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Sep 11, 2021

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Acts Against Organized Crime

Sept. 11, 1961 - Congress sent to President Kennedy today a bill making it a Federal crime to travel interstate on underworld business....

Sep 8, 2021

President and First Lady to Celebrate Wedding Anniversary on Cape Cod

Sept. 8, 1961 - President Kennedy returned to Cape Cod late today to celebrate his eighth wedding anniversary with his wife and family....

Sep 7, 2021

Khrushchev Interviewed by New York Times

Sept. 7, 1961 - Following are some of the main points made by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev (pictured with President Kennedy at their...

Sep 6, 2021

President's Daughter to Attend School at White House

Sept. 6, 1961 - Caroline Kennedy and a dozen of her friends will attend school at the White House this fall. The White House said today...

Sep 6, 2021

Kennedy Sees Progress in Civil Rights

Sept. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy today called the peaceful integration of many schools in the South a "dramatic demonstration of...

Sep 5, 2021

🚨Kennedy Orders Resumption of Nuclear Weapons Tests

Sept. 5, 1961 - President Kennedy ordered today the resumption of nuclear weapons tests by the United States. He specified that the tests...

Sep 3, 2021

President's Father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Turns 73

Sept. 3, 1961 - President Kennedy's father (right) flew home from Paris today to celebrate his 73rd birthday with his family. Joseph P....

Aug 31, 2021

Kennedy Calls Soviet Nuclear Tests "Atomic Blackmail"

Aug. 31, 1961 - The White House declared tonight that the Soviet Union's announcement that it would resume tests of nuclear weapons was...

Aug 31, 2021

U.S. Undecided on Resuming Nuclear Tests

Aug. 31, 1961 - The U.S. declared itself freed today from its promise not to conduct nuclear tests, but it withheld any decision on the...

Aug 29, 2021

Peace Corps Workers Fly Off to Ghana

Aug. 29, 1961 - A group of Peace Corps workers (pictured) took off for Ghana today, bearing the responsibility of starting an American...

Aug 28, 2021

President Kennedy Issues Labor Day Statement

Aug. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that celebration of Labor Day this year "again makes the vital distinction between opposing...

Aug 28, 2021

President Kennedy Nearly Assassinated Last December

Aug. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy may have been saved from assassination last December because Mrs. Kennedy unexpectedly appeared with...

Aug 27, 2021

President Kennedy Attends Mass on Cape Cod, Sends Birthday Greeting to LBJ

Aug. 27, 1961 - President Kennedy spent a quiet holiday on Cape Cod today. He attended church this morning and went boating this...

Aug 23, 2021

Millionth White House Visitor and Family Meet President Kennedy

Aug. 23, 1961 - A Georgia couple who had promised their three children a trip through the White House got more than they bargained for...

Aug 22, 2021

President Kennedy Hears Concert for Handicapped Children at White House

Aug. 22, 1961 - A musical program entertained 345 handicapped children today on the south lawn of the White House. They sipped lemonade...

Aug 21, 2021

President Kennedy's Remarks after Johnson's Return (Video)

Aug. 21, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy's remarks at the White House upon the return of Vice President Johnson from Berlin:...

Aug 21, 2021

President Kennedy Welcomes Johnson at White House after Vice President's Trip to West Berlin

Aug. 21, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that "difficult weeks and months" lay ahead in maintaining the freedom of West Berlin. But,...

Aug 15, 2021

President Kennedy Attends Mass on Day of Feast of the Assumption

Aug. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy attended the noon mass today at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. Today is the Feast of the...

Aug 15, 2021

Churchill Sends "Warmest Wishes" to President Kennedy

Aug. 15, 1961 - Sir Winston Churchill sent warmest wishes to President Kennedy today "for the momentous and preeminent part" he plays in...

Aug 12, 2021

Janet Leigh's Father A Suicide in Beverly Hills

Aug. 12, 1961 - Fred Morrison, the father of Janet Leigh, the movie actress, was found dead in his business office in Beverly Hills...