John F. Kennedy political papers, 1959-1960.

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John F. Kennedy political papers, 1959-1960.

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A small collection of papers related to John F. Kennedy's position on nuclear arms issues (1959) and his nomination for president in 1960. Included are letters about the exchange of nuclear arms information with NATO allies and the risk of nuclear proliferation; a letter from Kennedy to Massachusetts Secretary of State Joseph D. Ward officially accepting the nomination for president; the certification of his nomination; and correspondence related to the wording of names on the ballot, delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and presidential electors. Correspondents include John M. Lynch, chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee; U.S. Representative Harold D. Donohue; and U.S. Senator Leverett Saltonstall.

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Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979

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Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States Senator (1945–1967). Saltonstall was internationalist in foreign policy and moderate on domestic policy, serving as a well-liked mediating force in the Republican Party. He was the only member of the Republican Senate leadership to vote for the censure of Joseph...

Lynch, John M.

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Donohue, Harold D., 1901-1984.

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Democratic Party (Mass.)

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Ward, Joseph D., 1914-2003.

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...