Minimum Wage II - Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, [Democratic], 1960

Item — BurtonHall Cold Storage: 1, PCC - Film Reel - 16mm: 172

Identifier: P-5-101

Staff Only

Scope and Contents Kennedy denouncing Nixon for his objections to $1.25 per hour minimum wage. Kennedy states, Americans need enough to live. Agency or Creating Entity: Other

Dates

1960

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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

Mr. Nixon has said that $1.25 an hour minimum wage is extreme. That's $50 a week. What's extreme about that? I believe the next Congress and the President should pass a minimum wage for $1.25 an hour. Americans must be paid enough to live.