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Dec 8, 2023

President Johnson Well Protected

Dec. 8, 1963 - President Johnson’s 2-hour-20-minute visit to New York City today, his first trip outside Washington since becoming...

Dec 8, 2023

Louisiana Likely To Remain in Democratic Column Next Year

Dec. 8, 1963 - Louisiana appeared today to be virtually certain of remaining in the Democratic column in next year’s Presidential...

Dec 8, 2023

President Johnson Attends Funeral for Lehman, Security Heavy

Dec. 8, 1963 - Final tribute was paid today to Herbert H. Lehman, former Governor of New York, at a funeral service attended by President...

Dec 8, 2023

Sources in Saigon: War Against Communists Going Badly

Dec. 8, 1963 - Sources in South Vietnam indicated today that the war against the Communist Viet Cong guerrillas is going badly, and...

Dec 8, 2023

Kennedy Children Go Christmas Shopping

Dec. 8, 1963 - John F. Kennedy Jr. and his older sister, 6-year-old Caroline, got a brief look today at what Santa Claus might bring them...

Dec 8, 2023

Lodge Leaves Himself Available as Contender for GOP Nomination

Dec. 8, 1963 - Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, left himself available today as a potential contender for the...

Dec 7, 2023

Johnsons Move Into White House

Dec. 7, 1963 - The Johnsons moved into the White House today, taking up residence at the mansion they had visited often as guests since...

Dec 7, 2023

Ikes Asks Lodge to Make Himself Available for GOP Nomination

Dec. 7, 1963 - Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1952) has asked Henry Cabot Lodge (right), U.S. Ambassador to South...

Dec 6, 2023

JFK Awarded Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

Dec. 6, 1963 - John F. Kennedy today joined the roster of 31 civilian leaders whom he had personally approved to receive the new...

Dec 6, 2023

Mrs. Kennedy Moves into Georgetown Home

Dec. 6, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy left the White House today after a quiet goodbye to the household staff and moved into a home in...

Dec 5, 2023

Malcolm X May Be Replaced at Harlem Mosque

Dec. 5, 1963 - Malcolm X may soon be replaced as the minister of New York’s Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7, sources close to the Black...

Dec 5, 2023

Herbert Lehman, Former Governor and Senator, Is Dead

Dec. 5, 1963 - Herbert H. Lehman (pictured in 1930 with then New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt), a towering figure in the liberal...

Dec 5, 2023

Warren Commission Begins Work

Dec. 5, 1963 - The commission investigating President Kennedy’s assassination began work today with a long meeting in Washington. It...

Dec 5, 2023

Goldwater To Reassess Presidential Prospects

Dec. 5, 1963 - Senator Barry Goldwater said today he was undertaking a “major reassessment” of his Presidential prospects. “I don’t think...

Dec 4, 2023

Robert Kennedy Returns to Work

Dec. 4, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy returned to his desk at the Justice Department today, but he did not say how long he...

Dec 3, 2023

Khrushchev Makes First Speech Since JFK Assassination

Dec. 3, 1963 - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today that he was satisfied with President Johnson’s stated intention to continue...

Dec 3, 2023

U.S. Begins Reducing Forces in South Vietnam

Dec. 3, 1963 - The reduction of United States forces in South Vietnam began today. Three planeloads of men flew across the Pacific on...

Dec 3, 2023

President Johnson Prepares McCormack for Presidency — Just In Case

Dec. 3, 1963 - President Johnson took the first steps today to prepare 71-year-old John W. McCormack (pictured right), the man next in...

Dec 3, 2023

FBI: No Conspiracy to Assassinate JFK

Dec. 3, 1963 - An FBI report on the assassination of President Kennedy concludes that there was no conspiracy between Lee Harvey Oswald,...

Dec 3, 2023

Princess Grace Visits President Kennedy’s Grave at Arlington

Dec. 3, 1963 - Princess Grace of Monaco wept today when she visited the late President Kennedy’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery....