[Letter] 1960 August 12, Washington, D.C. [to] Tad [Francis E. Walter], Washington, D.C. / Jack [John F. Kennedy].

The letter is typed on official United States Senate letterhead. See also Kennedy's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html) and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000107); see also Walter's biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000108).

Kennedy writes to thank Walter for "your vote of confidence in Los Angeles." He will be sending a copy of his acceptance speech and looks forward to "working with you in the crucial months ahead. With your support I know we will accomplish our purpose." Kennedy had formally accepted his party's nomination for the presidency on July 15 at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Kennedy served as a PT boat commander in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific; he returned home to serve in Congress (1947-1953), won the Pulitzer Prize in history for his _Profiles in Courage_ , was elected Senator and served in that office (1953-1960) until he resigned to assume the Presidency of the United States. He became the thirty-fifth President and served from 1961 to 1963 when he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy is remembered for his efforts to pass civil rights legislation, the establishment of the Peace Corps, and for his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis. A fellow Democrat, Congressman Walter served in World War II and as a Representative from Pennsylvania in the seventy-third and fifteen succeeding Congresses, serving from 1933 until his death May 31, 1963. Walter also acted as chairman of the Committee on Un-American Activities.