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Feb 24, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Visits Bonn

Feb. 24, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told a group of university students in Bonn today that the U.S. would not go to war to...

Feb 23, 2022

President's Youngest Brother Tours East Berlin

Feb. 23, 1962 - President Kennedy’s youngest brother, Edward (pictured with interpreter), toured East Berlin today, and the Communist...

Feb 23, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy's Last Day in Berlin is Emotional

Feb. 23, 1962 - Attorney General Robert Kennedy, on the last day of his official visit to West Berlin, continued to draw large and...

Feb 22, 2022

VIDEO: "Atomic Weapons and Fire"

Feb. 22, 1962 - “Atomic Weapons and Fire” is a film produced by the Defense Atomic Support Agency. It shows procedures to be used in the...

Feb 22, 2022

George Washington's 230th Birthday Passes Quietly

Feb. 22, 1962 - George Washington’s 230th birthday was observed quietly in the capital today. At the Capitol there was the traditional...

Feb 22, 2022

Hoover: No Compromise With Communists

Feb. 22, 1962 - J. Edgar Hoover said today that “there can be no compromise with the Communists” and that “the sooner every American...

Feb 22, 2022

First Lady Will Be Focus of NBC-TV Documentary

Feb. 22, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy will be the subject of a documentary to be televised by NBC on Sunday, March 25, from 9 to 10...

Feb 22, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy Draws Huge Crowds in West Berlin

Feb. 22, 1962 - Huge and emotional crowds greeted Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy today as he began a two-day visit to West Berlin. He...

Feb 21, 2022

Berlin Excited for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's Arrival

Feb. 21, 1962 - Even before his arrival tomorrow, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy has both halves of the divided, troubled city of...

Feb 21, 2022

Transcript of President Kennedy's Reply to Premier Khrushchev's Congratulatory Letter

Feb. 21, 1962 - Following is the text of President Kennedy’s reply to Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s letter of congratulation on Colonel...

Feb 21, 2022

Transcript of Premier Khrushchev's Letter of Congratulation

Feb. 21, 1962 - Following is the text of Premier Khrushchev’s congratulatory letter to President Kennedy: “Esteemed Mr. President: On...

Feb 21, 2022

President Kennedy Says Brother's Trip Highlights Failures of Communism

Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy suggested today that the world trip by his brother Robert had been worthwhile because it had helped...

Feb 21, 2022

Robert and Ethel Kennedy Received by Pope John XXIII

Feb. 21, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, were received this morning by Pope John XXIII for a private...

Feb 21, 2022

Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference

Feb. 21, 1962 - Following are highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Space — He termed “most encouraging” Premier...

Feb 21, 2022

Goldwater: Cold War Victory to be Determined by "Power of Conviction"

Feb. 21, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater urged the U.S. today not to “compete in bragging” with the Soviet Union. The Arizona Republican...

Feb 21, 2022

First Lady Meets 11-Year-Old Greek Girl Whose Heart Surgery She Arranged

Feb. 21, 1962 - Chrysanthemis Papacosis, an 11-year-old Greek girl, and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, who had the child brought to this...

Feb 21, 2022

Board of Inquiry Examines Powers U-2 Case

Feb. 21, 1962 - A special board of inquiry headed by E. Barrett Prettyman, a former Federal judge, is seeking to determine whether...

Feb 21, 2022

Crew of Destroyer "Remey" Get Respite from "Cold War"

Feb. 21, 1962 - The U.S. destroyer Remey (pictured) sailed into port in New York today for a week’s respite from service in the “cold...

Feb 21, 2022

President Kennedy Outlines Difficulties in Vietnam and Laos

Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy indicated today that the U.S. intended to try to bring about general stability in South Vietnam and...

Feb 20, 2022

Grace Bumbry, Negro Mezzo-Soprano, Performs at White House

Feb. 20, 1962 — Grace Bumbry, mezzo-soprano, sang at the White House tonight after a state dinner at which she scarcely ate a bite. The...