Carmelo is researching President John F. Kennedy’s campaign speeches. For sources, he is using both the speeches themselves and reporters’ analyses of the speeches. The reporters’ articles are best described as

Kennedy’s campaign speeches are primary sources because they come directly from the historical figure and period being studied. Reporters’ analyses interpret or comment on those speeches, so they are secondary source responses. Being scholarly or discussing important events does not by itself make a source primary.

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