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Sep 20, 2023

Cary Grant Joins RFK to Plug Dropout Drive

Sept. 20, 1963 - A graying Englishman born Archibald Alexander Leach fluttered the hearts of government ladies, brought squeals from...

Sep 9, 2023

Robert Kennedy Interviewed on NBC-TV

Sept. 9, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy conceded today that President Kennedy’s drive to pass civil rights legislation is...

Sep 3, 2023

RFK: We’ll Use Troops in Alabama if Necessary

Sept. 3, 1963 - The Government made clear today that Federal troops or marshals would be used if necessary in the latest Alabama school...

Aug 14, 2023

Attorney General Pays Surprise Visit to New York

Aug. 14, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (pictured today in Harlem) paid a surprise visit to New York today to look over the...

Jul 25, 2023

JFK: No Evidence MLK Is Communist or Communist-Controlled

July 25, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today the Justice Department had no evidence that Dr. Martin Luther King and...

Jul 19, 2023

Attorney General’s Son, Christopher George Kennedy, Is Christened; JFK in Attendance

July 19, 1963 - Surrounded by nieces and nephews, President Kennedy watched proudly today as Richard Cardinal Cushing, the Archbishop of...

Jul 12, 2023

Robert and Ethel Kennedy Take Their 8th Child Home from Hospital

July 12, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy took his wife Ethel and their eighth child home today from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in...

Jul 5, 2023

Robert and Ethel Kennedy Welcome Eighth Child, a Boy

July 5, 1963 - Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, 35, wife of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, gave birth to her eighth child last night — a “fine,...

Jul 2, 2023

RFK Likens Black Muslims to Klan

July 2, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (pictured with Sen. Warren Magnuson), in testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee...

Jul 1, 2023

RFK Pushes Administration’s Civil Rights Bill

July 1, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy asked the Senate today to pass a strong public accommodations bill in order to root out...

Jun 30, 2023

JFK’s Popularity Dips, Still 59% Favorable

June 30, 1963 - President Kennedy’s popularity has dropped sharply from its highest point. But despite a flood of rumors last week to the...

Jun 26, 2023

Attorney General Makes Concession on Civil Rights Legislation

June 26, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today the Administration would be willing to exempt small stores and tourist...

Jun 25, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Runs the Justice Department — but not Brumus, Newfoundland Dog

June 25, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy bade farewell today to eight teachers who will attend a special training institute on...

May 25, 2023

RFK Reportedly Has Heated Discussion with Prominent Negroes

May 25, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy is reported to have had a heated discussion with a group of prominent Negroes yesterday...

May 22, 2023

RFK Pushes Domestic Peace Corps

May 22, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy led off the Administration’s fight for a domestic peace corps today by pointing to...

May 12, 2023

🚨President Kennedy Activates Federal Troops in Alabama

🚨May 12, 1963 - President Kennedy tonight dispatched Federal troops to bases near Birmingham, Ala., for use if racial violence breaks...

May 8, 2023

President Kennedy Sees Possible Settlement in Birmingham

May 8, 1963 - President Kennedy said today that business leaders in Birmingham, Ala., had pledged “substantial steps” to begin to meet...

Apr 26, 2023

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Visits Atlanta

Apr. 26, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, visiting Atlanta on Confederate Memorial Day, praised progress made in Georgia and...

Apr 25, 2023

New School Desegregation Crisis Approaching in Alabama

Apr. 25, 1963 - A school desegregation crisis drew nearer today in Alabama despite a conference between Attorney General Robert F....

Apr 25, 2023

Attorney General Kennedy Guarded Closely in Alabama

Apr. 25, 1963 - Fifty state troopers armed with nightsticks, other state policemen in plain clothes, two dozen FBI agents, and a...