1960s Timeline

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

Nov. 6, 1962 - Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York won reelection today over Robert M. Morgenthau by at least 500,000 votes in a...

Nov. 6, 1962 - Democrat John B. Connally was elected Governor of Texas tonight, smashing the strongest Republican surge in state history....

Oct. 31, 1962 - President Kennedy urges all Americans of voting age to cast their ballots in next week's midterm elections. #PSA #JFK...

Oct. 28, 1962 - President Kennedy and the Democratic party have probably gained a political windfall as a result of Premier Khrushchev’s...

Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is a recording of President Kennedy's remarks at a dinner this evening for the Democratic Party of Cook County held...

Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is a recording of President Kennedy's remarks today to Democratic precinct workers at the Arie Crown Theater in...

Oct. 19, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon’s Victory Special train rode slowly through booming southern California today as its star passenger...

October 13, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s remarks today at a rally at the University of Pittsburgh. #JFK #election #vote...

Oct. 13, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s remarks today at the City Hall in McKeesport, PA. #jfk #vote #congress #campaign...

Oct. 11, 1962 - Here is a third and final clip from President Kennedy’s interview today with Bill Lawrence for the ABC-TV program...

Oct. 11, 1962 - Here is a second clip from President Kennedy’s interview today with Bill Lawrence for the ABC-TV program “Politics ’62.”...

Oct. 11, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s interview today with Bill Lawrence for the ABC-TV program “Politics ’62.” #JFK...

Sept. 21, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's telephoned remarks to the Ohio State Democratic Convention banquet held at Veterans...

Sept. 20, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks upon arrival at Harrisburg-York State Airport in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In his...

Sept. 19, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy (pictured with Governor Volpe), 30-year-old brother of the President, won a landslide victory over...

Sept. 16, 1962 - As the California gubernatorial campaign between the Democrat incumbent, Edmund G. Brown (left), and the Republican...

Aug. 24, 1962 - This is a recording of President John F. Kennedy’s telephone address to the Midwestern Democratic Conference held in...

Aug. 13, 1962 - George Romney, Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan, ruled himself out today as a Presidential contender in...

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