Goldwater: What About Radical Left?
July 29, 1963 - Senator Barry Goldwater declared today that he was more concerned with members of the radical left in Government than...
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Jul 16, 2023
Nixon Downplays “Kooks” in GOP
July 16, 1963 - Former Vice President Nixon said today that the extreme right wing could hurt the Republican party, but he expressed...
Jul 14, 2023
Rocky Declares War on “Radical Right”
July 14, 1963 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller (pictured with his wife, Margaretta “Happy” Rockefeller) declared war on “the...
Jun 29, 2023
Austin Republicans Say Goldwater Would Beat Kennedy in Texas in ‘64
June 29, 1963 - If Senator Barry Goldwater is nominated for President in 1964, Republicans in Austin say he would beat a Kennedy-Johnson...
Jun 23, 2023
Nixon Offers Kennedy Support on “General” Civil Rights Goals
June 23, 1963 - Richard M. Nixon said today he supports the goals of President Kennedy’s civil rights proposals and believes Congress...
Jun 22, 2023
GOP Chooses San Francisco for 1963 Convention
June 22, 1963 - The Republican National Committee today chose San Francisco for the GOP’s 1964 nominating convention. The convention will...
Jun 12, 2023
Nixon: Goldwater Leading Contender for GOP Nomination
June 12, 1963 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon said today that Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona (pictured) was now the leading...
Jun 7, 2023
Nixon Honored at Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles
June 7, 1963 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon bade farewell to California at a luncheon today but added that his heart will...
Jun 6, 2023
Rocky Hits JFK
June 6, 1963 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller (pictured Monday at the Puerto Rican parade) charged tonight that “vacillation and...
Apr 25, 2023
Goldwater: JFK Peddling “Fear-of-War Psychosis”
Apr. 25, 1963 - Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), in reply to a challenge from President Kennedy, said today he was not afraid of going...
Apr 10, 2023
Rockefeller Hits JFK on Cuba
Apr. 10, 1963 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller today assailed the Kennedy Administration for “holding back” Cuban exile raiders. He...
Apr 7, 2023
Goldwater Talks Tough on Cuba
Apr. 7, 1963 - Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) said today the U.S. should couple an economic blockade of Cuba with support for an exile...
Mar 23, 2023
Goldwater: Vice Presidency Not For Me
Mar. 23, 1963 - Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) says he does not want to be Vice President because “I would rather be a live Senator than...
Mar 14, 2023
GOP Faces Tough Task Beating Kennedy in ‘64
Mar. 14, 1963 - One of the problems faced by the GOP high command today is to build up confidence among their own rank and file that the...
Mar 2, 2023
Goldwater Still Not Committing To ’64 Run for President
Mar. 2, 1963 - Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) has told party conservatives “not to paint me in a corner” in their enthusiasm to make him the...
Feb 14, 2023
Rockefeller Emerging as GOP Frontrunner for ‘64
Feb. 14, 1963 - As the initial jockeying for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination continues, Governor Nelson Rockefeller (right)...
Dec 8, 2022
GOP Pushes Kennedy to be Tougher on Cuba
Dec. 8, 1962 - Republicans called on President Kennedy today for action toward the “complete elimination” of Communist military power in...
Nov 13, 2022
Goldwater: JFK Should Fire Adlai and Three Others
Nov. 13, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater (pictured with Eddie Rickenbacker) said in New York last night that President Kennedy should oust...
Nov 7, 2022
Nixon Says He’s Out of Politics for Good
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, 2022
Romney Elected Governor of Michigan
Nov. 7, 1962 - The election of Michigan’s first Republican Governor in 14 years is regarded as a distinctly personal victory for George...
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