Labor - Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), [Democratic], 1960

Item — BurtonHall Cold Storage: 1, PCC - Film Reel - 16mm: 80

Identifier: P-139-5880

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Film of coal miners frames an excerpt from a Kennedy Speech, in which the candidate appeals for updating the social programs of the 1930's. Agency or Creating Entity: Other

Dates

Creation: 1960

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

The Political Communication Collection, located in the Carl Albert Center Congressional Research and Studies Center Archives, contains political television and radio commercials from the beginning of the 20th century through the present day.

Full Extent

From the Series: 14,137 Items (14,137 items (This series includes United States Office of President Campaign Ads from 1912-2016): Each item within this collection falls under the following categories: 16mm film reels, VHS videotape, 3/4" U-Matic videotape, 1" and 2" tap, Beta SP, Betamax, Mini DV, DVD, and born-digital video formats.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Hold

Additional Description

Transcription - Full

Labor and the working man's problems are well known to this presidential candidate. In Congress he has worked in Labor's behalf for 14 years. His convictions are important to you. I'm hopeful we're at least going to get a chance to go on record on unemployment compensation, and I'm hopeful that we are on minimum wage, because I think that both of these are bills and parts of programs which were started in the 30s and were not brought up to date in the 50s. And the responsibility of us in Congress with the great beginning that was made on social legislation in the 30s is to make sure that it's kept up to date, and to decide that merely because you did something in 1935 or 36 or 37 that that did the job. Nearly every program, Social Security, minimum wage, unemployment compensation, all have to be improved every two or three years to bring in new people and to increase it according to the increase in the cost of living. Senator Kennedy can be our next president. It's up to you. Vote Kennedy for president May 10th.