Mercer County



Bluefield

John F. Kennedy was here on May 9, 1959, and April 26-27, 1960.
Hubert Humphrey was here on April 11.
Jacqueline Kennedy was here on April 27.
Robert Kennedy came on April 19.
Eleanor Roosevelt came on October 19.
Glenwood Park

John F. Kennedy visited on April 26.
Princeton

John F. Kennedy visited on April 27.
Hubert Humphrey visited on April 9.
Eleanor Roosevelt came on October 19.
Athens

John F. Kennedy visited on May 4.
Hubert Humphrey visited on April 9.
Eleanor Roosevelt came on October 19.

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Campaign in Mercer County

John F. Kennedy was in Bluefield on May 9, 1959, and made campaign stops in Bluefield and Glenwood Park on April 26 and was at Bluefield, and Princeton on April 27. He visited Athens on May 4. Hubert Humphrey was in Athens and Princeton on April 9 and visited Bluefield on April 11.

Jacqueline Kennedy accompanied her husband to Bluefield on April 27. Robert Kennedy was there on April 19. In the fall, Eleanor Roosevelt stopped in Athens, Princeton, and Bluefield on October 19.

Newspapers
Article, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, May 10, 1959
Article, Charleston Gazette-Mail, May 10, 1959
Article, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 9, 1960
Article, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 10, 1960
Article, Raleigh Register, April 10, 1960
Article, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 12, 1960
Article, Charleston Daily Mail, April 12, 1960
Article, Welch Daily News, April 12, 1960
Article, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 20, 1960
Article, Logan Banner, April 20, 1960
Article, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 26, 1960
Article, Welch Daily News, April 26, 1960
Article, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, April 27, 1960
Article, Charleston Daily Mail, April 27, 1960
Article, Hinton Daily News, April 27, 1960
Article, Martinsburg Journal, April 28, 1960
Article, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, May 5, 1960
Article, Beckley Post-Herald, October 20, 1960

Speeches
Speech, John F. Kennedy, Athens
Speech, John F. Kennedy, Bluefield
Speech, John F. Kennedy, Glenwood Park


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