1960s Timeline

Feb. 15, 1963 - Gov. Edmund G. Brown (pictured right) said today that California was not only a bigger and better state than New York but...

Nov. 7, 1962 - At 10 a.m. this morning, Richard M. Nixon sent this telegram to Democratic Governor Edmund G. Brown, who had just defeated...

Nov. 7, 1962 - Here is the conclusion of Richard M. Nixon's press conference today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel following his loss to...

Nov. 6, 1962 - A mild state of tension gripped Richard M. Nixon’s “victory headquarters” at the Beverly Hilton Hotel tonight as...

Nov. 4, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon, fighting for his political life, announced today that he planned an election eve exposé tomorrow of what...

Aug. 19, 1962 - President Kennedy capped his 33-hour visit to California today by delighting hundreds of bathers with an impromptu swim...

Aug. 18, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony for San Luis Reservoir, a joint...

Aug. 18, 1962 - President Kennedy set off a charge of TNT in Los Banos, Calif., today and formally started the construction of a huge...

Aug. 18, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today at the Fresno Air Terminal in Fresno, California. In his speech, President...

Aug. 17, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks this afternoon at at Castle Air Force Base in Merced County, California. #airforce...

Aug. 11, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon, faced with a make-or-break campaign for Governor of California, has summoned Murray Chotiner (pictured...

May 22, 1962 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon has committed himself to face his opponent on a national television panel in his...

Jan. 24, 1962 - California Governor Edmund G. Brown (pictured center in 1959) formally became a Democratic candidate for a second term...

Dec. 2, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon declared today that “second-rate” Democrats must be voted out of office in California. The former Vice...

Nov. 10, 1961 - A fire safety engineer, flown from Boston to the scene of major fires in the Los Angeles area, reported today that wood...

Nov. 8, 1961 - Firemen battled to keep control of two big brush fires in Los Angeles County today. The toll of homes destroyed, some of...

Nov. 6, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon was working on his book, “Six Crises,” when he and a researcher noticed the flames...

Nov. 6, 1961 - The most destructive fire in Southern California history raged through the Hollywood Hills unchecked today. The blaze,...

Sept. 30, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon moved today to take himself completely out of the Presidential picture in 1964, even by way of a draft...

Sept. 27, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon announced today that he would be a candidate for Governor of California next year. The former Vice...