The Creekmore Fath Archive of 1960 Presidential campaign material includes (3) hand annotated reading copies of speeches from Michigan, Oregon, and Illinois, and over (370) individual pieces, including: (240) Press releases mostly Oct. and Nov. 1960 from the Democratic National committee, (28) 1960 JFK Policy papers, (32) 1960 Democratic campaign periodicals, (32) 1960 Kennedy speeches mostly copies, and fragments annotated from original reading copies, (8) 1960 Inaugural Committee News, over (25) original Western Union Telegrams form Senator Kennedy, historically significant 63 page leatherbound 1960 Kennedy Campaign manual written and autographed by its creator Lawrence O'Brien which was the blueprint for the National Presidential Campaign. The archive is a historically significant trove of the 1960 presidential campaign ephemera mostly from the last 2 months of the campaign. One of the great archives of this material extant.
Excerpts from Kennedy's historic campaign speeches:
Michigan State Fair, September 5, 1960: "While Massachusetts is on one end of the country, and Alaska is on the other, and Michigan is here in the middle, these fairs in all three states symbolize the greatness of this country. They symbolize what can be done—with hard work and dedication." With an an original program from the fair, annotated on the map on the reverse to indicate Kennedy's car route through the fairgrounds
Eugene, Oregon, September 7, 1960: "There are many major differences—many major issues—many problems of importance to this state on which the Democratic Party is willing to act more vigorously than the Republican Party—and one of those issues is education. I am proud of the fact that the public school system originated in my state of Massachusetts."
Carbondale, Illinois, October 3, 1960: "Four million men and women are unemployed today in the United States...It is ridiculous that a nation which is in a race for its life with Russia cannot find full-time use for the talents and energies of seven million people...To defeat godless communism, we have a full-time job ahead in the world."
From The Paloger Collection of John F. Kennedy Memorabilia, Historic Photographs & Original Negatives.
