Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. Speech Files

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Jacqueline Cochran Papers. 1930 - 1975. Speech Files

1938-1969

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/580924

This series contains correspondence, drafts and notes pertaining to speeches given by Jacqueline Cochran. Very few of the files contain actual texts of the speeches as she usually spoke extemporaneously. This series also contains reference material used by Jacqueline Cochran in preparing her speeches, such as aeronautical statistics, famous quotes and copies of speeches given by others.

Approximately 10,400 pages

eng, Latn

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6484575

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906?-1980

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Jacqueline Cochran, cosmetics executive and world-famous aviatrix, was the product of obscure origins. Born Bessie Pittman, born 1906/1908/1910, in northwest Florida (sources differ on her birth year). The Pittmans were and impoverished family that moved from one town to another in search of work. Even as a child, Bessie possessed an unusual amount of drive and ambition. She resented the limited opportunities available to her in such an environment, especially after she was told the Pittmans wer...