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Apr 17, 2022

Castro Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of "Imperialism's Defeat" at Bay of Pigs

Apr. 17, 1962 - Premier Fidel Castro hailed today the failure of the C.I.A.-backed invasion attempt exactly one year ago as...

Apr 16, 2022

President and Mrs. Kennedy Attend a Youth Concert at the White House

Apr. 16, 1962 - President Kennedy and his wife entertained nearly 600 young people today at a musicale on the south lawn of the White...

Apr 16, 2022

Senate Approves Nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach as Deputy Attorney General

Apr. 16, 1962 - A Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved today President Kennedy’s nomination of Nicholas Katzenbach as Deputy Attorney...

Apr 14, 2022

VIDEO: President's Remarks Aboard U.S.S. Enterprise

Apr. 14, 1962 - Here is a video excerpt of President Kennedy’s remarks today aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. The spoke from the hangar deck...

Apr 14, 2022

President Watches Military Demonstration in North Carolina

Apr. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy watched a demonstration of the Atlantic Fleet’s air and sea power today off the coast of North...

Apr 14, 2022

Steel's Surrender Raises Kennedy's Stock

Apr. 14, 1962 - Steel’s surrender to President Kennedy appeared today to have bolstered the Administration’s stock in and out of...

Apr 13, 2022

President Brought Multi-Faceted Pressure to Bear on Steel Industry Titans

Apr. 13, 1962 - For three days, the great forces at the command of the President of the United States were brought to bear on the steel...

Apr 13, 2022

🚨Steel Industry Backs Down on Price Increase, Kennedy Triumphant

Apr. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy triumphed today over the titans of the steel industry. Seventy-two hours after the U.S. Steel...

Apr 13, 2022

Khrushchev Says No to Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

Apr. 13, 1962 - Premier Khrushchev has spurned what appeared to be the final offer by the U.S. and Britain to sign a nuclear test-ban...

Apr 12, 2022

Roger Blough of U.S. Steel Defends Price Rise

Apr. 12, 1962 - Roger M. Blough (pictured), board chairman of the U.S. Steel Corporation, defended his company’s new price increase today...

Apr 11, 2022

President Welcomes Shah of Iran to Washington

Apr. 11, 1962 - The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, and his wife, the Empress Farah, arrived in Washington today and received a warm...

Apr 11, 2022

Highlights from President Kennedy's News Conference

Apr. 11, 1962 - Following are the main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Steel — He denounced the price increases...

Apr 11, 2022

President Kennedy Exchanges Gifts with Stephen Lutz, "Boy of the Year"

Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy gave his tie clasp to a 15-year-old New Jersey honor student today, honoring him as the nation’s finest...

Apr 11, 2022

Kennedy: U.S. Won't Negotiate for Cuban Prisoners

Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the U.S. Government would not negotiate with Cuba to ransom the rebel prisoners...

Apr 11, 2022

President Kennedy Announces August Release of Military Reservists

Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy announced today that all military reservists who were called to active duty in the Berlin crisis last...

Apr 11, 2022

Senate Approves Nomination of Byron R. White to Supreme Court

Apr. 11, 1962 - The Senate approved by voice vote today the nomination of Byron R. White (pictured) to be an associate justice of the...

Apr 11, 2022

President Kennedy Assails Steel Corporations at News Conference

Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy accused the major steel corporations today of “irresponsible defiance” of the public interest and...

Apr 10, 2022

U.S. Steel Announces Price Increases, Angering President Kennedy

Apr. 10, 1962 - The United States Steel Corporation announced this evening price increases averaging $6 a ton, effective at midnight. The...

Apr 10, 2022

Vice President Johnson is Congratulated on 25 Yearss Service with Federal Government

Apr. 10, 1962 - Vice President Johnson was congratulated today by President Kennedy and Democratic Congressional leaders on 25 years’...

Apr 9, 2022

President Kennedy Nearly Catches Foul Ball

Apr. 9, 1962 - President Kennedy, like every President since William Howard Taft, made the first pitch at the opening of the baseball...