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Nov 19, 2023

Political Bickering Amongst Texas Democrats May Complicate President’s Visit

Nov. 19, 1963 - Squabbling Texas Democrats are making a political stew out of President Kennedy’s “non-political” swing through their...

Nov 19, 2023

General Patton’s Sign to Attend Army War College

Nov. 19, 1963 - Another George S. Patton is rising in the Army. Lieutenant Colonel Patton (left), son of the dashing “blood and guts”...

Nov 19, 2023

Eisenhower Speaks at Gettysburg

Nov. 19, 1963 - The national cemetery dedicated in Gettysburg, Pa., 100 years ago by Abraham Lincoln was rededicated today by former...

Nov 19, 2023

Lodge Arrives in Honolulu for Vietnam Conference

Nov. 19, 1963 - Henry Cabot Lodge (left), U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, arrived in Honolulu by plane today with General Paul D....

Nov 18, 2023

President Kennedy Tours Florida

Nov. 18, 1963 - President Kennedy sought today to gain support for his tax-cut bill by assuring business leaders that he was not...

Nov 18, 2023

Scores Dead in Atlantic City Hotel Fire

Nov. 18, 1963 - Twenty-five persons were feared to have died today in a fire that swept a 60-room, 4-story hotel in Atlantic City, N.J....

Nov 17, 2023

First Lady to Travel through Texas with President Kennedy

Nov. 17, 1963 - Accompanied by the First Lady, President Kennedy will journey to Texas on Thursday and Friday for political appearances...

Nov 17, 2023

President Kennedy to Swing through Florida Tomorrow

Nov. 17, 1963 - President Kennedy (pictured at Cape Canaveral yesterday) will make a “nonpolitical” swing through Florida tomorrow and...

Nov 16, 2023

President Kennedy Visits Cape Canaveral

Nov. 16, 1963 - At Cape Canaveral, Fla., today, President Kennedy (pictured being greeted there by Air Force General Leighton Davis)...

Nov 16, 2023

Soviet Authorities Release Yale Professor Accused of Espionage

Nov. 16, 1963 - Soviet authorities announced today the release and expulsion of Frederick C. Barghoorn, a Yale University professor, and...

Nov 16, 2023

Armless Place-Kicker Receives Letter from President Kennedy

Nov. 16, 1963 - Classical High School’s armless place-kicker has received a fan letter from President Kennedy. Fifteen-year-old Chris...

Nov 15, 2023

Vice President Johnson Raises Funds for Democrats in California

Nov. 15, 1963 - The California Democratic party’s campaign for 1964 appears to be off to a good start almost a year before the election....

Nov 15, 2023

President Kennedy Pays Surprise Visit to CYO Convention

Nov. 15, 1963 - President Kennedy made a surprise visit this morning to the national convention of the Catholic Youth Organization and...

Nov 15, 2023

President Kennedy Speaks at AFL-CIO Convention

Nov. 15, 1963 - President Kennedy told the leaders of American labor today that providing jobs was the most important issue in the...

Nov 15, 2023

U.S. To Withdraw 1,000 Servicemen from South Vietnam in December

Nov. 15, 1963 - The withdrawal of 1,000 U.S. servicemen from South Vietnam will start Dec. 3, Maj. Gen. Charles J. Timmes announced...

Nov 14, 2023

President Forgoes Customary Escort in NYC

Nov. 14, 1963 - Traveling without a motorcycle escort, President Kennedy got a commuter’s-eye view of New York rush-hour traffic this...

Nov 14, 2023

President Kennedy Dedicates Highway at Mason-Dixon Line

Nov. 14, 1963 - President Kennedy cut a blue and gray ribbon stretched across the Mason-Dixon line today, opening the missing link of a...

Nov 14, 2023

The Pushbutton Telephone Is Here

Nov. 14, 1963 - The era of the pushbutton telephone dawns next Monday. On that date, residents of Carnegie and Greensburg in western...

Nov 14, 2023

Highlights of President Kennedy’s Press Conference

Nov. 14, 1963 - Following are the main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Vietnam — The United States’ long-range...

Nov 14, 2023

First Lady Plans to Campaign with President Kennedy in ‘64

Nov. 14, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured during the 1960 Presidential campaign) is planning to campaign with President Kennedy...