1960s Timeline

Oct. 13, 1963 - A leading Democratic Senator and former member of President Kennedy’s cabinet said today he is “almost sure” Mr. Kennedy...

Oct. 12, 1963 - President Kennedy, about 100 Italian-Americans, and a few Spaniards celebrated Columbus Day today with an informal...

Oct. 12, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy visited the ruined temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece today. The First Lady shook hands and...

Oct. 10, 1963 - Former President Harry S. Truman, on his morning walk in New York City today, said that South Vietnamese First Lady...

Oct. 10, 1963 - President Kennedy called for greater appreciation of the importance of the space program today as he awarded one of the...

Oct. 9, 1963 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Wheat — He cleared the way for sale of $250...

Oct. 9, 1963 - President Kennedy was given a bronze statuette for his desk today, but he was ahead of the donors — he already had one,...

Oct. 7, 1963 - Richard M. Nixon charged today that the “civil rights crisis is to a great extent” President Kennedy’s fault. He said the...

Oct. 7, 1963 - President Kennedy signed documents ratifying the limited nuclear test-ban treaty today, calling the pact a “beginning” —...

Oct. 5, 1963 - President Kennedy and his top political aides are reasonably optimistic about his prospects for re-election. They reached...

Oct. 5, 1963 - The political and religious crisis in South Vietnam deepened today when another Buddhist monk burned himself to death —...

Oct. 4, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured yesterday in Greece) set sail from Greece tonight on an Aegean cruise to Turkey on...

Oct. 4, 1963 - President Kennedy (pictured yesterday at Little Rock Air Force Base), just back from a one-day trip to Arkansas, has at...

Oct. 3, 1963 - President Kennedy, visiting Arkansas to dedicate a dam in the “new South,” heard his civil rights proposals branded as...

Oct. 2, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy departed last night for a two-week vacation in Greece and the Mediterranean. The First Lady’s...

Oct. 1, 1963 - Emperor Haile Selassie, who became ruler of a nation before John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born, arrived in Washington today...

Sept. 28, 1963 - President Kennedy retreated to the desert for a rest today after climaxing a grueling nationwide tour with a declaration...

Sept. 27, 1963 - President Kennedy entered the homestretch on his tour of the West today, picking up speed and dropping off gifts along...

Sept. 26, 1963 - In a speech that seemed aimed at such conservative critics as Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), President Kennedy...

Sept. 25, 1963 - The House of Representatives passed the President Kennedy’s tax bill today, 271 to 155. The President, at Billings,...