John F. Kennedy's North Carolina Campaign by John Allen Tucker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

On September 17, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democraticnominee for president, flew to Greenville for a campaign rallyon the campus of East Carolina College. Kennedy's ECC rally waspart of a marathon daylong blitz that continued statewide throughGreensboro and Charlotte. The campaign intended to go as far westas Asheville but due to inclement weather concluded with dinner atthe governor's mansion in Raleigh and a rally at Reynolds Coliseum. With photographs as key primary sources, John F. Kennedy's NorthCarolina Campaign explores what happened that day, why it happened, and its significance in North Carolina's political history. While thebook focuses on the East Carolina College rally, which was the firstof the day, Kennedy's subsequent rallies ultimately bore statewide andnational significance, making it impossible to examine only one stopwithout contextualizing it in relation to the remainder. | John F. Kennedy's North Carolina Campaign by John Allen Tucker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters