Attorney General Kennedy Deplores Racial Violence in Mississippi
Nov. 29, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that the F.B.I. would make a complete investigation of today’s outbreak of...
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Nov 29, 2021
McCone Sworn In as C.I.A. Director
Nov. 29, 1961 - President Kennedy looked on today as John A. McCone (left), Los Angeles industrialist, was sworn in as director of the...
Nov 29, 2021
President Kennedy Responds to Female Reporter on Discrimination Against Women
Nov. 29, 1961 - A woman reporter’s assault on male exclusiveness at the National Press Club won sympathy from President Kennedy today....
Nov 28, 2021
Sen. Thurmond Denounces Kennedy's Remarks on Extremists
Nov. 28, 1961 - Senator Strom Thurmond (pictured left in 1957), Democrat of South Carolina, denounced President Kennedy today for his...
Nov 28, 2021
President Kennedy Gives Dulles National Security Medal
Nov. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy made a surprise helicopter trip today to C.I.A. headquarters at Langley, Va., to present a National...
Nov 28, 2021
President Kennedy's Message to the Soviet People
Nov. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy told the Soviet people today that they could live in peace if their Government halted its efforts to...
Nov 26, 2021
Kennedy to Replace Under Secretary of State Bowles
Nov. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy announced today the replacement of Chester Bowles (right) as Under Secretary of State. Nine other...
Nov 26, 2021
The Kennedys Go Ice Skating in Hyannis Port
Nov. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy took a ride after church today to watch his wife and other Kennedys ice skate. They went to the Joseph...
Nov 26, 2021
Republican Senator Styles Bridges is Dead
Nov. 26, 1961 - United States Senator Styles Bridges (pictured center last year) of New Hampshire, one of the most influential...
Nov 25, 2021
Caroline Kennedy Celebrates Fourth Birthday
Nov. 25, 1961 - Caroline Kennedy celebrated her fourth birthday today. The daughter of President and Mrs. Kennedy will be 4 years old...
Nov 25, 2021
Kennedy Interviewed by Soviet Journalist
Nov. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy granted an exclusive interview today to the editor of the Soviet Government newspaper. Aleksei I....
Nov 24, 2021
CBS Correspondent Investigates Possible Remains of Earhart, Noonan
Nov. 24, 1961 - Bone fragments and teeth exhumed from shallow graves on Saipan Island arrived in San Francisco by plane today for...
Nov 22, 2021
Malcolm X to Speak at New York's City College
Nov. 22, 1961 - Dr. Harry N. Rivlin, acting president of City College, said today he would not object if the Eugene V. Debs Club, a...
Nov 22, 2021
Former Vice President Garner Turns 93
Nov. 22, 1961 - Former Vice President John Nance Garner greeted old friends warmly as he marked his 93rd birthday quietly today. He...
Nov 22, 2021
President Kennedy Home for Thanksgiving
Nov. 22, 1961 - President Kennedy came home today to celebrate a Thanksgiving 340 years and 40 miles removed from the original. The...
Nov 21, 2021
Video: President Kennedy's Remarks to National Conference of Christians and Jews
Nov. 21, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks in the Rose Garden today to members of the National Conference of Christians...
Nov 20, 2021
White House Releases JFK Jr.'s Official Portrait
Nov. 20, 1961 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. flashes a happy smile in official birthday pictures released today by the White House. He...
Nov 19, 2021
John Birch Society Responds to Kennedy's Speech
Nov. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy’s comment on the “discordant voices of extremism” in his speech at the Hollywood Palladium last night...
Nov 19, 2021
"National Indignation Day" in Dallas
Nov. 19, 1961 - Ultraconservatives will hold a “National Indignation Convention” next Wednesday night in the Memorial Auditorium in...
Nov 19, 2021
President Kennedy Talks Extremism in Los Angeles
Nov. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy spoke out last night against the right-wing John Birch Society and the so-called Minutemen in a speech...
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