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Mar 9, 2022

Caroline Kennedy to Photographer: "No Pictures"

Mar. 9, 1962 - Caroline Kennedy showed practiced poise today, although she has been a celebrity for a comparatively short time. She got...

Mar 9, 2022

U.S. Officials: American Pilots Engaged in Combat Missions in Vietnam

Mar. 9, 1962 - U.S. officials said today that American pilots were engaged in combat missions with South Vietnamese pilots in training...

Mar 8, 2022

President Sees First Lady Off Before Her World Trip

Mar. 8, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy flew to New York today on the first lap of her goodwill trip to India and Pakistan. The President...

Mar 8, 2022

Army Helicopters Carry South Vietnamese Troops in "Successful" Raid

Mar. 8, 1962 - United States Army helicopters carried a Vietnamese battalion in a successful raid against the Communist stronghold of Cai...

Mar 7, 2022

Democrats Rally at St. Nick's Arena

Mar. 7, 1962 - Extremists, both Right and Left, “are the same pigeons and eventually join feathers,” Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (left)...

Mar 7, 2022

Conservatives Rally at Madison Square Garden

Mar. 7, 1962 - Nearly 18,000 conservatives staged a spectacular rally in Madison Square Garden tonight. They acclaimed Senator Barry...

Mar 7, 2022

Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference

Mar. 7, 1962 - Following are the main points of the President’s news conference today: Steel Negotiations — Mr. Kennedy asked for a...

Mar 7, 2022

President Kennedy Clarifies Conditions for Second Khrushchev Summit

Mar. 7, 1962 - At his press conference today, the President’s attention was called to the apparently different conditions set by himself...

Mar 7, 2022

Major Drive by South Vietnamese Troops in Mekong Delta

Mar. 7, 1962 - Five battalions of South Vietnamese troops launched a major drive today against a Communist stronghold in the Mekong Delta...

Mar 7, 2022

President Pushes Trade Program in Speech to Advertising Council

Mar. 7, 1962 - President Kennedy joined the list of those asking the services of The Advertising Council today. The council is a public...

Mar 6, 2022

Bob Hope Honored in Hollywood

Mar. 6, 1962 - The movie industry and President Kennedy paid tribute to Bob Hope last night for his tireless trips to entertain American...

Mar 6, 2022

South Vietnamese "On the Offensive" Against Viet Cong, Says Admiral Felt

Mar. 6, 1962 - Admiral Harry D. Felt, commander in chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said in Saigon today that South Vietnamese forces...

Mar 6, 2022

U-2 Pilot Powers Vindicated in Senate

Mar. 6, 1962 - Senators joined the C.I.A. today in an extraordinary gesture to vindicate the honor of Francis Gary Powers. The U-2 flier,...

Mar 6, 2022

First Lady to Leave for World Trip Friday

Mar. 6, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy was reported today to be responding to treatment for the low-grade sinus infection that caused a...

Mar 5, 2022

Former WWII Soviet General in Command Position in Cuba

Mar. 5, 1962 - Enrique Lister (pictured left with Ernesto “Che” Guevara), who led a Communist corps in the Spanish civil war and served...

Mar 5, 2022

RFK Says He Will Clear Future Comments on Texas with VP First

Mar. 5, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said facetiously last night that any future comments he might make about Texas would be...

Mar 4, 2022

President and Mrs. Kennedy Attend Noon Mass in Virginia

Mar. 4, 1962 - President and Mrs. Kennedy attended noon mass today at the Middleburg Community Center in Virginia. They are spending the...

Mar 3, 2022

Truman says Kennedy "On the Right Track" with Nuclear Test Policy

Mar. 3, 1962 - Former President Harry S. Truman said today that President Kennedy was “on the right track” in his decision to resume...

Mar 2, 2022

Video: Excerpt from President's TV Address

Mar. 2, 1962 - Here is a brief video excerpt from President Kennedy’s televised address this evening on nuclear tests. #JFK #jfkfiles...

Mar 2, 2022

🚨Kennedy Orders Atmospheric Nuclear Tests Resumed

Mar. 2, 1962 - President Kennedy said tonight he had ordered a resumption of nuclear tests in the atmosphere in late April unless the...