Main Points from President's Press Conference
Jan. 15, 1962 - Following are the main points from President Kennedy’s news conference today: Science and Technology - He expressed...
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Jan 15, 2022
Thousands of Women Protest Nuclear Fallout at White House
Jan. 15, 1962 - Several thousand women from Eastern cities picketed the White House today to protest nuclear fallout. The pickets, soaked...
Jan 15, 2022
President Kennedy Addresses Delays on Negro Civil Rights
Jan. 15, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that he would act to advance Negro rights “in a way which will maintain a consensus” of...
Jan 12, 2022
President Kennedy Backs March of Dimes Campaign
Jan. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy borrowed a dime today to help promote this year’s March of Dimes campaign. The President posed for...
Jan 12, 2022
McNamara to Fly to Hawaii for Vietnam Conference
Jan. 12, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (right) will fly to Hawaii Sunday for a day-long conference Monday on the...
Jan 11, 2022
Video: President Kennedy's State of the Union Address
Jan. 11, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s State of the Union address. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s #jfkennedy #jfkmemorial...
Jan 11, 2022
Young Khrushchev Considered Moving to U.S. for Higher Wages
Jan. 11, 1962 - Nikita S. Khrushchev, when a youth, considered emigrating to the United States to earn higher wages, New York Governor...
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. B-52H Super-bomber Breaks World Record
Jan. 11, 1962 - A United States Air Force B-52H superbomber equipped for launching missiles broke a world record today by flying 12,519...
Jan 11, 2022
President Kennedy Delivers State of the Union Message
Jan. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy asked the 87th Congress today to give him new authority to reduce tariffs, cut personal income taxes in...
Jan 11, 2022
Defoliation Plan for Vietnam on Temporary Hold
Jan. 11, 1962 - A plan by U.S. officials to “defoliate” trees and bushes in South Vietnam with a chemical sprayed from planes as a means...
Jan 9, 2022
Vienna Boys Choir Serenades President Kennedy at the White House
Jan. 9, 1962 - The White House rose garden rang with clear alto and soprano voices today as the Vienna Boys Choir serenaded President...
Jan 9, 2022
Sec. McNamara Sends Thank-You Letters to Families of Reservists and National Guardsmen
Jan. 9, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara has expressed the nation’s gratitude to the more than 150,000 reservists and...
Jan 9, 2022
Documentary: "The Truth About Communism," Narrated by Ronald Reagan
Jan. 9, 1962 - Here is a documentary called “The Truth About Communism.” The narrator is actor Ronald Reagan. #Podcast #podcasts...
Jan 9, 2022
Kennedy Administration Sees Long Struggle Ahead in South Vietnam
Jan. 9, 1962 - The Kennedy Administration believes there is a fairly good chance of saving South Vietnam from communism, but it foresees...
Jan 6, 2022
President Honors Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle on his 54th birthday
Jan. 6, 1962 - President Kennedy told Ohio Democrats tonight that his Administration was pledged to progress, particularly in the fields...
Jan 6, 2022
American Killed by Viet Cong Sniper in Saigon
Jan. 6, 1962 - An American construction foreman on the $4 million Saigon airport improvement project was fatally wounded in an ambush...
Jan 5, 2022
President Kennedy Cuts Short his Florida Vacation
Jan. 5, 1962 - President Kennedy plans to deliver his annual State of the Union Message next Thursday before a joint session of Congress....
Jan 5, 2022
JFK Jr. Takes First Steps
Jan. 5, 1962 - President Kennedy’s 13-month-old son, John Jr., took his first steps in public today. He was seen walking at Palm Beach,...
Jan 4, 2022
General Shoup: Marines Need to Toughen Up
Jan. 4, 1962 - General David M. Shoup, the U.S. Marine Corps commandant, said that today’s Marines need to toughen up. He said the corps...
Jan 4, 2022
U.S. Seeks to Boost Diem Regime in South Vietnam
Jan. 4, 1962 - The United States and South Vietnam announced today a “broad economic and social program” to raise living standards in...
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