1960s Timeline
Politics | Culture | Entertainment | Sports
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![President Kennedy Meets with Commission on the Status of Women](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_db70d8c328a642be9d1207931424aa4b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_db70d8c328a642be9d1207931424aa4b~mv2.webp)
President Kennedy Meets with Commission on the Status of Women
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![Robert F. Kennedy Arrives in Hong Kong](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_9975b378317c46acbab0faae4a759d27~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_9975b378317c46acbab0faae4a759d27~mv2.webp)
Robert F. Kennedy Arrives in Hong Kong
![Robert F. Kennedy Challenges Japanese Leftist to Visit U.S.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_bfb9110a0b214d099f76f18360046148~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_bfb9110a0b214d099f76f18360046148~mv2.webp)
Robert F. Kennedy Challenges Japanese Leftist to Visit U.S.
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![Nixon Makes Appearnace on Paar Show, Bashes Kennedy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d6e3a61affc143f4a52d2e8235498176~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d6e3a61affc143f4a52d2e8235498176~mv2.webp)
Nixon Makes Appearnace on Paar Show, Bashes Kennedy
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![Leftists Boycott Robert F. Kennedy in Kyoto](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_0f23a29a5acc4be7ab886428fede7022~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_0f23a29a5acc4be7ab886428fede7022~mv2.webp)
Leftists Boycott Robert F. Kennedy in Kyoto
![President Kennedy Welcomes "Scouting Family of the Year" to White House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_69501d4837ea4864ac0d50e87eee46ea~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_69501d4837ea4864ac0d50e87eee46ea~mv2.webp)
President Kennedy Welcomes "Scouting Family of the Year" to White House
![Mozart and Ice Cream at the White House With the First Lady](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_72919eec65b840cea339e68c4b735de5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_72919eec65b840cea339e68c4b735de5~mv2.webp)
Mozart and Ice Cream at the White House With the First Lady
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![Kennedy Won't Guarantee "Free Flow of Information" on Vietnam](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_cde88b397a334c01a8d3c5a2e6049915~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_cde88b397a334c01a8d3c5a2e6049915~mv2.webp)
Kennedy Won't Guarantee "Free Flow of Information" on Vietnam
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![Highlights From President Kennedy's Press Conference](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_ec00d6ee6aae46c8a89d9c048d467ed6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_ec00d6ee6aae46c8a89d9c048d467ed6~mv2.webp)
Highlights From President Kennedy's Press Conference
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![Robert F. Kennedy Tours Western Japan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_840381d5ab1b4f1fb295bc9ac8e7a3f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_840381d5ab1b4f1fb295bc9ac8e7a3f2~mv2.webp)
Robert F. Kennedy Tours Western Japan
![Ethel Kennedy Shops in Tokyo, Buys Seven of Everything](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f4ced02947bf4c5db8b365a624aeb575~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_f4ced02947bf4c5db8b365a624aeb575~mv2.webp)
Ethel Kennedy Shops in Tokyo, Buys Seven of Everything
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![Woodrow Wilson's Typewriter Returned to White House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_d883e30eb5754ed78f5ad59852d06e6a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_d883e30eb5754ed78f5ad59852d06e6a~mv2.webp)
Woodrow Wilson's Typewriter Returned to White House
![Attorney General Kennedy Visits Waseda University, Reds Make a Scene](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_68be1cff030449e298bc72a413bbeaf7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_68be1cff030449e298bc72a413bbeaf7~mv2.webp)
Attorney General Kennedy Visits Waseda University, Reds Make a Scene
![Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Enjoys Tokyo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_67888756cae9484db73e1ffed8107187~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_67888756cae9484db73e1ffed8107187~mv2.webp)
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Enjoys Tokyo
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![President Kennedy Welcomes Congolese Premier to White House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_38e73d934d344de89051c960243975a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_38e73d934d344de89051c960243975a1~mv2.webp)
President Kennedy Welcomes Congolese Premier to White House
![President Meets Astronaut Glenn at White House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_89d2117af5cd4cd5a3d863bf5301e505~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_89d2117af5cd4cd5a3d863bf5301e505~mv2.webp)
President Meets Astronaut Glenn at White House
![Robert F. Kennedy Debates Socialists in Japan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_0f53aa4b49fd4c319b34ecbd780109c6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_0f53aa4b49fd4c319b34ecbd780109c6~mv2.webp)
Robert F. Kennedy Debates Socialists in Japan
![Attorney General Kennedy is Welcomed to Tokyo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_875cbc1756a24afbb10f875d9945b732~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_875cbc1756a24afbb10f875d9945b732~mv2.webp)
Attorney General Kennedy is Welcomed to Tokyo
![Castro Calls Kennedy's Trade Ban "Economic Aggression"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_86645e281d8c4adeb28e23a1271fc2a9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_86645e281d8c4adeb28e23a1271fc2a9~mv2.webp)
Castro Calls Kennedy's Trade Ban "Economic Aggression"
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![Kennedy Bans Most Trade with Cuba](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_c941ba2d03fd406c847c5b604527f9e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_c941ba2d03fd406c847c5b604527f9e5~mv2.webp)
Kennedy Bans Most Trade with Cuba