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Language
English
Abstract
Original manuscripts of first and final drafts of "The Primary That Made a President: West Virginia 1960", a political study
by Harry W. Ernst regarding the presidential primay campaign by John F. Kennedy (JFK) in West Virginia. Includes letters with
the author from Charles U. Daly (former aide to JFK), and Ron M. Linton (former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense) regarding
his manuscript; also includes correspondence with West Virginia University history professor F.P. Summers regarding same.
There is a photocopy of a 22 November 1964 news clipping entitled "Kennedy Style Felt State Legacy" regarding Kennedy's campaign
style in West Virginia.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Harry W. Ernst, Author, Manuscripts of Book Regarding Presidential Primary
of John F. Kennedy in West Virginia, A&M 3661, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries,
Morgantown, West Virginia.
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