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Dec 22, 2021

Kennedy and Macmillan Conclude Bermuda Meeting

Dec. 22, 1961 - President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan agreed today to seek renewed diplomatic contacts with the Soviet Union on...

Dec 22, 2021

William F. Buckley Sues Hunter College

Dec. 22, 1961 - Hunter College’s refusal to permit programs sponsored by William F. Buckley Jr. (pictured), editor of The National...

Dec 22, 2021

Robert F. Kennedy to Tour Foreign Cities in February

Dec. 22, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy will make a round-the-world tour with his wife beginning in early February. The...

Dec 21, 2021

President's Father's Condition Remains Serious

Dec. 21, 1961 - Doctors held out slightly more hope today for Joseph P. Kennedy (pictured with the President in March), although his...

Dec 21, 2021

Gangster "Crazy" Joe Gallo Gets 7 to 14 Years

Dec. 21, 1961 - Joseph Gallo, a 32-year-old gangland figure, was sentenced today to serve 7 to 14 years in prison on his conviction for...

Dec 21, 2021

President Kennedy Meets with Prime Minister Macmillan in Bermuda

Dec. 21, 1961 - President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan opened a two-day meeting in Bermuda today with discussions of Soviet...

Dec 20, 2021

President's Father Remains in Serious Condition

Dec. 20, 1961 - Joseph P. Kennedy remained in a serious condition tonight as a result of a stroke yesterday. President Kennedy (pictured...

Dec 19, 2021

🚨President Kennedy's Father Suffers a Stroke

Dec. 19, 1961 - Joseph P. Kennedy, 73-year-old father of the President, suffered a stroke at his home in Palm Beach, Fla. today....

Dec 19, 2021

Army Answers Reservists' Questions with Pamphlet Called "Why Me?"

Dec. 19, 1961 - The Army issued today a pocket-size, 12-page pamphlet entitled “Why Me?” to National Guard and Army Reservists who have...

Dec 18, 2021

Video: President Kennedy's Trip to Venezuela and Colombia

Dec. 18, 1961 - Here is a film from the U.S. Information Service about President Kennedy’s visits to Venezuela and Colombia. #JFK...

Dec 17, 2021

First Lady Visits Colombian Children's Hospital

Dec. 17, 1961 - The First Ladies of the United States and Colombia visited some of the 200 children in the Lorencita Villegas de Santos...

Dec 17, 2021

Half a Million People Welcome President Kennedy to Bogotá

Dec. 17, 1961 - A crowd of 500,000, nearly half the population of Bogotá, turned out today to give a rousing welcome to President and...

Dec 17, 2021

Thousands in Venezuela Give President Kennedy Cheering Send-Off

Dec. 17, 1961 - President Kennedy received a cheering send-off from thousands of Venezuelans this morning as he ended his 24-hour visit....

Dec 16, 2021

Video: President Kennedy in Venezuela

Dec. 16, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks at the La Morita Resettlement Project ceremony in Venezuela. #JFK #jfkfiles...

Dec 16, 2021

Havana Distorts News of President Kennedy's Venezuela Visit

Dec. 16, 1961 - President Kennedy’s visit in Venezuela was reported today by Havana radio in details almost totally at odds with the news...

Dec 16, 2021

President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive in Venezuela

Dec. 16, 1961 - President Kennedy arrived in Caracas, Venezuela today and received a cheering welcome. He issued a call for the...

Dec 15, 2021

President Kennedy Welcomed to Puerto Rico

Dec. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy received an enthusiastic welcome from hundreds of thousands in San Juan, Puerto Rico, today as he...

Dec 15, 2021

U.N. Rejects Proposal to Seat Communist China

Dec. 15, 1961 - The General Assembly rejected today a proposal to seat Communist China in the United Nations. The vote was 48 against the...

Dec 14, 2021

Presidential Commission on Women's Rights Headed by Eleanor Roosevelt

Dec. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy established today a commission headed by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt to advance the cause of women’s rights....

Dec 14, 2021

President Promises More Aid to South Vietnam

Dec. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy has promised more military assistance to South Vietnam in its fight against the Communists. Mr....