JFK ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 2, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) announced his intention to seek the nomination of his party for the office of President of the United States.
Senator Kennedy, speaking in the Senate Caucus Room* said...
"The Presidency is the most powerful office in the Free World. Through its leadership can come a more vital life for our people. In it are centered the hopes of the globe around us for freedom and a more secure life.
In the past 40 months, I have toured every state...and I have talked to Democrats in all walks of life. My candidacy is based on the conviction that I can win both the nomination and the election.
I have developed an image of America as fulfilling a noble and historic role as the defender of freedom in a time of maximum peril."
*Senate Caucus Room, now known as the Kennedy Caucus Room, is located in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. It has been the scene of major Senate committee investigations including Watergate.
SOURCE
"Statement of Senator John F. Kennedy Announcing His Candidacy For The Presidency of the United States," January 2, 1960, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, www.jfklibrary.org/
