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...
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Nov 5, 2021
NFL: Unitas Excels as Colts Upset Packers
Nov. 5, 1961 - John Unitas and his Baltimore Colt offense came alive with a vengeance today and ripped the Green Bay Packers, 45-21, in...
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 5, 2021
Nine Escape East Berlin, Family Left Behind
Nov. 5, 1961 - Thirty East Germans attempted to break through the barbed wire to reach West Berlin today. The fire of an East German...
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 4, 2021
The Shah of Iran Talks Cold War
Nov. 4, 1961 - The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Riza Pahlevi (pictured with his wife, Queen Farah Diba, and their son, Crown Prince Reza),...
Nov 4, 2021
U.S. Pushing Reforms in South Vietnam as Conditional to Aid
Nov. 4, 1961 - Officials sources indicated today that the U.S. would press South Vietnam to undertake major economic, social, and...
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 3, 2021
TV: Guerrilla-Warfare Techniques Highlighted on CBS
Nov. 3, 1961 - A two-part study of guerrilla warfare techniques will be shown on “The Twentieth Century” on CBS-TV Sunday, Nov. 12 and...
Nov 3, 2021
Kennedy Opposed to Ground Troops in Vietnam
Nov. 3, 1961 - President Kennedy remains strongly opposed to the dispatch of American combat troops to South Vietnam, it was reported in...
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...
Nov 2, 2021
President Kennedy Endorses Wagner for Mayor of NYC
Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy strongly endorsed New York City Mayor Wagner (left) today for a third term. On his arrival at La Guardia...
Nov 2, 2021
The Truman Family Comes Back to the White House
Nov. 2, 1961 - The old Truman Administration took over the White House last night. Surrounded by old friends and aides, former President...
Nov 1, 2021
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Nov 1, 2021
President Kennedy's Private Meeting Place
Nov. 1, 1961 - A White House room used by 19th-century Presidents for secret conferences is being refurbished as President Kennedy’s...
Nov 1, 2021
Stalin's Body Removed from Lenin Mausoleum
Nov. 1, 1961 - The Soviet people learned today that the body of Joseph Stalin has been removed from the Lenin Mausoleum and buried near...
Nov 1, 2021
Government on the Offensive in South Vietnam
Nov. 1, 1961 - More than 500 Vietnamese Communist guerrillas are reported to have been killed in clashes with Government forces in recent...
Oct 31, 2021
Video: Martin Luther King on BBC’s “Face to Face”
Oct. 31, 1961 - Here is an interview with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on the BBC television show “Face to Face.” Dr. King talks about...
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