Imagines •JFK•

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Imagine you being Senator John F. Kennedy's Wife.

September 18th, 1954

I'm curious to see who his wife is," Jensen mumbled.

Whatever happen to y/n," Jared asked.

The last thing that I heard was she met someone in college and now they are married," Jensen sighed.

Did you ever tell her that you have feeling for her," Jared asked.

Nope. I was dating someone at the time and now it's too late," Jensen said with a sad smile.

Welcome Senator Kennedy and Mrs.Kennedy.

Are you ready," Jack asked as he smile at you.

Yeah," You said with a smile.

Just follow me ," He told you.

Ok," You said with a smile.

Jack glanced at you as you walk out onto the stage.

Y/n is his wife," Jensen mumbled.

Both Y/n and John went to Harvard. He is the one that she met in college," Jared said.

The girl that was in love with me is now married to senator john f. kennedy," Jensen mumbled.

I stand here a fugitive from an open shop where the hours have been unduly long, the working conditions unduly wearisome and the practice of a captive audience unduly abused – the United States Senate. If our exclusive club were to be unionized, I am not certain which craft would have jurisdiction – perhaps we would belong to the USTTA – the United Stemwinders and Tub Thumpers of America. Our trade has many skills: If a Senator, while in the Capitol, talks to other senators, that is a great debate; if he talks to other citizens, that is a congressional investigation; and if he talks to himself all night, that is a filibuster.

But whatever we have learned about the art of talkmanship, we should have learned that we cannot talk ourselves either into or out of serious economic problems. There has been too much talk in recent months about how healthy our economy is – too much talk, and not enough action to correct the sore spots which still hamper our progress. Neither undue pessimism nor undue optimism will meet the grocery bills of the unemployed workers.

Here in New England, the cool optimism engendered by upturns in May and June melted away in the heat of July. Unemployment continues to be heavy in Lawrence, Lowell, Fall River, New Bedford, North Adams, Milford, Southbridge, and Webster. Unemployment is also cause for concern in Boston, Brockton, Springfield, Holyoke, and right here in Worcester.

During the past year, more than 167,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in New England, 80,000 of these in Massachusetts alone. To those who still entertain the myth that these losses are mostly textiles and other non-durable goods, I would point out that the heaviest loss was suffered in New England's hard goods industries, where employment declined in June for the 12th consecutive month. We are not only losing the services of those who make our fine woolen and cotton goods, our apparel, shoes and similar products. We have also suffered a tremendous loss in employment opportunities for those working in the machinery, shipbuilding, and construction industries. The decline in employment here in Massachusetts – in such industries as textiles, communication equipment, transportation equipment, machinery, and fabricated materials – has in one year taken away more than 1 in every 10 manufacturing jobs. And those of you remaining on the job know that the average work-week has been cut to less than 40 hours, and as a result take-home pay has been cut too.

What we need to correct this trend is neither glowing words nor despair but action. This includes action by labor organizations, such as the unique and statesmanlike loan of $250,000 by the United Hatters to the Kartiganer Corporation to enable that manufacturer to maintain his factories in West Upton and Milford. This includes action by employers, industrial development organizations, and state and local governments.

What we also need – despite traditional New England arguments to the contrary – is action by the Federal Government: action which will give New England its fair share of federal programs now aiding other regions at our expense; action which will prevent other regions from using methods of unfair competition to lure New England industry; and action which will permit New England to utilize more fully its human, material and natural resources.

Particularly important is action by the Federal Government in the fields of labor and social legislation. Unless collective bargaining can make greater progress in the South and other unorganized areas through amendments to the Taft-Hartley law; unless substandard wage competition can be eliminated by strengthening our labor standards legislation; and unless steps are taken to provide employment opportunities and to restore the purchasing power of our unemployed workers – New England will year after year be confronted with the same difficult economic problems. Unfortunately, the single biggest obstacle to adequate federal action – not speeches, not studies, but action – is the negative and vacuous labor program of the Federal Government today.

Thank you," Jack said with a smile as he grabs your hand and leads you off the stage.

You did amazing, " You said as you smiled at him.

Thank you, " Jack said as he smiled at you.

You glance at him .

I love you ," Jack said as he kissed your head.

I love you too," You said as you smiled at him.