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Mar 18, 2022

First Lady Welcomed to Jaipur, India

Mar. 18, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy received today the traditional welcome that Rajasthani Indians accord a woman they respect and...

Mar 18, 2022

White House Hails French-Algerian Cease-Fire as "Historic Accomplishment"

Mar. 18, 1962 - The White House hailed the French-Algerian cease-fire today as a “historic accomplishment.” In a statement approved by...

Mar 18, 2022

🚨Cease-Fire Ends Algerian War

Mar. 18, 1962 - A cease-fire ending the Algerian war was signed in France today by French and Algerian delegations. The document...

Mar 16, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Continues Tour of India

Mar. 16, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy paid a visit today to the holy Hindu city of Benares. Later, Mrs. Kennedy received a cheering...

Mar 16, 2022

Khrushchev Issues Nuclear Warning to U.S.

Mar. 16, 1962 - In a speech calling for disarmament and the early conclusion of a German peace treaty, Premier Khrushchev warned the U.S....

Mar 15, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Explores India, Sees Taj Mahal Twice

Mar. 15, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy took a short course in Indian history today. It began with a tour of the sprawling abandoned city...

Mar 14, 2022

President Kennedy Says Youngest Brother Runs for Senate "On His Own"

Mar. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that Edward M. Kennedy, his youngest brother, was running “on his own” in the primary...

Mar 14, 2022

VIDEO: President Kennedy's Press Conference

Mar. 14, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s press conference today. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s #jfkennedy #jfkmemorial #jfklibrary...

Mar 14, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Befriends an Elephant in India

Mar. 14, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy made friends with an elephant today. “She’s so cute,” the President’s wife said after a 10-minute...

Mar 14, 2022

Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference

Mar. 14, 1962 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Berlin — The President said Soviet harassment...

Mar 14, 2022

Edward M. Kennedy Announces Senate Run

Mar. 14, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy officially began today his campaign for the Senate seat once held by his brother, the President. The...

Mar 14, 2022

Disarmament Conference Opens in Geneva

Mar. 14, 1962 - The United Nations-sponsored disarmament conference opened today at Geneva after a chilling Big Three foreign ministers’...

Mar 14, 2022

Kennedy: Soviet Harassment in Berlin "Intensifying Danger"

Mar. 14, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the Soviet Union was putting additional obstacles in the way of a Berlin agreement by...

Mar 13, 2022

President Issues Warning to Alliance for Progress Member Nations

Mar. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy warned wealthy and powerful interests in Latin America today that “those who make peaceful revolution...

Mar 13, 2022

VIDEO: President's Remarks on First Anniversary of Alliance for Progress

Mar. 13, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s...

Mar 13, 2022

Nixon: I Was Told to Resign in '52

Mar. 13, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon has related how Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his top advisors wanted him to resign as the Republican...

Mar 13, 2022

First Lady Visits Children in Indian Hospital

Mar. 13, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy passed out lollipops to ailing Indian children today. The wife of the President spent half an...

Mar 12, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Welcomed to India

Mar. 12, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy received a glowing welcome to India today. The President’s wife saw a panorama of smiling faces,...

Mar 11, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy Received by Pope John XXIII

Mar. 11, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy was received in private audience by Pope John XXIII today amid all the pomp and splendor of the...

Mar 10, 2022

Kennedy: U.S. "Source of Strength" for Free World

Mar. 10, 1962 - President Kennedy declared tonight that the U.S. must be prepared to “shoulder the burden” of meeting the threat of...