President's Youngest Brother Tours East Berlin
Feb. 23, 1962 - President Kennedy’s youngest brother, Edward (pictured with interpreter), toured East Berlin today, and the Communist...
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Feb 23, 2022
Robert F. Kennedy's Last Day in Berlin is Emotional
Feb. 23, 1962 - Attorney General Robert Kennedy, on the last day of his official visit to West Berlin, continued to draw large and...
Feb 23, 2022
Glenn Returns to Cape Canaveral, Accepts Medal from President Kennedy
Feb. 23, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., the first American to orbit the earth, returned to his take-off point today. He was...
Feb 23, 2022
🚨NEW: Evening Report | February 23, 1962
Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen to full podcast. 🎙 Headlines: Astronaut John Glenn is honored at Cape...
Feb 22, 2022
President Kennedy Brings Glenn Family to Florida
Feb. 22, 1962 - President Kennedy brought the Glenn family to Florida today on the way to a reunion with the head of the house — Lieut....
Feb 22, 2022
VIDEO: "Atomic Weapons and Fire"
Feb. 22, 1962 - “Atomic Weapons and Fire” is a film produced by the Defense Atomic Support Agency. It shows procedures to be used in the...
Feb 22, 2022
George Washington's 230th Birthday Passes Quietly
Feb. 22, 1962 - George Washington’s 230th birthday was observed quietly in the capital today. At the Capitol there was the traditional...
Feb 22, 2022
Hoover: No Compromise With Communists
Feb. 22, 1962 - J. Edgar Hoover said today that “there can be no compromise with the Communists” and that “the sooner every American...
Feb 22, 2022
First Lady Will Be Focus of NBC-TV Documentary
Feb. 22, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy will be the subject of a documentary to be televised by NBC on Sunday, March 25, from 9 to 10...
Feb 22, 2022
NYC Plans "Great Welcome" for Mercury 7 Astronauts
Feb. 22, 1962 - New York City plans to give “one of the great welcomes of its history” to Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and his fellow...
Feb 22, 2022
Robert F. Kennedy Draws Huge Crowds in West Berlin
Feb. 22, 1962 - Huge and emotional crowds greeted Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy today as he began a two-day visit to West Berlin. He...
Feb 21, 2022
Mets Pitcher Lectures Teammates on Glenn Spaceflight, Says Maris' 61 HR's More Impressive
Feb. 21, 1962 - A member of the American Rocket Society lectured briefly today to the New York Mets on propulsion, life on other planets,...
Feb 21, 2022
Berlin Excited for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's Arrival
Feb. 21, 1962 - Even before his arrival tomorrow, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy has both halves of the divided, troubled city of...
Feb 21, 2022
Transcript of President Kennedy's Reply to Premier Khrushchev's Congratulatory Letter
Feb. 21, 1962 - Following is the text of President Kennedy’s reply to Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s letter of congratulation on Colonel...
Feb 21, 2022
Transcript of Premier Khrushchev's Letter of Congratulation
Feb. 21, 1962 - Following is the text of Premier Khrushchev’s congratulatory letter to President Kennedy: “Esteemed Mr. President: On...
Feb 21, 2022
President Kennedy Says Brother's Trip Highlights Failures of Communism
Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy suggested today that the world trip by his brother Robert had been worthwhile because it had helped...
Feb 21, 2022
Robert and Ethel Kennedy Received by Pope John XXIII
Feb. 21, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, were received this morning by Pope John XXIII for a private...
Feb 21, 2022
Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference
Feb. 21, 1962 - Following are highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Space — He termed “most encouraging” Premier...
Feb 21, 2022
Goldwater: Cold War Victory to be Determined by "Power of Conviction"
Feb. 21, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater urged the U.S. today not to “compete in bragging” with the Soviet Union. The Arizona Republican...
Feb 21, 2022
First Lady Meets 11-Year-Old Greek Girl Whose Heart Surgery She Arranged
Feb. 21, 1962 - Chrysanthemis Papacosis, an 11-year-old Greek girl, and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, who had the child brought to this...
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