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Jun 23, 2023

One Million Rhinelanders Cheer President Kennedy

June 23, 1963 - More than 1,000,000 cheering Rhinelanders turned out today to give President Kennedy a “herzlich willkommen” — a...

Jun 22, 2023

President Kennedy Leaves for Europe

June 22, 1963 - President Kennedy left tonight for a 10-day journey through Europe to plead the cause of Atlantic partnership. The...

Jun 22, 2023

President Kennedy Meets with Negro Leaders

June 22, 1963 - Negro leaders told President Kennedy today that massive demonstrations would continue until the civil rights problem was...

Jun 20, 2023

JFK Visits West Virginia on Centennial

June 20, 1963 - President Kennedy, wet but cheerful, helped West Virginia celebrate its 100th anniversary today. “The sun does not always...

Jun 20, 2023

President Kennedy Meets Medgar Evers’ Family at White House

June 20, 1963 - The family of the slain integration leader, Medgar Evers, met President Kennedy at the White House today. Secretary of...

Jun 20, 2023

“PT-109” To Premiere at Beverly Hilton July 2

June 20, 1963 - President Kennedy became the first patron of the “PT-109” film premiere for the benefit of mentally handicapped and...

Jun 19, 2023

Movies: “PT-109”

June 19, 1963 - Opening today is “PT-109,” a Technicolor Panavision biographical war film depicting the actions of President Kennedy when...

Jun 19, 2023

President’s Sister, Eunice Shriver, to Accompany Him on European Trip

June 19, 1963 - The White House confirmed today that President Kennedy’s sister, Mrs. Eunice Shriver (left), will accompany him on his...

Jun 19, 2023

Civil Rights Organizations Will Continue Demonstrations

June 19, 1963 - Major organizations in the forefront of the battle for equal rights said “no” today to President Kennedy’s request for a...

Jun 19, 2023

🚨JFK Sends Civil Rights Message to Congress, Calls for Action

June 19, 1963 - President Kennedy called on Congress today to enact extensive civil rights legislation he said would “go far toward...

Jun 18, 2023

Democrats Confident They’ll Do Well Enough in South in ‘64

June 18, 1963 - A Southern effort to divert electoral votes from major party candidates appears likely to fizzle without any material...

Jun 15, 2023

Roy Wilkins Delivers Eulogy at Medgar Evers’ Funeral

June 15, 1963 - Southern politicians were accused in Jackson, Miss., today of responsibility in the death of Medgar Evers, a Negro...

Jun 13, 2023

Former President Truman Visits President Kennedy at White House

June 13, 1963 - Former President Harry S. Truman got a chance today to relive a little of his past when President Kennedy asked him to...

Jun 13, 2023

June 13, 1963 | JFK Remarks at National Council of Senior Citizens

June 13, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today at the convention of the National Council of Senior Citizens, held at the...

Jun 13, 2023

JFK Speaks Out on Medicare Legislation

June 13, 1963 - President Kennedy, in a fiery speech lashing Congressional opponents, today predicted passage of his controversial...

Jun 12, 2023

President “Appalled by Barbarity” of Evers Slaying

June 12, 1963 - President Kennedy, “appalled by the barbarity” of the assassination of a top NAACP integration leader in Jackson, Miss....

Jun 12, 2023

Izvestia Publishes JFK Speech for Soviet Citizenry

June 12, 1963 - Izvestia, the national newspaper of the Soviet Union, published today the text of President Kennedy’s speech Monday in...

Jun 12, 2023

President Kennedy’s Race Speech Was Seventh Televised Address

June 12, 1963 - President Kennedy’s speech last night on racial problems in the nation marked the seventh time in 28 months that the...

Jun 11, 2023

🚨President Kennedy Makes Televised Speech on Race Relations

June 11, 1963 - President Kennedy told the nation tonight it faced a “moral crisis” as a result of the rising tide of Negro discontent....

Jun 10, 2023

President Kennedy Sends Governor Wallace Sternly Worded Telegram

June 10, 1963 - President Kennedy appealed to Governor George Wallace today to stay away from the campus of the University of Alabama. In...