Raleigh County



Beckley

John F. Kennedy visited on April 11 and May 5 and was scheduled to visit on April 20. Hubert Humphrey visited on November 21, 1959, and during the campaign on April 8-9 and April 29.
Robert Kennedy visited on May 3
Ted Kennedy visited on April 28.
Jean Kennedy Smith visited on May 5.
Eleanor Roosevelt visited on October 19.
Slab Fork

John F. Kennedy visited on April 11.
Coal City

Ted Kennedy was scheduled to visit on April 28.
Pemberton

Ted Kennedy was scheduled to visit on April 28.
Rhodell

Ted Kennedy was scheduled to visit on April 28.
Fireco

Ted Kennedy was scheduled to visit on April 28.
Sophia

Ted Kennedy was scheduled to visit on April 28.

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Campaign in Raleigh County

John F. Kennedy was in Beckley on April 11 and May 5 and was scheduled to visit on April 20. He was at Slab Fork on April 11 as well. Hubert Humphrey visited Beckley on November 21, 1959, and during the campaign on April 8, April 9, and April 29.

Robert Kennedy was in Beckley on May 3 and his sister Jean Kennedy Smith on May 5. Ted Kennedy came on April 28 and was scheduled to visit Coal City, Pemberton, Rhodell, Fireco, and Sophia on the same day. In the fall, Eleanor Roosevelt made a campaign stop at Beckley on October 19.

Newspapers
Article, Beckley Post Herald, November 22, 1959
Article, Charleston Gazette-Mail, November 29, 1959
Article, Raleigh Register, April 6, 1960
Article, Raleigh Register, April 9, 1960
Article, Huntington Advertiser, April 9, 1960
Article, Raleigh Register, April 11, 1960
Article, Charleston Daily Mail, April 12, 1960
Article, Charleston Gazette, April 12, 1960
Article, Raleigh Register, April 12, 1960
Article, Raleigh Register, April 28, 1960
Article, Huntington Advertiser, April 30, 1960
Article, Richwood News Leader, May 4, 1960
Article, Charleston Gazette, May 6, 1960
Article, Raleigh Register, May 6, 1960
Article, Beckley Post Herald, October 14, 1960
Article, Charleston Gazette, October 19, 1960
Article, Beckley Post Herald, October 20, 1960

Advertisement
Advertisement, Hubert Humphrey at the Memorial Building in Beckley, Raleigh Register, April 7, 1960

Documents
Introduction, Hubert H. Humphrey by Jennings Randolph, Beckley, November 21, 1959

Oral Histories
Oral History, Raymond DePaulo, Beckley

Speeches
Speech, John F. Kennedy, Beckley


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