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Sep 15, 2021

President Kennedy Urges Home Fallout Shelters

Sept. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy is spurring Americans to build home fallout shelters to cut the nation's losses in case of nuclear...

Sep 14, 2021

Rockefeller Coy about Plans for 1964

Sept. 14, 1961 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller (pictured left) refused to be pinned down today on whether he would serve a full,...

Sep 14, 2021

Nixon Challenges Truman to Piano-Playing Contest

Sept. 14, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon challenged former President Harry S. Truman today to a piano-playing contest....

Sep 14, 2021

President Kennedy Seeks New Tactics to Fight Communists

Sept. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy has set up a Cabinet-level group to draft a program for waging psychological and political tactics in...

Sep 13, 2021

Gov. Brown of California Seeks Kennedy's Support

Sept. 13, 1961 - Gov. Edmund G. Brown of California made a strong bid today for support from the Kennedy Administration in his battle,...

Sep 12, 2021

Nixon to Decide on California Run Soon

Sept. 12, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon today warned the growing field of Republican gubernatorial entries in California to focus their primary...

Sep 11, 2021

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Acts Against Organized Crime

Sept. 11, 1961 - Congress sent to President Kennedy today a bill making it a Federal crime to travel interstate on underworld business....

Sep 11, 2021

White House Refutes Eisenhower's Claim about Cuban Invasion Plan

Sept. 11, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower said today that no plans for an invasion of Cuba had been made before he left office. This...

Sep 8, 2021

President and First Lady to Celebrate Wedding Anniversary on Cape Cod

Sept. 8, 1961 - President Kennedy returned to Cape Cod late today to celebrate his eighth wedding anniversary with his wife and family....

Sep 6, 2021

President's Daughter to Attend School at White House

Sept. 6, 1961 - Caroline Kennedy and a dozen of her friends will attend school at the White House this fall. The White House said today...

Sep 5, 2021

🚨Kennedy Orders Resumption of Nuclear Weapons Tests

Sept. 5, 1961 - President Kennedy ordered today the resumption of nuclear weapons tests by the United States. He specified that the tests...

Sep 4, 2021

Nixon Calls Hole-in-One "Greatest Thrill of My Life"

Sept. 4, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon got a hole-in-one on the golf course today. Mr. Nixon, playing with Randolph...

Sep 3, 2021

President's Father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Turns 73

Sept. 3, 1961 - President Kennedy's father (right) flew home from Paris today to celebrate his 73rd birthday with his family. Joseph P....

Sep 3, 2021

Goldwater: Nixon Will Be Next California Governor

Sept. 3, 1961 - Senator Barry Goldwater indicated today that he thought Richard M. Nixon would win the governorship of California next...

Aug 31, 2021

Kennedy Calls Soviet Nuclear Tests "Atomic Blackmail"

Aug. 31, 1961 - The White House declared tonight that the Soviet Union's announcement that it would resume tests of nuclear weapons was...

Aug 31, 2021

U.S. Undecided on Resuming Nuclear Tests

Aug. 31, 1961 - The U.S. declared itself freed today from its promise not to conduct nuclear tests, but it withheld any decision on the...

Aug 30, 2021

GOP Urges Nixon to Run for Governor of California

Aug. 30, 1961 - National Republican leaders overwhelmingly urged former Vice President Richard M. Nixon today to run against Governor...

Aug 29, 2021

Peace Corps Workers Fly Off to Ghana

Aug. 29, 1961 - A group of Peace Corps workers (pictured) took off for Ghana today, bearing the responsibility of starting an American...

Aug 28, 2021

President Kennedy Issues Labor Day Statement

Aug. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that celebration of Labor Day this year "again makes the vital distinction between opposing...

Aug 28, 2021

Ike Pledges to Support Nixon if He Runs for Governor

Aug. 28, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower pledged today his full support if his Vice President, Richard M. Nixon, decides to run for...