Medicare - Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), [Democratic], 1960

Item — BurtonHall Cold Storage: 1, PCC - Film Reel - 16mm: 160

Identifier: P-1500-75023

Staff Only

Scope and Contents Issue: Social security must help fund Medicare for seniors. Agency or Creating Entity:

Dates

1960

Conditions Governing Use

While the University owns the materials in its collection, it does not own copyright to any of the materials. It is the responsibility of the user to acquire any necessary copyright authorizations for use of the materials such as may be required.

Extent

From the Series: 14,137 Items (14,137 items (This series includes United States Office of President Campaign Ads from 1912-2016): Each item within this collection falls under the following categories: 16mm film reels, VHS videotape, 3/4" U-Matic videotape, 1" and 2" tap, Beta SP, Betamax, Mini DV, DVD, and born-digital video formats.)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

The Political Communication Collection, located in the Carl Albert Center Congressional Research and Studies Center Archives, contains political television and radio commercials from the beginning of the 20th century through the present day.

Transcript – Full

This is Senator John Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States. One of the problems which concerns me most is our failure to meet the problem of medical care for our older citizens. Some of them are in ill health. Some of them are in your family. And yet under present laws, before they can receive any assistance in the payment of their medical bills, which may be expensive, they must take a paupers oath. They must say that they are medically indigent. I believe that the way to meet this problem is the way Franklin Roosevelt met it in the Social Security Act of 1935. I believe that people during their working years would want to contribute so that when they retire, when they reach the age of 65 for men or 62 for women, then they can receive assistance in paying their bills. They pay their own way. They live in dignity. They get protection. This is the way it ought to be done. This is the sound way. And I can assure you that if we're successful, we're going to pass this bill next January.