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...
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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...
Oct 31, 2021
Former President and Mrs. Truman Arrive in Capital
Oct. 31, 1961 - Former President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman arrived in Washington today for a 3-day round of events that will include...
Oct 31, 2021
Rayburn Goes Home to End His Days Among Friends and Neighbors
Oct. 31, 1961 - House Speaker Sam Rayburn (pictured last May) went home to Bonham, Texas by ambulance today. The Democratic leader had...
Oct 31, 2021
What if a 50-Megaton Bomb Exploded Over Manhattan?
Oct. 31, 1961 - If exploded in the air over downtown Manhattan, a 50-megaton bomb would destroy homes as far away as Passaic, N.J. and...
Oct 30, 2021
Khrushchev Warns Britain on Nuclear War
Oct. 30, 1961 - Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev warned Britain today that that nation “may be among the first to experience the destructive...
Oct 30, 2021
White House: U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Superior to Any Nation
Oct. 30, 1961 - A White House statement on the Soviet Union’s explosion of a large nuclear device today cast doubt on the military...
Oct 30, 2021
Vatican Condemns Soviet Explosion as “True Face” of Communism
Oct. 30, 1961 - Dismay and outrage spread through much of the world today as the Soviet Union carried out its huge nuclear explosion....
Oct 30, 2021
Nixon Won’t Run for President in ’64, Will Support “Strongest Candidate”
Oct. 30, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon advised Governor Rockefeller today to prove himself the Republican party’s strongest Presidential...
Oct 30, 2021
🚨Soviets Detonate Most Powerful Explosion in History
Oct. 30, 1961 - The Soviet Union detonated the most powerful man-made explosion in history today by setting off a hydrogen bomb with a...
Oct 29, 2021
Johnson: We Mustn't Let Communists Destroy Us from Within
Oct. 29, 1961 - Vice President Johnson said in New York today that the United States was prepared to “stand on our rights to preserve our...
Oct 29, 2021
President Kennedy Attends Road-Opening Ceremony in Oklahoma
Oct. 29, 1961 - President Kennedy told the people of Oklahoma today of his determination to keep the nation free while continuing its...
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