-0+ Politics Collection, 1867- . Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute Contact Information: Special Collections Department Axinn Library, Room 032 123 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 Phone: (516) 463-6411, or 463-6404 Fax: (516) 463-6442 E-mail:
[email protected] http://www.hofstra.edu/Libraries/SpecialCollections Compiled by: M. O’Connor Date Completed: April 26, 2011 Last updated by: M. O’Connor – Jan. 24, 2018 Politics Collection, 1867- . 1.5 cubic ft. The collection, which spans the years 1867- , is comprised of correspondence, political mailings, ephemera, memorabilia, postcards, printed materials, photographs and negatives. Noteworthy items include photographs and/or negatives of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon and Robert F. Kennedy campaigning, touring, or attending events on Long Island. The majority of the photographs are of a rally held for then-Senator John F. Kennedy at Roosevelt Raceway, Mineola, on Oct. 12, 1960. Included in these rally photographs are such notables as John F. “Jack” English, Nassau Democratic chairman, and then soon-to-be Nassau County executive, Eugene H. Nickerson. There are also a small number of negatives of a Kennedy whistle-stop appearance at the Wantagh railroad station, and of a JFK rally at MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. After flying to MacArthur, Kennedy was driven to a rally at the Long Island Arena in Commack, where he was greeted by over eight thousand enthusiastic supporters. The images of Robert F. Kennedy, mostly black and white negatives, follow him during two tour stops he made on Long Island on February 17, 1967.