October 28, 1963
JFK spent the day in the Oval Office where he spoke by telephone with Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley about civil rights. He asked the
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September 26, 1960
JFK travels to Chicago to participate in the first presidential Nixon-Kennedy debate. He is accompanied by Langdon Marvin. [4, 242]
Ambassador East
JFK traveled from Cleveland to Chicago, checking in at the Ambassador East Hotel before beginning preparation for what would be a campaign-altering debate the next…
August 13, 1956
JFK is in Chicago for the opening of the Democratic National Convention in the International Amphitheater.
Housing
JFK was attending a national housing conference in Chicago. There was a severe shortage of decent housing for the returning veterans from World War II…