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Nov 22, 2023

🚨President Kennedy Seriously Wounded by Gunshot in Dallas

Nov. 22, 1963 - President Kennedy has been seriously wounded by a gunshot in Dallas, Texas — perhaps fatally. Texas Governor John B....

Nov 22, 2023

🚨Shots Fired at President

Nov. 22, 1963 - At 12:34 p.m. Central Standard Time, United Press International flashed the following sentence to its network of...

Nov 22, 2023

[VIDEO] Nov. 22, 1963 - President and Mrs. Kennedy Arrive at Love Field, Dallas

Nov. 22, 1963 - President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and Mrs. Connally arrived at Love Field, Dallas’s airport,...

Nov 22, 2023

[VIDEO] Nov. 22, 1963 | JFK Remarks at Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

Nov. 22, 1963 - President Kennedy spoke this morning at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast at The Texas Hotel in Fort Worth. But the star of...

Nov 22, 2023

Nov. 22, 1963 | JFK Remarks in Parking Lot of Texas Hotel, Fort Worth

Nov. 22, 1963 - President Kennedy, who spent last night at The Texas Hotel in Fort Worth, delivered a speech this morning to a crowd of...

Nov 21, 2023

President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson Land at Carswell Air Force Base

Nov. 21, 1963 - President Kennedy and his party jetted down out of the darkness at Carswell Air Force Base at 11:07 p.m. tonight to begin...

Nov 21, 2023

[VIDEO] Nov. 21, 1963 | President and Mrs. Kennedy Remarks to Latin American Citizens

Nov. 21, 1963 - Jacqueline Kennedy tonight capped a day of handshaking and politicking for her husband with a speech in almost-flawless...

Nov 21, 2023

[VIDEO] Nov. 21, 1963 | JFK Remarks at Albert Thomas Dinner, Houston

Nov. 21, 1963 - President and Mrs. Kennedy attended a dinner tonight in honor of Representative Albert Thomas (D-Tex.) at the Houston...

Nov 21, 2023

President Lands in Houston

Nov. 21, 1963 - President Kennedy’s “non-political” visit to Texas blossomed into a rousing campaign-like tour today with crowds, cheers,...

Nov 21, 2023

President Kennedy Visits San Antonio, Flies to Houston

Nov. 21, 1963 - President Kennedy mixed a strong defense of his space program with some old-fashioned, earthbound politics today as he...

Nov 21, 2023

White House Luncheon for Hollywood Elite Scheduled for December 10

Nov. 21, 1963 - Hollywood’s most frantic social scramble of the year is now under way to win an invitation to a White House luncheon on...

Nov 21, 2023

Robert Kennedy to Stay Attorney General but “Plans Could Change”

Nov. 21, 1963 - Robert F. Kennedy said today he planned to remain in his Attorney General’s post. There had been reports he would resign...

Nov 21, 2023

New Order for Silver Dollars

Nov. 21, 1963 - The United States Mint is getting ready to crank out 50 million silver dollars — the first to be struck in 28 years. The...

Nov 21, 2023

President Kennedy to Present Oppenheimer with Fermi Award Dec. 2

Nov. 21, 1963 - Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer (pictured in 1946) will formally receive the Enrico Fermi award from President Kennedy at the...

Nov 20, 2023

First Lady Returns to White House Social Scene

Nov. 20, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy returned to the White House social scene tonight, mingling with 700 guests at the annual judicial...

Nov 20, 2023

“Treason” Flyers Picturing President Kennedy Posted in Dallas

Nov. 20, 1963 - Roughly 5,000 copies of a flyer (pictured) showing President Kennedy in mugshot-style photographs and accusing him of...

Nov 20, 2023

President Kennedy Receives WWII Citation

Nov. 20, 1963 - President Kennedy received a citation today for his efforts for peace from men who fought in World War II. The citation...

Nov 19, 2023

President Kennedy Spares Thanksgiving Turkey

Nov. 19, 1963 - A Thanksgiving turkey was presented to President Kennedy by the poultry industry today, but the President spared the life...

Nov 19, 2023

Political Bickering Amongst Texas Democrats May Complicate President’s Visit

Nov. 19, 1963 - Squabbling Texas Democrats are making a political stew out of President Kennedy’s “non-political” swing through their...

Nov 18, 2023

President Kennedy Tours Florida

Nov. 18, 1963 - President Kennedy sought today to gain support for his tax-cut bill by assuring business leaders that he was not...