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Feb 3, 2022

Virginia May Revoke Charter of American Nazi Party

Feb. 3, 1962 - A proposal to revoke the Virginia charter of the American Nazi party stirred debate in the state’s House of Delegates this...

Feb 3, 2022

Kennedy Bans Most Trade with Cuba

Feb. 3, 1962 - President Kennedy ordered a ban on almost all trade with Cuba today to deprive Premier Fidel Castro’s regime of an annual...

Feb 2, 2022

Edwin Walker to Run for Governor of Texas as Democrat

Feb. 2, 1962 - Edwin A. Walker (pictured right with evangelist Billy James Hargis), former Army major general, filed today as a...

Feb 2, 2022

Romney to Announce Decision on Michigan Governor Run by Feb. 10

Feb. 2, 1962 - The political credo of George Romney, the new hope of Michigan Republicans, is a mixture of strongly conservative views...

Feb 2, 2022

President Kennedy to Ban Cuban Imports

Feb. 2, 1962 - President Kennedy is expected to announce this weekend a ban on all remaining imports from Cuba, which give the Castro...

Feb 2, 2022

Tough Talk from Ike to GOP

Feb. 2, 1962 - Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Republicans last night to overhaul the party’s organization and get rid of incompetents if...

Feb 2, 2022

Governor Rockefeller Visits Iowa

Feb. 2, 1962 - More than 3,000 Iowa Republicans turned out last night to welcome Governor Rockefeller (pictured) of New York. They seemed...

Feb 1, 2022

President Kennedy's New Year's Message to South Vietnam

Feb. 1, 1962 - President Kennedy told the people of South Vietnam today that the prospects for peace in their country “will brighten...

Feb 1, 2022

Greek Girl, a Friend of the First Lady, Undergoes Heart Surgery in Washington

Feb. 1, 1962 - A 10-year-old Greek girl (pictured left) befriended by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy underwent heart surgery in Washington...

Feb 1, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy departs for Japan

Feb. 1, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy took off today on a goodwill trip around the world. He is scheduled to return at the...

Jan 31, 2022

Video: Excerpt of President Kennedy's Press Conference

Jan. 31, 1962 - Here is a brief excerpt from President Kennedy’s press conference earlier today. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s #jfkennedy...

Jan 29, 2022

Truman Backs Kennedy on "Muzzling" Generals

Jan. 29, 1962 - Harry S. Truman endorsed the Kennedy Administration today in the controversy over “muzzling” generals and admirals with a...

Jan 29, 2022

Senator Goldwater Offers Economic Proposals

Jan. 29, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater, Republican of Arizona, listed four possible ways today for the U.S. to meet increasing economic...

Jan 27, 2022

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin to Adorn White House

Jan. 27, 1962 - The first major acquisition in Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy’s campaign to improve White House art works was announced in Palm...

Jan 25, 2022

President Visits Father

Jan. 25, 1962 - President Kennedy (pictured far right in 1939) flew to Palm Beach, Fla., today for a long weekend in the sun and a visit...

Jan 25, 2022

Nixon Campaigns in San Francisco

Jan. 25, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon walked through the Mission district of San Francisco today bidding for votes in his campaign for...

Jan 25, 2022

Texas Senator Yarborough Won't Run for Governor

Jan. 25, 1962 - Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough (pictured far left in 1960) took himself out of his state’s gubernatorial race today. The...

Jan 24, 2022

President Again Gives Milk a Boost

Jan. 24, 1962 - President Kennedy urged the American public again today to put its faith in the American cow and keep on drinking milk....

Jan 24, 2022

Mrs. Kennedy's Press Secretary Hits Back at Luce Charges on Clothes

Jan. 24, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy’s press secretary pointed out today that the First Lady wore American-made clothes practically...

Jan 24, 2022

California Governor Brown Formally Declares Candidacy for Re-election, Hits Nixon

Jan. 24, 1962 - California Governor Edmund G. Brown (pictured center in 1959) formally became a Democratic candidate for a second term...