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Jun 20, 2022

JFK Speaks to Summer Government Workers (1/2)

June 20, 1962 - President Kennedy spoke today to summer government workers at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. (1/2) #JFK...

Jun 18, 2022

Nixon Calls President Kennedy Sorenson's "Puppet"

June 18, 1962 - President Kennedy was a “puppet who echoed his speechmaker” when he ran for the Presidency, according to Richard M....

Jun 17, 2022

Justice Department Inclined to Close Alcatraz

June 17, 1962 - One result of the prison break last Monday at Alcatraz has been the renewal of the Justice Department’s interest in...

Jun 15, 2022

🚨NEW: Evening Report | June 15, 1962

Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen. Headlines: President Kennedy addresses the Peace Corps; Senator...

Jun 15, 2022

Luella Hennessey to Provide Full-Time Care to Ambassador Kennedy

June 15, 1962 - At President Kennedy’s request, Miss Luella Hennessey (pictured left in December 1960) has resigned her Walpole, Mass.,...

Jun 14, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Addresses Hatters Union at Statler-Hilton

June 14, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged American labor unions today to take a more vigorous part in telling this...

Jun 14, 2022

New York Better Business Bureau Puts Kibosh on "Jackie Sunglasses"

June 14, 1962 - The Better Business Bureau of New York City warned stores today against the labeling of curved sunglasses as “Jackie...

Jun 14, 2022

President Warns Flight Engineers' Union Not To Strike

June 14, 1962 - President Kennedy issued a stern warning to the flight engineers’ union today to refrain from striking against three...

Jun 14, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK on Red China

June 14, 1962 - President Kennedy responds to a Peace Corpsman's question as to why the U.S. does not send food to Red China. That nation...

Jun 13, 2022

Bob Hope to Receive Congressional Gold Medal

June 13, 1962 - Bob Hope will receive the coveted Gold Medal authorized by Congress, made by the mint, and presented by the President....

Jun 12, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Speaks at Manhattan College

June 12, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy called on the American people today to face the “unusual and heavy burdens” of the...

Jun 11, 2022

(VIDEO) President Kennedy at Yale

June 11, 1962 - Here is a video clip of President Kennedy’s Commencement Address today at Yale University. #JFK #1960s #history #OTD...

Jun 11, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK at Yale (2/2)

June 11, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy's speech today at the 261st annual commencement of Yale University. (2/2) #jfk...

Jun 11, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK at Yale (1/2)

June 11, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy's speech today at the 261st annual commencement of Yale University. #jfk #yale...

Jun 11, 2022

President Kennedy Speaks at Yale University

June 11, 1962 - Addressing 12,000 persons at the 261st annual commencement of Yale University, President Kennedy appealed to the business...

Jun 10, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK Speaks at West Point

June 6, 1962 - JFK addresses the graduating cadets at West Point and pardons 20 from room confinement. #jfk #military #veterans #vietnam...

Jun 9, 2022

Edward M. Kennedy Endorsed at Massachusetts Democratic Convention

June 9, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy (pictured with his wife Joan), 30-year-old brother of the President and candidate for the U.S. Senate,...

Jun 8, 2022

Ex-Marine Lee Harvey Oswald Returns from the Soviet Union

June 8, 1962 - A former U.S. Marine who moved to the Soviet Union three years ago is homeward bound with his wife and daughter, the U.S....

Jun 8, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK and RFK Honor 12-year-old Gerald Lee Davis for Bravery

June 8, 1962 - President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy honor Gerald Lee Davis, 12, for saving his brothers from a house...

Jun 8, 2022

🚨NEW: Evening Report | June 8, 1962

Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen: https://bit.ly/3zqAgFd Headlines: President Kennedy issues a pardon;...