1960s Timeline

July 15, 1963 - President Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika arrived in Washington today for a two-day official visit and pointed to the...

July 14, 1963 - Kenneth O’Donnell (pictured), one of President Kennedy’s closest White House confidants, said today he expects Mr....

July 12, 1963 - President Kennedy, arriving for a Cape Cod weekend, was met at nearby Otis Air Force Base today by his son, John Jr., and...

July 10, 1963 - President Kennedy today averted, for the time being, a nationwide railroad strike that had been set for midnight. He...

July 8, 1963 - President Kennedy greeted the American conquerors of Mount Everest today and presented to them the Hubbard Medal of the...

July 7, 1963 - President Kennedy played golf today for the first time since having injured his back two years ago. The President used to...

July 5, 1963 - Here is President Kennedy’s televised report to the American people on his trip to Europe. In his speech, the President...

July 5, 1963 - Like the father who takes over the Christmas train, President Kennedy spent part of this afternoon playing with his son’s...

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July 5, 1963 - President Kennedy has renewed his appeal to the Soviet Union for a joint effort to solve “those key problems which divide...

July 5, 1963 - Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, 35, wife of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, gave birth to her eighth child last night — a “fine,...

July 4, 1963 - President Kennedy arrived on sunny Cape Cod late this afternoon for a warm reunion with his family and a long holiday...

July 4, 1963 - Premier Nikita Khrushchev (pictured right in 1961) sent President Kennedy and the American people “warm congratulations...

July 3, 1963 - “PT-109,” the film version of President Kennedy’s wartime adventures, premiered last night at the Beverly Hilton in Los...

July 2, 1963 - President Kennedy ended his 10-day tour of 4 European countries tonight and flew back to Washington. His last appearance,...

July 2, 1963 - President Kennedy is the third President of the United States to have been received in audience by a Pope. The two others...

July 2, 1963 - President Kennedy was received in private audience by Pope Paul VI this morning. The audience for the first Roman Catholic...

July 1, 1963 - At the Quirinal Palace in Italy tonight, President Kennedy (pictured with Italian President Antonio Segni and his wife...

July 1, 1963 - Angier Biddle Duke, State Department chief of protocol, was jostled by police today at the Quirinal Palace, the resident...

July 1, 1963 - Harlem’s hot and crowded streets are serving as the nation’s first proving ground for the proposed Domestic Peace Corps. A...