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Mar 5, 2022

Former WWII Soviet General in Command Position in Cuba

Mar. 5, 1962 - Enrique Lister (pictured left with Ernesto “Che” Guevara), who led a Communist corps in the Spanish civil war and served...

Mar 5, 2022

RFK Says He Will Clear Future Comments on Texas with VP First

Mar. 5, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said facetiously last night that any future comments he might make about Texas would be...

Mar 4, 2022

President and Mrs. Kennedy Attend Noon Mass in Virginia

Mar. 4, 1962 - President and Mrs. Kennedy attended noon mass today at the Middleburg Community Center in Virginia. They are spending the...

Mar 3, 2022

Truman says Kennedy "On the Right Track" with Nuclear Test Policy

Mar. 3, 1962 - Former President Harry S. Truman said today that President Kennedy was “on the right track” in his decision to resume...

Mar 2, 2022

Video: Excerpt from President's TV Address

Mar. 2, 1962 - Here is a brief video excerpt from President Kennedy’s televised address this evening on nuclear tests. #JFK #jfkfiles...

Mar 2, 2022

🚨Kennedy Orders Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Resumed

Mar. 2, 1962 - President Kennedy said tonight he had ordered a resumption of nuclear tests in the atmosphere in late April unless the...

Mar 2, 2022

VIDEO: "The Truth About Communism," Narrated by Ronald Reagan

Mar. 2, 1962 - Here is a documentary narrated by Ronald Reagan called “The Truth About Communism.” #Podcast #podcasts #podcasting...

Mar 1, 2022

Kennedy to Speak to Nation Tomorrow on Nukes

Mar. 1, 1962 - President Kennedy will address the nation tomorrow night on “nuclear testing and disarmament,” the White House announced...

Mar 1, 2022

Kennedy: America Carries the Worldwide Struggle from Freedom

Mar. 1, 1962 - President Kennedy warned Americans today that they must bear the heavy burden of protecting freedom throughout the world...

Mar 1, 2022

President Kennedy Attends Prayer Breakfast

Mar. 1, 1962 - Some of the nation’s leaders gathered for a prayer breakfast in Washington today. They heard President Kennedy say that...

Feb 28, 2022

Thirtieth Anniversary of Lindbergh Kidnapping

Feb. 28, 1962 - Thirty years ago tonight, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., 19 months old, was abducted from his crib on the second floor of his...

Feb 28, 2022

President Kennedy Calls on Americans to Contribute to Red Cross

Feb. 28, 1962 - President Kennedy called on all Americans today to contribute generously to the Red Cross “in these difficult times.” In...

Feb 28, 2022

Robert and Ethel Kennedy Return from World Tour

Feb. 28, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (pictured at Idlewild Airport) returned from his month’s tour around the world today...

Feb 27, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Meets with DeGaulle in Paris

Feb. 27, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy spent 40 minutes with President de Gaulle in Paris today. Mr. Kennedy said later it...

Feb 27, 2022

Board of Inquiry Affirms Francis Gary Powers' Performance

Feb. 27, 1962 - A special board of inquiry has concluded that Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot whose plane was downed over the Soviet...

Feb 26, 2022

President Kennedy Speaks to Employees of Voice of America

Feb. 26, 1962 - President Kennedy told employees of the Voice of America today that their job was to tell the truth about the United...

Feb 25, 2022

Moscow Denounces Kennedy World Tour

Feb. 25, 1962 - The travels of the Kennedy brothers resulted in a violent denunciation from Moscow today. Attorney General Robert F....

Feb 25, 2022

Edward M. Kennedy Visits Irish Kinfolk

Feb. 25, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy, the youngest brother of President Kennedy, arrived in Dublin from London today on what he described as...

Feb 24, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy: Democracy is "Wave of the Future"

Feb. 24, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (pictured with Mayor Willy Brandt of West Berlin) predicted today that Eastern Europe...

Feb 24, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Visits Bonn

Feb. 24, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told a group of university students in Bonn today that the U.S. would not go to war to...