Beschreibung:

(RADZIWILL, Stanislaw) CIEPLINSKI, Michel, Report of Stanislaw Radziwill’s Appearances on Behalf of Senator John F. Kennedy During the Presidential campaign of 1960 . New York, 15 November 1960. Radziwill stumps for JFK . The album, prepared by the Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee’s Nationalities Division, opens with a typed, three page report detailing the efforts undertaken by Radziwill and their impact on the share of the Polish vote won by Kennedy, while contrasting those results with the comparatively paltry share garnered by Adlai Stevenson in 1956. Cieplinski, who travelled with Radziwill during his two months on the road, concluded his report by offering his “admiration for his hard work and devotion during all these trips, by filling so many speaking engagements, many of them quite strenuous, adhering to grueling schedules which often lasted until 3:00 AM...” The report is followed by a detailed list of the campaign appearances Radziwill made between 1 September and 5 November 1960, noting the place, date, nature of each event, and attendance. A small map details the range of Radziwill’s travels (primarily cities with large Polish communities in the Northeast and upper Midwest). The balance of the album features news clippings documenting the press garnered for each event with occasional typewritten notes adding additional information. Tucked within the album are several pieces of ephemera including an official presidential napkin bearing the Presidential seal and a tri-fold Kennedy for President brochure in Polish. Album, 33 leaves, quarto (11 x 8.5), soft, black contemporary leatherette boards, spiral bound (front cover detached).