JFK PREFERS CAMPAIGNING TO ATTENDING SPECIAL SESSION OF SENATE
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On August 24, 1960, Mary McGrory reports that Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), Democratic presidential nominee, "is growing increasingly restive" in the special session of the United States Senate.
She says the young senator "looks trapped in the eternal twilight of the chamber."
Ironically, JFK owes this annoying situation to his own running mate, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) who called for the special session.
When the session finally ended, JFK & LBJ were seen walking quickly out together "presumably to discuss how soon (JFK) can be released from bondage on Capitol Hill."
SOURCE
"Restive Kennedy Longs for the Road," by Mary McGrory, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1960, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
