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Nov 7, 2022

Democrats Score Smashing Midterm Victory

Nov. 7, 1962 - The Democrats have apparently scored a remarkable midterm election success. The outcome of yesterday’s election...

Nov 6, 2022

Connally Elected Governor of Texas

Nov. 6, 1962 - Democrat John B. Connally was elected Governor of Texas tonight, smashing the strongest Republican surge in state history....

Nov 6, 2022

Edward M. Kennedy Elected Senator from Massachusetts

Nov. 6, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy, 30-year-old brother of the President, was elected a U.S. Senator today with a smashing victory in his...

Nov 4, 2022

JFK to Fly to Massachusetts to Vote for Edward Kennedy

Nov. 4, 1962 - President Kennedy will fly to Massachusetts tomorrow to do his bit on Election Day for the Democratic party and his...

Nov 3, 2022

TV: Special Telecast on Proposed National Cultural Center

Nov. 3, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured with composer Igor Stravinsky) will have a major role on NBC’s one-hour telecast Sunday...

Nov 3, 2022

President Kennedy to Insist on Ground Inspections

Nov. 3, 1962 - President Kennedy has decided to insist on international ground inspection of Soviet missile sites in Cuba before...

Nov 2, 2022

Nov. 2, 1962 - JFK Televised Speech on Cuba

Nov. 2, 1962 - Here is President Kennedy’s radio and television statement on the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. #cuba #JFK...

Nov 2, 2022

JFK: Missile Bases Being Dismantled

Nov. 2, 1962 - President Kennedy reported to the nation tonight that the Soviet missile bases in Cuba were being dismantled and “progress...

Oct 31, 2022

Castro Continues Guantanamo Demands

Oct. 31, 1962 - U Thant and a somber group of his top assistants returned tonight from two days of negotiations with Fidel Castro in...

Oct 31, 2022

Khrushchev’s Control Could Be Slipping

Oct. 31, 1962 - Qualified sources suggested today that Premier Khrushchev’s control of the Soviet Government was entering a period of...

Oct 31, 2022

Oct. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks to FBI National Academy

Oct. 31, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today at the graduation exercises of the FBI National Academy in Washington, D.C....

Oct 31, 2022

Oct. 31, 1962 - JFK Urges Americans to Vote

Oct. 31, 1962 - President Kennedy urges all Americans of voting age to cast their ballots in next week's midterm elections. #PSA #JFK...

Oct 30, 2022

Oct. 30, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Brazilian War College

Oct. 30, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to students and faculty members of the Brazilian War College. #JFK #brazil

Oct 30, 2022

U.S. Temporarily Suspends Surveillance of Cuba

Oct. 30, 1962 - The U.S. temporarily suspended its aerial surveillance of Cuba today amid reports that the Soviet Union had halted work...

Oct 29, 2022

Kennedy Administration Considered and Rejected Surprise Attack on Cuba

Oct. 29, 1962 - President Kennedy (pictured with Gen. Curtis LeMay) and his advisers gave long and serious thought to ordering a surprise...

Oct 29, 2022

Europe Hails JFK on Cuban Victory

Oct. 29, 1962 - Western Europe hailed today the Soviet Union’s retreat in the Cuban crisis as a stunning victory for the U.S. President...

Oct 28, 2022

Attorney General Links Cuban Crisis to Racial Turmoil

Oct. 28, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said tonight that the tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union over Cuba were linked...

Oct 28, 2022

McNamara Finally Goes Home after Sleeping at Pentagon for a Week

Oct. 28, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (left) left the Pentagon tonight to go home and sleep in his own bed for the...

Oct 28, 2022

Oct. 28, 1962 - JFK and Truman Discuss Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct. 28, 1962 - On this recorded telephone call, President Kennedy briefs former President Truman on the latest developments in the Cuban...

Oct 28, 2022

JFK and Democrats May Gain from Cuban Crisis

Oct. 28, 1962 - President Kennedy and the Democratic party have probably gained a political windfall as a result of Premier Khrushchev’s...