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Sep 10, 2022

Ike Visits JFK at White House

Sept. 10, 1962 - President Kennedy had a leisurely luncheon and talk with former President Eisenhower today. On General Eisenhower’s...

Sep 7, 2022

JFK Boosts Ready Reserves as International Tension Mounts

Sept. 7, 1962 - President Kennedy asked Congress today for authority to order 150,000 members of the Ready Reserves to active duty for a...

Sep 6, 2022

Sept. 6, 1962 - JFK Recorded Message to Steelworkers Convention

Sept. 6, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks recorded today for the 11th annual United Steelworkers of American convention in...

Sep 5, 2022

Sept. 5, 1962 - JFK Remarks to International Students

Sept. 5, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s greetings today to visiting students from the Experiment in International Living program in...

Sep 5, 2022

RFK: Kennedy Name Won’t Help Ted

Sept. 5, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that the Kennedy family name would help his brother Edward in his bid for...

Sep 4, 2022

President Applauds the Schola Cantorum

Sept. 4, 1962 - President Kennedy led the applause today when the Schola Cantorum of the University of Arkansas sang for him in the rose...

Sep 4, 2022

Sept. 4, 1962 - JFK to Members of Schola Cantorum

Sept. 4, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s congratulatory remarks today to members of the Schola Cantorum of the University of...

Sep 4, 2022

JFK: U.S. Will Use “Whatever Means Necessary” to Prevent Cuban Aggression

Sept. 4, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the U.S. would use “whatever means may be necessary” to prevent aggression by Cuba...

Sep 1, 2022

Tensions Rise with Cuba

Sept. 1, 1962 - With tensions again mounting rapidly in U.S.-Cuban relations, the Kennedy Administration appeared determined today to...

Aug 31, 2022

President Welcomes Wife and Daughter Home

Aug. 31, 1962 - President Kennedy welcomed his wife Jacqueline and his daughter Caroline home tonight from their trip to Italy. Dusk was...

Aug 31, 2022

Aug. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks for CBS-TV Economics Program

Aug. 31, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks recorded today in the White House for a CBS-TV series on economics. In his speech,...

Aug 31, 2022

Aug. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks for United Fund Campaign

Aug. 31, 1962 - President Kennedy today recorded remarks for the United Fund campaign. The President thanks contributors for their...

Aug 31, 2022

Aug. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks Upon Signing the Satellite Act

Aug. 31, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today upon signing the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, which aims to...

Aug 30, 2022

Kennedy Designates Wirtz Secretary of Labor

Aug. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy designated W. Willard Wirtz as Secretary of Labor today. Mr. Wirtz, the Labor Department’s Under...

Aug 30, 2022

Aug. 30, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Elderly Peace Corps Volunteers

Aug. 30, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to a group of senior Peace Corps volunteers. In his speech, the President...

Aug 30, 2022

President Praises Elderly Peace Corpsmen

Aug. 30, 1962 - A dozen members of the Peace Corps, ranging in age from 60 to 76, were praised today by President Kennedy. “Your presence...

Aug 30, 2022

President to Chair 10th International Olympic Games for the Deaf in 1965

Aug. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy accepted today the honorary chairmanship of the 10th International Olympic Games for the Deaf, which...

Aug 29, 2022

Main Points of President’s News Conference

Aug. 29, 1962 - Following are the main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Supreme Court — He announced the retirement...

Aug 29, 2022

President Hits Opponents of Foreign Aid Program

Aug. 29, 1962 - President Kennedy took issue sharply today with Congressional advocates of heavy cuts in his $4,672,000,000 foreign aid...

Aug 29, 2022

JFK: U.S. Will Not Invade Cuba

Aug. 29, 1962 - President Kennedy firmly rejected today Congressional suggestions that the U.S. invade Cuba because of the alleged...