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Nov 8, 2021

Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference

Nov. 8, 1961 - Following were the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Nuclear Testing — The Soviet Union holds the...

Nov 7, 2021

Wagner Re-elected Mayor of New York

Nov. 7, 1961 - New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner won re-election for a third term today. Despite opposition from two major...

Nov 6, 2021

President Kennedy Meets Prime Minister Nehru of India

Nov. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India conferred today at Newport, R.I., on the problems of...

Nov 5, 2021

Former President Truman Grateful to President Kennedy

Nov. 5, 1961 - Former President Harry S. Truman was grateful for the White House hospitality shown to him a few days ago. President...

Nov 5, 2021

Nine Escape East Berlin, Family Left Behind

Nov. 5, 1961 - Thirty East Germans attempted to break through the barbed wire to reach West Berlin today. The fire of an East German...

Nov 4, 2021

President Kennedy Tangles with Texas Newspaper Publisher

Nov. 4, 1961 - President Kennedy rejected a charge by a guest at a White House luncheon (pictured) recently that much of the public...

Nov 3, 2021

Mrs. Kennedy Opens King Tut Exhibit

Nov. 3, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy today officially opened an exhibit of 34 priceless objects found in the tomb of King...

Nov 2, 2021

President Kennedy Campaigns for Hughes in N.J.

Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy told an enthusiastic rally in Trenton today that he was proud to come to New Jersey to urge the election...

Nov 2, 2021

Video: Eleanor Roosevelt Interviews President Kennedy

Nov. 2, 1961 - Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed President Kennedy recently about the Peace Corps program. Watch: #JFK...

Nov 2, 2021

General Walker Resigns from Army

Nov. 2, 1961 - Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker made known today his decision to resign from the Army. The general was formally admonished and...

Nov 2, 2021

President Takes Steps to Prepare for Atmospheric Nuclear Tests

Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy ordered today that preparations be made for the resumption of atmospheric atomic tests that might be...

Nov 2, 2021

President Kennedy Endorses Wagner for Mayor of NYC

Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy strongly endorsed New York City Mayor Wagner (left) today for a third term. On his arrival at La Guardia...

Nov 2, 2021

The Truman Family Comes Back to the White House

Nov. 2, 1961 - The old Truman Administration took over the White House last night. Surrounded by old friends and aides, former President...

Nov 1, 2021

President Kennedy's Private Meeting Place

Nov. 1, 1961 - A White House room used by 19th-century Presidents for secret conferences is being refurbished as President Kennedy’s...

Nov 1, 2021

Stalin's Body Removed from Lenin Mausoleum

Nov. 1, 1961 - The Soviet people learned today that the body of Joseph Stalin has been removed from the Lenin Mausoleum and buried near...

Oct 31, 2021

Former President and Mrs. Truman Arrive in Capital

Oct. 31, 1961 - Former President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman arrived in Washington today for a 3-day round of events that will include...

Oct 31, 2021

Rayburn Goes Home to End His Days Among Friends and Neighbors

Oct. 31, 1961 - House Speaker Sam Rayburn (pictured last May) went home to Bonham, Texas by ambulance today. The Democratic leader had...

Oct 31, 2021

What if a 50-Megaton Bomb Exploded Over Manhattan?

Oct. 31, 1961 - If exploded in the air over downtown Manhattan, a 50-megaton bomb would destroy homes as far away as Passaic, N.J. and...

Oct 30, 2021

Khrushchev Warns Britain on Nuclear War

Oct. 30, 1961 - Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev warned Britain today that that nation “may be among the first to experience the destructive...

Oct 30, 2021

White House: U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Superior to Any Nation

Oct. 30, 1961 - A White House statement on the Soviet Union’s explosion of a large nuclear device today cast doubt on the military...