Video: President Kennedy's Christmas Message to Berlin
Dec. 11, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s Christmas message to Berlin. #JFK #jfkfiles #jfkassassination #jfkjr #jfkennedy...
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Dec 11, 2021
Martin Luther King Addresses AFL-CIO Convention
Dec. 11, 1961 - Dr. Martin Luther King told organized labor today that it had “not adequately used its great power, its vision, and...
Dec 11, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopters Arrive in South Vietnam
Dec. 11, 1961 - Two U.S. Army helicopter companies arrived in Saigon today. The helicopters, to be flown and serviced by U.S. troops, are...
Dec 11, 2021
Connally Resigns Post, Will Run for Texas Governor
Dec. 11, 1961 - Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally Jr. announced his resignation today. President Kennedy appointed another Texan,...
Dec 11, 2021
Supreme Court Voids Sit-In Convictions
Dec. 11, 1961 - The first convictions to reach the Supreme Court from the student sit-in campaign in the South were unanimously set aside...
Dec 10, 2021
NFL: Giants Top Eagles, 28-24, Clinch Tie for Eastern Conference Title
Dec. 10, 1961 - Charlie Conerly’s deft hand guided the New York Giants today to at least a tie for the NFL’s Eastern Conference title....
Dec 10, 2021
Democrat Senator Thurmond Praises Goldwater
Dec. 10, 1961 - Senator Strom Thurmond, Democrat of South Carolina, proclaimed Senator Barry Goldwater’s popularity in the South. “The...
Dec 9, 2021
Mississippi Newspaperman Burned in Effigy
Dec. 9, 1961 - Hodding Carter (pictured), Pulitzer Prize newspaper man, commented today that when he was burned in effigy in Glen Allan,...
Dec 8, 2021
MLB: Mets Acquire Former Batting Champ Richie Ashburn
Dec. 8, 1961 - The New York Mets today acquired another slightly aged though still highly capable player they expect to give their club...
Dec 8, 2021
President Relaxes in Palm Beach
Dec. 8, 1961 - President Kennedy relaxed at his father’s beach house in Palm Beach, Fla., today after three days of speech-making in New...
Dec 8, 2021
Weekly Seminars Held at Attorney General's Home
Dec. 8, 1961 - Selected members of the Kennedy Administration, including several Cabinet officers, have been attending weekly lectures on...
Dec 8, 2021
U.S. Urges Non-Communist Nations to Back South Vietnam
Dec. 8, 1961 - The U.S. called on non-Communist nations today to rally to the defense of South Vietnam. Warning that the Southeast Asian...
Dec 7, 2021
NFL Championship to Played Dec. 31
Dec. 7, 1961 - N.F.L. Commissioner Pete Rozelle (pictured center) said the championship game would start at 2 p.m. New York time on...
Dec 7, 2021
Mississippi Negroes Arrested for Boycotting Downtown Merchants
Dec. 7, 1961 - Seven Negroes were arrested today in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on charges of “withholding trade” from downtown merchants....
Dec 7, 2021
President Address Convention of Young Democratic Clubs
Dec. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy (pictured speaking to a young supporter) told the national convention of Young Democratic Clubs today to...
Dec 7, 2021
Director Hoover Speaks on Crime and Communism
Dec. 7, 1961 - J. Edgar Hoover, director of the F.B.I., received today a gold medal and $10,000 awarded by an insurance company for...
Dec 7, 2021
Death Threat Draws More Security for President Kennedy
Dec. 7, 1961 - Additional security measures were taken to protect President Kennedy on his two-day visit to New York this week because of...
Dec 7, 2021
Communist China Supporting North Vietnam
Dec. 7, 1961 - Communist China announced in a broadcast today that it would send a military delegation to Communist North Vietnam “in the...
Dec 7, 2021
Unemployment Rate Drops
Dec. 7, 1961 - The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month in the first significant decline in a year, the Kennedy Administration...
Dec 7, 2021
Kennedy Speaks at AFL-CIO Convention
Dec. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy asked organized labor today to back his proposals to liberalize foreign trade. He said that his program...
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