Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference
Nov. 8, 1961 - Following were the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Nuclear Testing — The Soviet Union holds the...
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Nov 7, 2021
Wagner Re-elected Mayor of New York
Nov. 7, 1961 - New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner won re-election for a third term today. Despite opposition from two major...
Nov 6, 2021
Viet Cong Terrorize Malaria-Control Teams
Nov. 6, 1961 - The Government’s malaria-control teams have taken heavy losses in South Vietnam’s protracted jungle war with Communist...
Nov 6, 2021
President Kennedy Meets Prime Minister Nehru of India
Nov. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India conferred today at Newport, R.I., on the problems of...
Nov 5, 2021
Former President Truman Grateful to President Kennedy
Nov. 5, 1961 - Former President Harry S. Truman was grateful for the White House hospitality shown to him a few days ago. President...
Nov 5, 2021
Nine Escape East Berlin, Family Left Behind
Nov. 5, 1961 - Thirty East Germans attempted to break through the barbed wire to reach West Berlin today. The fire of an East German...
Nov 4, 2021
President Kennedy Tangles with Texas Newspaper Publisher
Nov. 4, 1961 - President Kennedy rejected a charge by a guest at a White House luncheon (pictured) recently that much of the public...
Nov 4, 2021
U.S. Pushing Reforms in South Vietnam as Conditional to Aid
Nov. 4, 1961 - Officials sources indicated today that the U.S. would press South Vietnam to undertake major economic, social, and...
Nov 3, 2021
Mrs. Kennedy Opens King Tut Exhibit
Nov. 3, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy today officially opened an exhibit of 34 priceless objects found in the tomb of King...
Nov 3, 2021
TV: Guerrilla-Warfare Techniques Highlighted on CBS
Nov. 3, 1961 - A two-part study of guerrilla warfare techniques will be shown on “The Twentieth Century” on CBS-TV Sunday, Nov. 12 and...
Nov 3, 2021
Kennedy Opposed to Ground Troops in Vietnam
Nov. 3, 1961 - President Kennedy remains strongly opposed to the dispatch of American combat troops to South Vietnam, it was reported in...
Nov 2, 2021
President Kennedy Campaigns for Hughes in N.J.
Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy told an enthusiastic rally in Trenton today that he was proud to come to New Jersey to urge the election...
Nov 2, 2021
Video: Eleanor Roosevelt Interviews President Kennedy
Nov. 2, 1961 - Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed President Kennedy recently about the Peace Corps program. Watch: #JFK...
Nov 2, 2021
General Walker Resigns from Army
Nov. 2, 1961 - Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker made known today his decision to resign from the Army. The general was formally admonished and...
Nov 2, 2021
President Takes Steps to Prepare for Atmospheric Nuclear Tests
Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy ordered today that preparations be made for the resumption of atmospheric atomic tests that might be...
Nov 2, 2021
President Kennedy Endorses Wagner for Mayor of NYC
Nov. 2, 1961 - President Kennedy strongly endorsed New York City Mayor Wagner (left) today for a third term. On his arrival at La Guardia...
Nov 2, 2021
The Truman Family Comes Back to the White House
Nov. 2, 1961 - The old Truman Administration took over the White House last night. Surrounded by old friends and aides, former President...
Nov 1, 2021
President Kennedy's Private Meeting Place
Nov. 1, 1961 - A White House room used by 19th-century Presidents for secret conferences is being refurbished as President Kennedy’s...
Nov 1, 2021
Stalin's Body Removed from Lenin Mausoleum
Nov. 1, 1961 - The Soviet people learned today that the body of Joseph Stalin has been removed from the Lenin Mausoleum and buried near...
Nov 1, 2021
Government on the Offensive in South Vietnam
Nov. 1, 1961 - More than 500 Vietnamese Communist guerrillas are reported to have been killed in clashes with Government forces in recent...
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