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Sep 27, 2022

Tensions Continue to Rise in Mississippi

Sept. 27, 1962 - The Justice Department abandoned tonight a fourth attempt to register James H. Meredith, a Negro, at the University of...

Sep 27, 2022

Alabama Governor Calls JFK “Dictator”

Sept. 27, 1962 - Alabama Governor John Patterson (pictured) told President Kennedy today that if Federal troops or marshals were sent to...

Sep 26, 2022

RFK on Mississippi: Federal Government Will Do “Whatever Is Necessary”

Sept. 26, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy reiterated tonight that the Federal Government would do “whatever is necessary” to...

Sep 25, 2022

Federal Troops Likely in Mississippi

Sept. 25, 1962 - The Federal Government is prepared to send troops into Mississippi to enforce Federal court orders to admit a Negro,...

Sep 8, 2022

RFK Hails Peaceful Desegregation

Sept. 8, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy hailed today the peaceful desegregation of many Southern schools this week. He spoke...

Sep 5, 2022

RFK: Kennedy Name Won’t Help Ted

Sept. 5, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that the Kennedy family name would help his brother Edward in his bid for...

Aug 28, 2022

Justice Department Moves on Negro Voting Rights

Aug. 28, 1962 - The Justice Department started a broad legal effort today to open the voting rolls in Mississippi to Negroes. A suit...

Aug 10, 2022

Attorney General’s Family Goes Camping in Washington’s Olympic National Park

Aug. 10, 1962 - Mrs. Ethel Kennedy fell in a creek, and the park superintendent was thrown from a horse, but otherwise everyone was...

Aug 3, 2022

Robert Kennedy’s Newfoundland, Brumus, a Justice Department Mascot

Aug. 3, 1962 - A frequent visitor at the Justice Department these days is a large animal answering to the name of Brumus. He is a...

Jul 31, 2022

Two Voting Rights Activists Arrested in Georgia

July 31, 1962 - In Georgia today, two field workers for a desegregationist organization were arrested on vagrancy charges after taking...

Jul 27, 2022

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to Appear on “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show”

July 27, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy will visit “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” on Friday, Aug. 17. Mr. Kennedy will drop...

Jun 17, 2022

Justice Department Inclined to Close Alcatraz

June 17, 1962 - One result of the prison break last Monday at Alcatraz has been the renewal of the Justice Department’s interest in...

Jun 14, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Addresses Hatters Union at Statler-Hilton

June 14, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged American labor unions today to take a more vigorous part in telling this...

Jun 12, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Speaks at Manhattan College

June 12, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy called on the American people today to face the “unusual and heavy burdens” of the...

Jun 8, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK and RFK Honor 12-year-old Gerald Lee Davis for Bravery

June 8, 1962 - President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy honor Gerald Lee Davis, 12, for saving his brothers from a house...

Jun 8, 2022

🚨NEW: Evening Report | June 8, 1962

Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen: https://bit.ly/3zqAgFd Headlines: President Kennedy issues a pardon;...

Jun 8, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK and RFK Honor Mary Ann Kingry for Junior Red Cross Service

June 8, 1962 - President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy honor Mary Ann Kingry for her exceptional career of service in...

May 26, 2022

Attorney General Hosts Puppet Show and Cookout

May 26, 1962 - More than 100 children jammed Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy’s office today for a puppet and magic show, then...

May 25, 2022

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Speaks on Civil Rights

May 25, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy received two awards in New York City yesterday. In the afternoon, he was given the...

May 10, 2022

President Acclaims Hoover on 38th Year as F.B.I. Director

May 10, 1962 - J. Edgar Hoover finished his 38th year as Director of the FBI today, adding to what President Kennedy called “one of the...