Campaign(84)- Materials on Cable TV, Radio, other advertising, 1984

The Campaign Files include correspondence, organizational materials, campaign literature, schedules, press materials, and other information pertaining to Bennett's campaigns from 1941 until the early 1990s. The files are primarily arranged chronologically by campaign year and then alphabetically by folder title within each campaign. The earliest files document Bennett's successful campaign for a seat in the 1942 Florida State legislature. The latest files are from Bennett's last successful campaign in 1990 and there are files from 1992 campaign, in which Bennett did not run for re-election. There are also several files dating from 1966-1967 that pertain to Bennett's possible campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1968 (he decided not to run).

The Campaign Files also include materials pertaining to Bennett's opponents and other politicians running for office (e.g., gubernatorial and presidential campaigns), including Earl Faircloth, George Smathers, Sam Gibbons, and George Grimsley, among others. Subjects covered include campaign ethics, congressional redistricting, campaign finance, and the Democratic Party.