Monday, April 26, 2010
John F. Kennedy's 50th Anniversary Planned
WEST VIRGINIA....
To mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's history-making victory in which he defeated Hubert Humphrey in the state's 1960 Democratic presidential primary, Charleston and Logan have scheduled programs for May 10th. Theodore Sorensen, who served as Kennedy's speechwriter, top aide and biographer, will be the keynote speaker for the Charleston program which includes the opening of a new state museum exhibiting items from the 1960 primary. Logan's program includes renaming the site where Kennedy spoke in 1960 to Kennedy Square.
To mark the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's history-making victory in which he defeated Hubert Humphrey in the state's 1960 Democratic presidential primary, Charleston and Logan have scheduled programs for May 10th. Theodore Sorensen, who served as Kennedy's speechwriter, top aide and biographer, will be the keynote speaker for the Charleston program which includes the opening of a new state museum exhibiting items from the 1960 primary. Logan's program includes renaming the site where Kennedy spoke in 1960 to Kennedy Square.