Sen. Carl Hayden Next in Line for Presidency after Johnson
Nov. 16, 1961 - The death of Speaker Sam Rayburn places Senator Carl Hayden (right), Democrat of Arizona, behind Vice President Johnson...
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Nov 16, 2021
Vice President Johnson's Tribute to Sam Rayburn
Nov. 16, 1961 - Here is Vice President Johnson’s statement on the passing of his friend and colleague of long standing, Speaker Sam...
Nov 16, 2021
President Speaks at University of Washington
Nov. 16 - President Kennedy declared today that it was “a test of our national maturity” to accept the prospect that negotiations on...
Nov 16, 2021
President Kennedy's Tribute to Sam Rayburn
Nov. 16, 1961 - Following is President Kennedy’s expression of tribute and statement of regret at the death today of Sam Rayburn (left),...
Nov 16, 2021
Speaker Sam Rayburn Dead at 79
Nov. 16, 1961 - House Speaker Sam Rayburn died of cancer in his sleep today. He was 79 years old. President Kennedy led the nation —...
Nov 14, 2021
President Welcomes Two Special Girls to White House
Nov. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy told two little White House visitors today that they were better behaved than his own children. Sheila...
Nov 13, 2021
President Kennedy Receives Gift of Torah
Nov. 13, 1961 - President Kennedy received the gift of a Sacred Torah from the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in the Rose Garden...
Nov 11, 2021
VIDEO: President Kennedy's Remarks on Veterans Day
Nov. 11, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks today at the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. WATCH:...
Nov 11, 2021
President Kennedy Speaks on Veterans Day
Nov. 11, 1961 - President Kennedy made a Veterans Day plea today for peace, but he assured the world that this country was prepared to...
Nov 10, 2021
Kennedy to Campaign in '62
Nov. 10, 1961 - President Kennedy will take to the road in the 1962 Congressional campaign to the exent that international problems...
Nov 8, 2021
President Kennedy Reflects on the First Anniversary of Election
Nov. 8, 1961 - On the first anniversary of his election, President Kennedy looked back upon some of his accomplishments in office and...
Nov 8, 2021
President Kennedy on Women's Rights
Nov. 8, 1961 — President Kennedy smiled his way out of a bristling question on women’s rights at his news conference today. A woman...
Nov 8, 2021
Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference
Nov. 8, 1961 - Following were the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Nuclear Testing — The Soviet Union holds the...
Nov 6, 2021
President Kennedy Meets Prime Minister Nehru of India
Nov. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India conferred today at Newport, R.I., on the problems of...
Nov 5, 2021
Former President Truman Grateful to President Kennedy
Nov. 5, 1961 - Former President Harry S. Truman was grateful for the White House hospitality shown to him a few days ago. President...
Nov 4, 2021
President Kennedy Tangles with Texas Newspaper Publisher
Nov. 4, 1961 - President Kennedy rejected a charge by a guest at a White House luncheon (pictured) recently that much of the public...
Nov 3, 2021
Mrs. Kennedy Opens King Tut Exhibit
Nov. 3, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy today officially opened an exhibit of 34 priceless objects found in the tomb of King...
Nov 2, 2021
President Kennedy Campaigns for Hughes in N.J.
Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy told an enthusiastic rally in Trenton today that he was proud to come to New Jersey to urge the election...
Nov 2, 2021
Video: Eleanor Roosevelt Interviews President Kennedy
Nov. 2, 1961 - Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed President Kennedy recently about the Peace Corps program. Watch: #JFK...
Nov 2, 2021
President Takes Steps to Prepare for Atmospheric Nuclear Tests
Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy ordered today that preparations be made for the resumption of atmospheric atomic tests that might be...
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