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

Item — BurtonHall Cold Storage: 1, PCC - Film Reel - 16mm: 102

Identifier: P-142-5902

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents voiceover says that a Voters asked Candidate what he will do for small business. Candidate on street with mic says he wants to help small business write defense contracts and anti-trust legislation or Creating Entity: Other

Dates

Creation: 1960

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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

You, the people, asked Senator Kennedy this question. Senator Kennedy, I'm assuming you have small business over here. I'm interested in what you're going to do for small business. I think there are three things. First place, I think that the high interest rate policy makes it extremely difficult for small business as opposed to large business to get credit at reasonable terms. Secondly, I think the defense contracts given to small businesses are disproportionate. Only one out of six dollars of all the money spent by the Pentagon last year went to small business. All the rest went to 25 or 30 large companies. Thirdly, I think that the prosecution of the antitrust laws prevent a few small businesses from becoming dominant in a field and fixing prices. All those things will help. And fourthly, I think there should be a reorganization of taxes on small businesses, particularly in the first part of their earnings. As it is now, they carry almost the same proportionate burden as the largest corporation, which is a mistake. It's true.