Edwin Walker Says Gubernatorial Run Part of Fight Against Communism
Feb. 3, 1962 - Edwin A. Walker (pictured in 1957), former Army major general, said today that his race for Governor of Texas was part of...
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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 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
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...
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 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
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...
Jan 17, 2022
Police Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor to Seek Nomination for Governor of Alabama
Jan. 17, 1962 - Police Commissioner Eugene “Bull” Connor (pictured) said today that he would seek the nomination for Governor of Alabama...
Jan 16, 2022
U.S. Army Withdraws Tanks from Berlin Border
Jan. 16, 1962 - The U.S. Army has begun withdrawing its armored guard, including 15 tanks, from a camp on the Friedrichstrasse on the...
Jan 16, 2022
Former Gov. Knight Withdraws from California Race, Boost for Nixon
Jan. 16, 1962 - Former Gov. Goodwin J. Knight (pictured left in 1958) withdrew today from the California gubernatorial race because of...
Jan 13, 2022
Goldwater Urges Conservatism for Republican Party
Jan. 13, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater urged Republican party workers today to shape a clearly conservative image for the party. The...
Jan 10, 2022
John W. McCormack Elected Speaker of the House
Jan. 10, 1962 - The election-year session of the 87th Congress opened today. The chief event was the election of John W. McCormack...
Jan 9, 2022
Nixon Responds to Governor Brown's Charges
Jan. 9, 1962 - Former Vice President Nixon said today that both Democrats and Republicans needed “responsible leadership which will avoid...
Jan 8, 2022
California Gov. Brown Hits Nixon for "Courting Radicals of the Right"
Jan. 8, 1962 - Gov. Edmund G. Brown (pictured in 1958) of California charged former Vice President Nixon today with courting political...
Dec 31, 2021
Kennedy and Khrushchev Exchange New Year's Greetings
Dec. 31, 1961 - President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev, in an exchange of New Year’s greetings made public today, assured each other of...
Dec 29, 2021
Former First Lady Edith Wilson is Dead
Dec. 29, 1961 - Mrs. Edith Wilson (pictured in 1915), the former First Lady, died last night at the stately Washington townhouse that...
Dec 27, 2021
World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan to Go Forward
Dec. 27, 1961 - The end of a long-standing legislative impasse between New York and New Jersey appeared imminent today. Governor-elect...
Dec 27, 2021
President Passes Physical Exam
Dec. 27, 1961 - President Kennedy passed his physical examination today with high marks, but did not quite make straight A’s. The...
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