speech,
Carbondale, Ill., Southern Illinois University Stadium, excerpts (advance
release text)
Speech,
Carbondale, Ill., Southern Illinois University Stadium
Remarks,
Marion, Ill., Marion County Court House
Remarks,
Marion, Ill., Veterans' Hospital
Remarks,
Marion, Ill., airport
Remarks,
Harrisburg. Ill.
Remarks,
Venice, Ill.
Speech,
Springfield, Ill., Armory
Question
and Answer Period, Springfield, Ill., Armory
October 4, 1960:
Remarks,
Evansville, Ind., excerpts (advance release text)
Remarks,
Evansville, Ind.
Remarks,
Indianapolis, Ind., WTTV-TV
Speech,
Indianapolis, Ind., Auditorium (Coliseum), excerpts (advance release text)
Speech,
Indianapolis, Ind., Auditorium (Coliseum)
October 5, 1960:
Statement,
Message to Nation's New Voters
Remarks,
Pendleton, Ind.
Remarks,
Muncie, Ind.
Remarks,
Muncie, Ind., Muncie Gear Works
Remarks,
Anderson, Ind.
Remarks.
Terre Haute, Ind.. Courthouse
Remarks,
Louisville, Ky., Jefferson Square
Statement
on the Midyear Budget Report
Speech.
Louisville, Ky., Fairgrounds, excerpts
Question
and Answer Period, Louisville, Ky., Fairgrounds
October 6,1960:
Remarks,
Cincinnati, Ohio, Government Square
Speech,
Cincinnati, Ohio, Democratic dinner
Statement,
telegram to Hon. Stanley Mosk, Attorney General for State of California
Statement,
Commemoration of Anniversary, Proclamation of Chinese Republic, October
10, 1960
October 7, 1960:
Remarks.
Washington, D.C., Howard University
Statement,
Exclusive Release to "Vision," Spanish Language Newsmagazine
Statement,
Vice President Nixon and Civil Rights
October 8.1960:
Remarks,
Lexington. Ky., University of Kentucky
Speech,
Bowling Green, Ky., City Hall Square (advance release text)
Speech.
Bowling Green. Ky., City Hail Square
Statement,
Bowling Green, Ky., Tobacco Program
Remarks,
Paducah, Ky., airport
October 9, 1960:
Statement.
Governor Tawes and the Maryland Campaign
Remarks,
Youngstown, Ohio, Public Square, excerpts (advance release text)
Remarks,
Youngstown, Ohio, Public Square
Remarks,
Girard, Ohio
Remarks
Warren Ohio, Public Square
Remarks,
Salem, Ohio, stadium, excerpts (advance release text)
Remarks,
Salem, Ohio, stadium
Remarks,
Louisville. Ky., airport
Statement,
letter to Thomas E. Murray
Statement,
telegram to Henry Cabot Lodge
Statement,
Leif Ericson Day
Statement,
"Agricultural Policy for the New Frontier"
October 10, 1960:
Remarks.
Columbus. Ga., airport
Speech,
Warm Springs, Ga.. The Little White House (advance release text)
Speech,
Warm Springs, Ga., The Little White House
Remarks,
La Grange, Ga., airport
Statement
Issued During Campaign Swing Through Georgia and South Carolina as Reported
in the New York Times, Nixon Stand on
Quemoy-Matsu
Statement,
Views on Business Problems
Statement,
The Kennedy Record on Small Business (Democratic National Committee release)
Speech.
Columbia, S.C., State House (advance release text)
Speech.
Columbia, S.C., State House
Speech, Pittsburgh,
Pa.. Urban Affairs Conference
Speech, Pittsburgh,
Pa., Syria Mosque
Statement,
telegram to NBC and ABC on Fifth Debate
October 11, 1960:
Statement,
Letter to Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federations
October 12, 1960:
Speech, New
York, N.Y., Associated Business Publications Conference
Question and
Answer Period, New York, N.Y., Biltmore Hotel
Speech, New
York, N.Y., National Council of Women, Inc.
Speech, New
York, N.Y., Democratic National and State Committees
Speech. New
York, N.Y., National Conference on Constitutional Rights and American Freedom
Remarks, Mineola,
N.Y., Roosevelt Raceway
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., public rally, Hotel Theresa, excerpts
Statement,
Columbus Day
Statement
on Aging
Statement,
Washington, D.C., Housing Program for the Elderly
October 13, 1960:
Letter to
Gerald C. Mann, Oil Depletion Allowance
Statement.
Educators for Kennedy Committee
October 14.1960:
Remarks,
Ann Arbor, Mich., Railroad Station, excerpts (advance release text)
Remarks,
Ann Arbor, Mich., Railroad Station
Remarks,
Jackson, Mich.
Question
and Answer Period, Jackson, Mich.
Remarks,
Albion Mich.
Remarks,
Marshall, Mich.
Remarks,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Remarks,
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Remarks,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Remarks,
Lansing, Mich., Capitol steps
Remarks,
Owosso, Mich.
Statement
Issued During the Campaign Swing Through Michigan as Reported In the New
York Times, Use of Notes During Debates
Speech.
Saginaw, Mich., Fairgrounds (advance release text)
Speech,
Saginaw. Mich., Fairgrounds
Statement
to the Adult Education Association of the U.S.A., Denver, Colo.
October 15, 1960:
Statement,
on Quemoy-Matsu
Remarks,
Sharon, Pa., breakfast, Sharon Inn
Remarks,
Sharon, Pa. (advance release text)
Remarks,
Sharon, Pa.
Statement,
New Castle. Pa., Nixon as "Practical Progressive"
Remarks,
New Castle, Pa.
Remarks,
Beaver Falls, Pa.
Remarks,
Butler, Pa.
Remarks,
Kittanning, Pa.
Remarks,
Johnstown, Pa., excerpts
October 16, 1960:
Remarks,
Levittown. N.J.. Shopping Center
Remarks,
Wilmington, Del., New Castle County Airport (advance release text)
Remarks,
Wilmington, Del., New Castle County Airport
Speech,
Silver Spring, Md., Montgomery-Blair High School gym
Remarks,
Silver Spring, Md., outside gym
Statement,
Federal Aid for Vocational Education
October 17, 1960:
Remarks.
Middletown, Ohio, Jefferson-Jackson Day brunch
Remarks,
Dayton. Ohio. courthouse steps
Speech,
Dayton, Ohio. Biltmore hotel (advance release text)
Speech,
Dayton. Ohio. Biltmore hotel
Statement,
Dayton, Ohio, on Fifth Debate
Remarks,
Fairborn. Ohio, Fulton Lane parking lot
Speech,
Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg College (advance release text)
Speech,
Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg College
Remarks,
London. Ohio
Remarks,
Columbus, Ohio, Capitol steps
October 18, 1960:
Statement,
telegram to John H. Lyons. IABSOIW
Remarks,
North Miami Beach, Fla., 163d Street Shopping Center
Remarks,
Miami, Fla., Band Shell. Biscayne Bay
Speech.
Miami Beach, Fla., American Legion Convention, excerpts (advance release
text)
Speech.
Miami Beach, Fla., American Legion Convention
Speech,
Tampa, Fla., Hillsborough County Courthouse (advance release text)
Speech,
Tampa. Fla., Hillsborough County Courthouse
Speech,
Jacksonville, Fla., Hemming Park
Statement,
Political advertisement. New York Times, "Why Should American Businessman
Support the Democratic Party?"
Statement.
Letter to Mrs. Randolph Guggenheimer
October 19. 1960:
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., City Hall steps
Remarks, Yonkers.
N.Y.
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., entrance of Union Hall
Remarks. New
York, N.Y.. auditorium. Union hall
Speech, New
York. N.Y., Al Smith Memorial Dinner
Statement,
Senior Citizens, Seven Point Program
Statement.
Letter to Col. John T. Carlton, Executive Director, ROA
October 20. 1960:
Remarks,
Brooklyn, N.Y., Martin's Store
Remarks,
Brooklyn, N.Y., Fulton and Nostrand Streets
Remarks.
Brooklyn, N.Y., Foster and Nostrand Streets
Remarks.
Brooklyn. N.Y., Sears, Roebuck
Remarks,
Brooklyn, N.Y., Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway
Remarks,
New York, N.Y., Pat Clancy Dinner
Statement
on Vice President Nixon's "White Paper"
Statement
on Cuba
Statement
on the Report of the Urban Affairs Conference
Statement,
Washington, D.C., news release, Conference on Urban Affairs
October 21, 1960:
Speech. New
York. N.Y., Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Statement,
Chairman of National Woman's Party
Statement,
telegram from New York, N.Y., to Vice President Nixon
Statement.
National Sportsmen for Kennedy Committee
October 22, 1960:
Statement
from Traffic World. "Toward a Strong Railroad Industry"
Remarks,
Crestwood. Mo., Crestwood Shopping Center
Remarks,
Jennings, Mo., Northland Shopping Center (advance release text)
Remarks,
Jennings, Mo., Northland Shopping Center
Remarks,
St. Louis, Mo., Democratic breakfast, Park Plaza Motel
Remarks.
Joplin. Mo., airport rally
Remarks.
Wichita. Kans., Lawrence Stadium
Statement,
Wichita, Kans., Republicans and the Farmer
Remarks.
Kansas City, Kans., Shaunee Mission East High School
Remarks,
Grand View, Mo., Truman Shopping Center
Speech,
Kansas City, Mo., auditorium
October 23, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., On Waterways Development
Remarks,
Green Bay, Wis.
Speech,
Madison, Wis.. Fieldhouse, University of Wisconsin
Remarks,
La Crosse, Wis., airport, excerpts (advance release text)
Remarks.
La Crosse, Wis., airport
Speech.
Milwaukee, Wis., excerpts (advance release text)
Speech,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Statement,
Telegram to Vice President Richard M. Nixon on Fifth Debate
October 24, 1960:
Remarks,
Rockford, Ill, Coronado Theater Rally, excerpts (advance release text)
Remarks,
Rockford. Ill., Coronado Theater Rally
Remarks,
Champaign-Urbana, Ill., University of Illinois campus
Remarks,
Peoria, Ill., Courthouse rally
Remarks,
East Peoria, Ill., Caterpillar plant
Remarks,
Moline, Ill.. New Fieldhouse
Remarks, Rock
Island. Ill, excerpts
Statement
Issued during campaign swing through Illinois, Fifth Debate
October 25, 1960:
Remarks,
Des Plaines, Ill., O'Hare Inn
Remarks,
Libertyville, Ill., Cook Memorial Library
Remarks,
Barrington, Ill., Barrington School
Remarks.
Carpentersville, Ill., Meadowdale Shopping Center (advance release text)
Remarks,
Carpentersville, Ill., Meadowdale Shopping Center
Remarks,
Elgin, Ill., street rally
Remarks,
St. Charles, Ill., Baker Park
Remarks,
Geneva, Ill.
Remarks,
Batavia, Ill.
Remarks,
Aurora, Ill.
Remarks,
Elmhurst, Ill., York Township High School
October 26, 1960:
Remarks,
Mount Clemens, Mich., City Square (advance release text)
Remarks
Mount Clemens, Mich., City Square
Remarks,
Warren, Mich., Tech Plaza Shopping Center
Remarks,
Roseville, Mich., Eastgate Shopping Center
Remarks,
Hamtramck, Mich., Keyworth Stadium
Speech,
Detroit, Mich., Detroit Coliseum. Michigan State Fair (advance release
text)
Speech,
Detroit, Mich,, Detroit Coliseum, Michigan State Fair
Statement,
New York, N.Y., Impromptu press conference, telephone call to Mrs. Martin
Luther King
October 27, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., Forest Resources
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., ILGWU Rally (advance release text)
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., ILGWU Rally
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., Amalgamated Clothing Workers Rally
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., Trade Union Council of Liberal Party
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., Stuyvesant Town Rally
Remarks, New
York, N.Y., New York University, Washington Square
Remarks,
Brooklyn, N.Y., Bay Parkway and 86th Street
Remarks,
Brooklyn, N.Y., Banner Democratic Club
Speech,
Brooklyn, N.Y., Eastern Parkway Arena (advance release text)
Speech,
Brooklyn, N.Y., Eastern Parkway Arena
Speech,
Queens, N.Y., Sunnyside Gardens
Statement,
Washington, D.C., news release, Unemployment
October 28, 1960:
Statement,
Washington, D.C., Recreation
Statement,
Washington, D.C., Resource Conservation
Remarks,
Bethlehem, Pa., Moravian College (advance release text)
Remarks,
Bethlehem, Pa., Moravian College
Remarks,
Allentown, Pa.
Remarks,
Pottsville, Pa.
Remarks,
Hazleton, Pa.
Remarks,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Statement,
Article from "Vision" (in English)
Statement,
Hazleton, Pa., telegram to Vice President Nixon on Fifth Debate
Speech,
Scranton, Pa. (advance release text)
Speech,
Scranton, Pa.
Statement,
letter on Indian Affairs to Oliver La Farge, AAIA
October 29. 1960:
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Lawrence Park Shopping Center
Remarks,
Chester, Pa.
Remarks,
Upper Darby, Pa.
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Lord & Taylor Shopping Center
Remarks,
Norristown, Pa., Roosevelt Field
Remarks,
Willow Grove, Pa., Snellenburg's Shopping Center
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Cheltenham Shopping Center
Speech,
Valley Forge, Pa., Valley Forge Country Club (advance release text)
Speech,
Valley Forge, Pa., Valley Forge Country Club
October 30, 1960:
Remarks,
Levittown, Pa., Shopping Center (advance release text)
Remarks,
Levittown, Pa., Shopping Center
Statement,
Philadelphia, Pa., Balance of Payments
October 31, 1960:
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Penn Fruit Shopping Center (advance release text)
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Penn Fruit Shopping Center
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Rosen Apartments
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Temple University
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Citizens for Kennedy Rally
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Bonds for Israel Dinner
Remarks,
Philadelphia, Pa., Reyburn Plaza
Speech,
Philadelphia, Pa., Convention Hall (from the New York Times)
Speech,
Philadelphia, Pa., Convention Hall, excerpts (advance release text)
Statement,
Washington, D.C., "Food for Peace: A Program, Not a Slogan"
Statement,
letter to "Arrow" (By, For, and About American Indians)
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