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![Former C.I.A. Director Dulles Arrives in Saigon with Pentagon Study Group](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_ff45a12c79f24e2daf600de55292dc54~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_ff45a12c79f24e2daf600de55292dc54~mv2.webp)
Former C.I.A. Director Dulles Arrives in Saigon with Pentagon Study Group
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![U.S. Marine Helicopter Unit Lands in South Vietnam](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_e62c7df175da42b9bcc0c1576d2297af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_e62c7df175da42b9bcc0c1576d2297af~mv2.webp)
U.S. Marine Helicopter Unit Lands in South Vietnam
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![VIDEO: President's Remarks Aboard U.S.S. Enterprise](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gjQp4kz_LsA/sddefault.jpg)
VIDEO: President's Remarks Aboard U.S.S. Enterprise
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![President Watches Military Demonstration in North Carolina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f082bdd1dea04a0abf4fa931218a09b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_f082bdd1dea04a0abf4fa931218a09b3~mv2.webp)
President Watches Military Demonstration in North Carolina
![Steel's Surrender Raises Kennedy's Stock](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_bb2afaff66c24d4db12d7c44ff6cd18c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_bb2afaff66c24d4db12d7c44ff6cd18c~mv2.webp)
Steel's Surrender Raises Kennedy's Stock
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![President Brought Multi-Faceted Pressure to Bear on Steel Industry Titans](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_29e962aeba514cf08d04ff9b3a365851~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_29e962aeba514cf08d04ff9b3a365851~mv2.webp)
President Brought Multi-Faceted Pressure to Bear on Steel Industry Titans
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![🚨Steel Industry Backs Down on Price Increase, Kennedy Triumphant](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_31d9dd5e2ce34a8e81077d8f425bb397~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_31d9dd5e2ce34a8e81077d8f425bb397~mv2.webp)
🚨Steel Industry Backs Down on Price Increase, Kennedy Triumphant
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![Khrushchev Says No to Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2ba92b5012c84f078808cb5e2be94cb1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_330,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_2ba92b5012c84f078808cb5e2be94cb1~mv2.webp)
Khrushchev Says No to Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
![Roger Blough of U.S. Steel Defends Price Rise](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_389970200de145ddb4ffb7f9d63a3fe5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_389970200de145ddb4ffb7f9d63a3fe5~mv2.webp)
Roger Blough of U.S. Steel Defends Price Rise
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![President Welcomes Shah of Iran to Washington](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_6b4b594382714f11b8fd48b5ec27bb38~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_6b4b594382714f11b8fd48b5ec27bb38~mv2.webp)
President Welcomes Shah of Iran to Washington
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![Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_3b6b4bffa93e468c9336b0ad8cb5b17a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_3b6b4bffa93e468c9336b0ad8cb5b17a~mv2.webp)
Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference
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![President Kennedy Exchanges Gifts with Stephen Lutz, "Boy of the Year"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_f7a8b83ec3544274ab0db2d67ef8bb6f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_f7a8b83ec3544274ab0db2d67ef8bb6f~mv2.webp)
President Kennedy Exchanges Gifts with Stephen Lutz, "Boy of the Year"
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![Hunter College Students Listen to Speech by Representative of American Nazi Party](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_5d2c1e1c33914f8395b9f0ef85002293~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_5d2c1e1c33914f8395b9f0ef85002293~mv2.webp)
Hunter College Students Listen to Speech by Representative of American Nazi Party
![President Kennedy Announces August Release of Military Reservists](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_93e8d358882c41c3a9f7e3acf15b5a61~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_93e8d358882c41c3a9f7e3acf15b5a61~mv2.webp)
President Kennedy Announces August Release of Military Reservists
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![Senate Approves Nomination of Byron R. White to Supreme Court](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_08dd62763af1481aa39dfb7164aaea78~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_400,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_08dd62763af1481aa39dfb7164aaea78~mv2.webp)
Senate Approves Nomination of Byron R. White to Supreme Court
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![Twelve Viet Cong Killed by Government Forces](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_e7c03096b14a4649a27c085e26589403~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_e7c03096b14a4649a27c085e26589403~mv2.webp)
Twelve Viet Cong Killed by Government Forces
![President Kennedy Assails Steel Corporations at News Conference](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_2cecadce5fdd4cd0bd2a7804cca4b768~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_2cecadce5fdd4cd0bd2a7804cca4b768~mv2.webp)
President Kennedy Assails Steel Corporations at News Conference
![U.S. Steel Announces Price Increases, Angering President Kennedy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_3cc421f8a4ed4ff9b48f6240e8cc14a4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/25c687_3cc421f8a4ed4ff9b48f6240e8cc14a4~mv2.webp)
U.S. Steel Announces Price Increases, Angering President Kennedy
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![Vice President Johnson is Congratulated on 25 Yearss Service with Federal Government](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_c7bedb8a595a4e58be4c8f6bdaf0df91~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_c7bedb8a595a4e58be4c8f6bdaf0df91~mv2.webp)
Vice President Johnson is Congratulated on 25 Yearss Service with Federal Government
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![Two U.S. Army Officers Murdered by Viet Cong](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25c687_7bd2865723284bdb8d5e182c030f5d51~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_155,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/25c687_7bd2865723284bdb8d5e182c030f5d51~mv2.webp)
Two U.S. Army Officers Murdered by Viet Cong