Ted Kennedy Primary Endorsement, 1980

Campaign brochures for Kennedy; booklet, How to Run for Delegate and Alternate to the 1980 Democratic National Party Convention (in English and Spanish); flyer, Today at the National Education Association, noting Carter officials' praise for NEA's role in primary and caucus victories, March 127, 1980; letter from Al Shanker, president, American Federation of Teachers, to Tom Hobart, president, NYSUT, re endorsement by AFT Executive Council of Sen. Edward Kennedy, describing proposed cuts to education by President Jimmy Carter, asking for contribution to Kennedy campaign, March 25, 1980, with attached copies of checks to campaign signed by Hobart; letter to NYSUT Board members re mobilizing members to participate in Democratic caucuses, with attached list of candidates for delegates supporting Ted Kennedy; list of Democratic caucus sites by Congressional district; related correspondence; press releases announcing AFT and NYSUT support for Kennedy, March 16, 1980; advisory opinions and excerpts from law re campaign donations; New York Times Magazine article by Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan re presidential candidates, "What Will They Do for New York?" January 27, 1980; photos of Hobart, Shanker, and Kennedy; photo of Hobart holding front page of New York Teacher (March 18, 1980) endorsement of Kennedy; newspaper clippings re teachers union endorsements of Kennedy, Kennedy's position on education and other issues; newsletters by state teacher federations, highlighting Kennedy's position on issues; sample phone message for Kennedy campaign; phone campaign instructions for noting level of support for Kennedy indicated by each person called; sample letter to members from local president, in support of Kennedy, April 8; phone volunteer sign-up sheet; Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy Criticizing President Carter's Anti-Inflation Program, prepared for delivery before the NYSUT annual meeting, March 15, 1980