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...
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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...
Nov 18, 2021
Speaker Rayburn is Buried in Texas
Nov. 18, 1961 - House Speaker Sam Rayburn was buried today in the rich Texas earth that nurtured him. Funeral services were held in the...
Nov 18, 2021
President Kennedy Honors Sen. Hayden in Arizona
Nov. 18, 1961 - President Kennedy declared last night that the nation should regard with pride the “heavy burden” of preserving freedom...
Nov 16, 2021
President Kennedy Honors Senator Magnuson
Nov. 16 - After his speech at the University of Washington, President Kennedy paid high tribute to Senator Warren G. Magnuson (left),...
Nov 16, 2021
Secretary Freeman Talks Agriculture's Value in Cold War
Nov. 16, 1961 - Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman (right) said today that agriculture was this country’s “strongest deterrent”...
Nov 16, 2021
Sen. Carl Hayden Next in Line for Presidency after Johnson
Nov. 16, 1961 - The death of Speaker Sam Rayburn places Senator Carl Hayden (right), Democrat of Arizona, behind Vice President Johnson...
Nov 16, 2021
Vice President Johnson's Tribute to Sam Rayburn
Nov. 16, 1961 - Here is Vice President Johnson’s statement on the passing of his friend and colleague of long standing, Speaker Sam...
Nov 16, 2021
"Crazy" Joe Gallo Convicted of Extortion, Conspiracy
Nov. 16, 1961 - Joseph Gallo, 32-year-old gangland figure and jukebox racketeer, was found guilty of attempted extortion and conspiracy...
Nov 16, 2021
President Speaks at University of Washington
Nov. 16 - President Kennedy declared today that it was “a test of our national maturity” to accept the prospect that negotiations on...
Nov 16, 2021
President Kennedy's Tribute to Sam Rayburn
Nov. 16, 1961 - Following is President Kennedy’s expression of tribute and statement of regret at the death today of Sam Rayburn (left),...
Nov 16, 2021
Speaker Sam Rayburn Dead at 79
Nov. 16, 1961 - House Speaker Sam Rayburn died of cancer in his sleep today. He was 79 years old. President Kennedy led the nation —...
Nov 16, 2021
President Kennedy's Plan for Vietnam
Nov. 16, 1961 - President Kennedy has decided on the measures that the U.S. is prepared to take to strengthen South Vietnam against...
Nov 14, 2021
Gangland Leader Joseph Gallo Sent to Jail
Nov. 14, 1961 - Joseph Gallo, the 32-year-old gangland figure on trial for conspiracy and attempted extortion, was remanded to jail today...
Nov 14, 2021
President Welcomes Two Special Girls to White House
Nov. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy told two little White House visitors today that they were better behaved than his own children. Sheila...
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