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Feb 14, 2022

U.S. Seeking Information from Chinese on Missing Korean War Soldiers

Feb. 14, 1962 - State Department authorities said today the U.S. was still trying to get an accounting from Communist China of American...

Feb 14, 2022

🚨NEW: Evening Report | February 14, 1962

The First Lady leads a tour of the White House; Republicans want straight talk on Vietnam; John Glenn’s orbital flight is postponed;...

Feb 14, 2022

Kennedy: Powers a "Free Agent" after Interrogation

Feb. 14, 1962 - Francis Gary Powers can testify before Congressional committees and talk with newsmen after he completes “important...

Feb 14, 2022

Main Points of President Kennedy's Press Conference

Feb. 14, 1962 - Following are main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Summit — He said he would attend a...

Feb 14, 2022

President Says He's Being as "Frank as Possible" on Vietnam

Feb. 14, 1962 - Responding to criticism, President Kennedy said today he was being as frank as possible about U.S. involvement in the war...

Feb 14, 2022

Another Postponement of Glenn Spaceflight

Feb. 14, 1962 - Storms in the Atlantic caused another postponement today in the attempt to send Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. into orbit...

Feb 13, 2022

U.S. Destroyer Escorts Arriving in Vietnam

Feb. 13, 1962 - United States destroyer escorts will arrive at Danang in South Vietnam this week to bolster the South Vietnamese Navy’s...

Feb 13, 2022

GOP Wants "Full Report" on Vietnam from Kennedy

Feb. 13, 1962 - The Republican National Committee called on President Kennedy today to “make a full report to the American people” on...

Feb 12, 2022

Senator Margaret Chase Smith Calls GOP "Fainthearted" About Opposing JFK in '64

Feb. 12, 1962 - Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith (pictured) suggested today that leading Republican Presidential aspirants were seeking...

Feb 12, 2022

President Kennedy Meets with Commission on the Status of Women

Feb. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that it was essential that women workers be assured of pay that reflected the services they...

Feb 11, 2022

Katu Tribe Sets Poison Traps in Vietnam

Feb. 11, 1962 - U.S. military personnel on reconnaissance in central Vietnam have run into hostile aborigines, belonging to the Katu...

Feb 11, 2022

Washington Officials See Mounting Danger in Vietnam

Feb. 11, 1962 - What President Kennedy has called the “increasing ferocity” of the war in South Vietnam and the increasing involvement of...

Feb 10, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Arrives in Hong Kong

Feb. 10, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy arrived today in Hong Kong, a British colony in the shadow of Communist China, for a...

Feb 9, 2022

James Cagney Narrates Documentary on Communism "The Road to the Wall"

Feb. 9, 1962 - Narrated by actor James Cagney, "The Road to the Wall" explores the steady march of Communism through the years. It begins...

Feb 9, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Challenges Japanese Leftist to Visit U.S.

Feb. 9, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy faced the startled chief of Japan’s massive left-wing labor union today and challenged...

Feb 9, 2022

U.S. Build-Up in South Vietnam Continues

Feb. 9, 1962 - The decision announced yesterday to set up a new U.S. command in Saigon under a full general is said to be a result of the...

Feb 9, 2022

Nixon Makes Appearnace on Paar Show, Bashes Kennedy

Feb. 9, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon lashed out last night at President Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban situation and at other aspects of the...

Feb 8, 2022

President Kennedy Honors Boy Scout Week

Feb. 8, 1962 - Here is audio of President Kennedy’s remarks today in honor of Boy Scout Week. #boyscouts #JFK #1960s

Feb 8, 2022

Leftists Boycott Robert F. Kennedy in Kyoto

Feb. 8, 1962 - Left-wing students boycotted a scheduled meeting with Robert F. Kennedy (pictured left at a karate demonstration) today in...

Feb 8, 2022

President Kennedy Picks General Harkins to Head Vietnam Command

Feb. 8, 1962 - The U.S. established a new military command in Communist-threatened South Vietnam today and named a four-star general to...