JFK SPEAKS AT DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF COOK COUNTY DINNER
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On the evening of April 28, 1961, President John F. Kennedy spoke at a dinner of the Democratic Party of Cook County at the McCormick Place Exposition Center* here in the Windy City.
The President began his address by saying...
"This year I expect to attend two Democratic dinners, one in my home of Boston, Massachusetts, and the other in my second home of Chicago, Illinois."
JFK continued...
"Now our great responsibility is to be the chief defender of freedom, in this time of maximum danger. Only the United States has the power and the resources and the determination. We are prepared to meet our obligation."
The President also spoke of the need for a higher minimum wage, medical care for the aged, and an unmatched educational system.
President Kennedy concluded...
"I believe that our future can be bright...we will continue to move here, and around the world. I believe that the future can belong to those who are free."
*McCormick Place Exposition Center is the largest convention center in the Western Hemisphere with 2.6 million sq. ft. of exhibit space. The Center is located on the shores of Lake Michigan 2 miles South of Chicago.
SOURCE
"Address in Chicago at a Dinner of the Democratic Party of Cook County, April 28, 1961," Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, John F. Kennedy, January 20 to December 31, 1961, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1962.
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On the evening of April 28, 1961, President John F. Kennedy spoke at a dinner of the Democratic Party of Cook County at the McCormick Place Exposition Center* here in the Windy City.
The President began his address by saying...
"This year I expect to attend two Democratic dinners, one in my home of Boston, Massachusetts, and the other in my second home of Chicago, Illinois."
JFK continued...
"Now our great responsibility is to be the chief defender of freedom, in this time of maximum danger. Only the United States has the power and the resources and the determination. We are prepared to meet our obligation."
The President also spoke of the need for a higher minimum wage, medical care for the aged, and an unmatched educational system.
President Kennedy concluded...
"I believe that our future can be bright...we will continue to move here, and around the world. I believe that the future can belong to those who are free."
*McCormick Place Exposition Center is the largest convention center in the Western Hemisphere with 2.6 million sq. ft. of exhibit space. The Center is located on the shores of Lake Michigan 2 miles South of Chicago.
SOURCE
"Address in Chicago at a Dinner of the Democratic Party of Cook County, April 28, 1961," Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, John F. Kennedy, January 20 to December 31, 1961, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1962.
Original McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois (1966)
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