Former C.I.A. Director Dulles Arrives in Saigon with Pentagon Study Group
Apr. 15, 1962 - Another indication of deepening U.S. involvement in South Vietnam’s campaign against the Communist guerrillas called the...
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Apr 15, 2022
U.S. Marine Helicopter Unit Lands in South Vietnam
Apr. 15, 1962 - A U.S. Marine helicopter unit landed in Vietnam today. The Marines will be based at Soc Trang, capital of Ba Xuyen...
Apr 14, 2022
VIDEO: President's Remarks Aboard U.S.S. Enterprise
Apr. 14, 1962 - Here is a video excerpt of President Kennedy’s remarks today aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. The spoke from the hangar deck...
Apr 14, 2022
President Watches Military Demonstration in North Carolina
Apr. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy watched a demonstration of the Atlantic Fleet’s air and sea power today off the coast of North...
Apr 14, 2022
Steel's Surrender Raises Kennedy's Stock
Apr. 14, 1962 - Steel’s surrender to President Kennedy appeared today to have bolstered the Administration’s stock in and out of...
Apr 13, 2022
President Brought Multi-Faceted Pressure to Bear on Steel Industry Titans
Apr. 13, 1962 - For three days, the great forces at the command of the President of the United States were brought to bear on the steel...
Apr 13, 2022
🚨Steel Industry Backs Down on Price Increase, Kennedy Triumphant
Apr. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy triumphed today over the titans of the steel industry. Seventy-two hours after the U.S. Steel...
Apr 13, 2022
Khrushchev Says No to Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
Apr. 13, 1962 - Premier Khrushchev has spurned what appeared to be the final offer by the U.S. and Britain to sign a nuclear test-ban...
Apr 12, 2022
Roger Blough of U.S. Steel Defends Price Rise
Apr. 12, 1962 - Roger M. Blough (pictured), board chairman of the U.S. Steel Corporation, defended his company’s new price increase today...
Apr 11, 2022
President Welcomes Shah of Iran to Washington
Apr. 11, 1962 - The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, and his wife, the Empress Farah, arrived in Washington today and received a warm...
Apr 11, 2022
Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference
Apr. 11, 1962 - Following are the main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Steel — He denounced the price increases...
Apr 11, 2022
President Kennedy Exchanges Gifts with Stephen Lutz, "Boy of the Year"
Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy gave his tie clasp to a 15-year-old New Jersey honor student today, honoring him as the nation’s finest...
Apr 11, 2022
Hunter College Students Listen to Speech by Representative of American Nazi Party
Apr. 11, 1962 - Four hundred students at Hunter College in the Bronx listened today to an exposition of American Nazism by a stand-in for...
Apr 11, 2022
President Kennedy Announces August Release of Military Reservists
Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy announced today that all military reservists who were called to active duty in the Berlin crisis last...
Apr 11, 2022
Senate Approves Nomination of Byron R. White to Supreme Court
Apr. 11, 1962 - The Senate approved by voice vote today the nomination of Byron R. White (pictured) to be an associate justice of the...
Apr 11, 2022
Twelve Viet Cong Killed by Government Forces
Apr. 11, 1962 - A United States military source said today that 12 Vietnamese Communist guerrillas were killed as the band that captured...
Apr 11, 2022
President Kennedy Assails Steel Corporations at News Conference
Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy accused the major steel corporations today of “irresponsible defiance” of the public interest and...
Apr 10, 2022
U.S. Steel Announces Price Increases, Angering President Kennedy
Apr. 10, 1962 - The United States Steel Corporation announced this evening price increases averaging $6 a ton, effective at midnight. The...
Apr 10, 2022
Vice President Johnson is Congratulated on 25 Yearss Service with Federal Government
Apr. 10, 1962 - Vice President Johnson was congratulated today by President Kennedy and Democratic Congressional leaders on 25 years’...
Apr 10, 2022
Two U.S. Army Officers Murdered by Viet Cong
Apr. 10, 1962 - United States Army officers said today that two wounded American sergeants were murdered in cold blood by their Communist...
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