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Dec 3, 2023

President Johnson Meets with Dr. King

Dec. 3, 1963 - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spent 50 minutes at the White House today with President Johnson and said upon leaving:...

Dec 2, 2023

South Vietnam To Slow Strategic Hamlet Program

Dec. 2, 1963 - The Provisional Government of South Vietnam has decided to slow down the strategic hamlet program, which was the...

Dec 2, 2023

President Johnson’s Daughter Under Secret Service Guard at U. of Texas

Dec. 2, 1963 - Lynda Bird Johnson (left), 19-year-old daughter of the President, resumed classes today at the University of Texas under...

Dec 2, 2023

President Johnson Reinforces Commitment to Predecessor’s Civil Rights Program

Dec. 2, 1963 - President Johnson reinforced today his commitment to President Kennedy’s civil rights program. After meeting with...

Dec 1, 2023

South Vietnamese Troops Routed in Viet Cong Offensive

Dec. 1, 1963 - A handful of South Vietnamese held an outpost for six hours against an onslaught by a battalion of heavily armed Communist...

Nov 30, 2023

Oswald’s Psychiatric History Detailed

Nov. 30, 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured at the Bronx Zoo in 1953), accused assassin of President Kennedy, underwent a court-ordered...

Nov 30, 2023

Sir Winston Churchill Celebrates 89th Birthday

Nov. 30, 1963 - Britons paid homage to Sir Winston Churchill today on his 89th birthday. Sir Winston stood at the window of his London...

Nov 30, 2023

Soviet Union Turns Over Files on Oswald

Nov. 30, 1963 - The Soviet Union, in an unusual demonstration of cooperation, turned over to the State Department today documents it...

Nov 29, 2023

🚨President Creates Special Commission to Investigate Kennedy Assassination

Nov. 29, 1963 - President Johnson created a special commission tonight to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy. He...

Nov 29, 2023

Elevator Man Headed for Extinction

Nov. 29, 1963 - Though he helped lift New York to its greatest height, the elevator man is now being replaced by the electronic button...

Nov 28, 2023

Jacqueline Kennedy Visits Husband’s Grave

Nov. 28, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy delayed her trip to the Kennedy family’s gathering today while she paid a morning visit to the...

Nov 28, 2023

London Premiere of Kubrick Film Canceled

Nov. 28, 1963 - Columbia Pictures has canceled the London world premiere of its movie “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying...

Nov 27, 2023

Highlights of President Johnson’s Program

Nov. 27, 1963 - Here are the major parts of the program President Johnson laid before Congress today: Civil Rights — “We talked long...

Nov 27, 2023

Castro Promotes Conspiracy Theory

Nov. 27, 1963 - Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba said tonight that the Dallas nightclub operator Jack Ruby probably killed Lee Harvey Oswald...

Nov 27, 2023

🚨President Johnson Speaks to Joint Session of Congress

Nov. 27, 1963 - The first Southerner to become President since Woodrow Wilson called today for the “earliest possible passage” of a civil...

Nov 27, 2023

Vaughn Meader To Abandon Kennedy Impersonation

Nov. 27, 1963 - Vaughn Meader (pictured last year), who won fame with his spoof of President Kennedy, has decided that he will never do...

Nov 27, 2023

Students Discuss Kennedy Assassination

Nov. 27, 1963 - On the blackboard in a second-grade classroom, in large letters, were printed the words “terrible,” “assassinated,”...

Nov 27, 2023

Oswald’s Reading Habits Detailed

Nov. 27, 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured distributing pro-Castro leaflets in New Orleans in August), accused assassin of President...

Nov 27, 2023

Man Who Filmed Kennedy Assassination Donates Profits to Tippit Family

Nov. 27, 1963 - The man who received $25,000 for his color movie films of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination gave the entire sum...

Nov 26, 2023

Kennedy References Removed from Movie “Take Her, She’s Mine”

Nov. 26, 1963 - All prints of the movie “Take Her, She’s Mine” were recalled by 20th Century-Fox Friday afternoon to omit references to...