Wood County



Parkersburg

John F. Kennedy visited on October 9, 1958, and during the campaign on April 11, May 1, and May 9.
Hubert Humphrey visited on May 2.
Richard Nixon visiited on October 25, 1960.
Ted Kennedy was came on April 19 and May 1.
Eunice Shriver came on May 1.
Orville Freeman visited on April 30.

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Campaign in Wood County

John F. Kennedy visited Parkersburg on October 9, 1958. During the campaign, he came on April 11, May 1, and May 9. Hubert Humphrey was in Parkersburg on May 2. During the fall campaign, Richard Nixon was there on October 25.

Ted Kennedy visited Parkersburg on April 19 and he and sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver came with their brother on May 1. Orville Freeman, governor of Minnesota, came on behalf of the Humphrey campaign on April 30.

Newspapers
Article, Parkersburg Sentinel, October 8, 1958
Article, Parkersburg Sentinel, October 9, 1958
Article, Parkersburg Sentinel, October 10, 1958 (contains text of Kennedy speech)
Article, Parkersburg News, April 11, 1960
Article, Parkersburg Sentinel, April 11, 1960
Article, Charleston Gazette, April 12, 1960
Article, Fairmont Times West Virginian, April 21, 1960
Article, Ravenswood News, April 21, 1960
Article, Ravenswood News, April 28, 1960
Article, Parkersburg Sentinel, April 30, 1960
Article, Parkersburg News, May 1, 1960
Article, Parkersburg News, May 2, 1960
Article, Wheeling Intelligencer, May 2, 1960
Article, Charleston Daily Mail, May 3, 1960
Article, Charleston Gazette, May 3, 1960
Article, Parkersburg News, May 3, 1960
Article, Parkersburg Sentinel, May 3, 1960
Article, Parkersburg News, May 9, 1960
Article, Parkersburg Sentinel, May 9, 1960
Article, Charleston Gazette, May 10, 1960
Article, Charleston Gazette, May 12, 1960
Article, Parkersburg News, October 24, 1960
Article, Parkersburg News, October 25, 1960
Article, Parkersburg Sentinel, October 25, 1960
Article, Parkersburg News, October 26, 1960

Oral Histories
Oral History, Harley Bailey, Kennedy for President campaign worker, Wood County
Oral History, William Richardson, Wood County chairman Kennedy for President


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