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Then senator Kennedy campaigning in the presidential election in 1960 against Richard Nixon. Kennedy's speeches reflected a strong awareness of a significant decline in coal-mining jobs. The coal miner to his left is unidentified.

1. John F. Kennedy with a Coal Miner in Mullins, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048233
Title:: John F. Kennedy with a Coal Miner in Mullins, W. Va.
Date:: 1960/04/27
Description:: Then senator Kennedy campaigning in the presidential election in 1960 against Richard Nixon. Kennedy's speeches reflected a strong awareness of a significant decline in coal-mining jobs. The coal miner to his left is unidentified.

Kennedy visits a coal mine and miners during his presidential campaign against Richard Nixon.

2. John F. Kennedy Campaigning in Mullens, W. Va.

IDNO:: 048234
Title:: John F. Kennedy Campaigning in Mullens, W. Va.
Date:: 1960/04/27
Description:: Kennedy visits a coal mine and miners during his presidential campaign against Richard Nixon.