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Apr 14, 2022

Steel's Surrender Raises Kennedy's Stock

Apr. 14, 1962 - Steel’s surrender to President Kennedy appeared today to have bolstered the Administration’s stock in and out of...

Apr 13, 2022

President Brought Multi-Faceted Pressure to Bear on Steel Industry Titans

Apr. 13, 1962 - For three days, the great forces at the command of the President of the United States were brought to bear on the steel...

Apr 13, 2022

🚨Steel Industry Backs Down on Price Increase, Kennedy Triumphant

Apr. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy triumphed today over the titans of the steel industry. Seventy-two hours after the U.S. Steel...

Apr 13, 2022

Khrushchev Says No to Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

Apr. 13, 1962 - Premier Khrushchev has spurned what appeared to be the final offer by the U.S. and Britain to sign a nuclear test-ban...

Apr 12, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Orders Grand Jury Investigation into Steel Companies

Apr. 12, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy announced tonight he had ordered a grand jury investigation of the price increases...

Apr 12, 2022

Roger Blough of U.S. Steel Defends Price Rise

Apr. 12, 1962 - Roger M. Blough (pictured), board chairman of the U.S. Steel Corporation, defended his company’s new price increase today...

Apr 11, 2022

President Welcomes Shah of Iran to Washington

Apr. 11, 1962 - The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, and his wife, the Empress Farah, arrived in Washington today and received a warm...

Apr 11, 2022

Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference

Apr. 11, 1962 - Following are the main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Steel — He denounced the price increases...

Apr 11, 2022

President Kennedy Exchanges Gifts with Stephen Lutz, "Boy of the Year"

Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy gave his tie clasp to a 15-year-old New Jersey honor student today, honoring him as the nation’s finest...

Apr 11, 2022

Kennedy: U.S. Won't Negotiate for Cuban Prisoners

Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the U.S. Government would not negotiate with Cuba to ransom the rebel prisoners...

Apr 11, 2022

President Kennedy Announces August Release of Military Reservists

Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy announced today that all military reservists who were called to active duty in the Berlin crisis last...

Apr 11, 2022

Senate Approves Nomination of Byron R. White to Supreme Court

Apr. 11, 1962 - The Senate approved by voice vote today the nomination of Byron R. White (pictured) to be an associate justice of the...

Apr 11, 2022

Twelve Viet Cong Killed by Government Forces

Apr. 11, 1962 - A United States military source said today that 12 Vietnamese Communist guerrillas were killed as the band that captured...

Apr 11, 2022

President Kennedy Assails Steel Corporations at News Conference

Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy accused the major steel corporations today of “irresponsible defiance” of the public interest and...

Apr 10, 2022

U.S. Steel Announces Price Increases, Angering President Kennedy

Apr. 10, 1962 - The United States Steel Corporation announced this evening price increases averaging $6 a ton, effective at midnight. The...

Apr 10, 2022

Vice President Johnson is Congratulated on 25 Yearss Service with Federal Government

Apr. 10, 1962 - Vice President Johnson was congratulated today by President Kennedy and Democratic Congressional leaders on 25 years’...

Apr 10, 2022

Two U.S. Army Officers Murdered by Viet Cong

Apr. 10, 1962 - United States Army officers said today that two wounded American sergeants were murdered in cold blood by their Communist...

Apr 9, 2022

President Kennedy Nearly Catches Foul Ball

Apr. 9, 1962 - President Kennedy, like every President since William Howard Taft, made the first pitch at the opening of the baseball...

Apr 9, 2022

President Kennedy Observes the Senators Top the Tigers

Apr. 9, 1962 - The Washington Senators, whose 61-101 record last season prompted the adoption of “a better view in ’62” as their slogan...

Apr 9, 2022

VIDEO: President Kennedy Honors Children's Bureau

Apr. 9, 1962 - Here is a video excerpt of President Kennedy’s remarks on the 50th anniversary of the Children’s Bureau. #JFK #1960s...