Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford, 1961 - 1962. Alphabetical Files, 1961 - 1962

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Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford, 1961 - 1962. Alphabetical Files, 1961 - 1962

1961-1962

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This series contains correspondence, memoranda, conference materials, articles, petitions, publications of civil rights organizations, photographs, presidential messages, and Peace Corps project descriptions and proposals. The correspondence reflects the public's concern with government civil rights policies and problems and the Kennedy administration's concern and intervention in individual cases of discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodation; and its promotion of programs and changes throughout the government to further the elimination of discrimination both in public and private spheres.

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John F. Kennedy Library

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Wofford, Harris, 1926-2019

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Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. (April 9, 1926 – January 21, 2019) was an American attorney, civil rights activist, academic, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania between 1991 and 1995. Born in Manhattan and raised in Johnson City, Tennessee and Scarsdale, New York, he founded the Student Federalists while a student at Scarsdale High School. From 1944 to 1945 he served in the United States Air Force, and then attended th...