President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive in Venezuela
Dec. 16, 1961 - President Kennedy arrived in Caracas, Venezuela today and received a cheering welcome. He issued a call for the...
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Dec 15, 2021
President Kennedy Welcomed to Puerto Rico
Dec. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy received an enthusiastic welcome from hundreds of thousands in San Juan, Puerto Rico, today as he...
Dec 14, 2021
Presidential Commission on Women's Rights Headed by Eleanor Roosevelt
Dec. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy established today a commission headed by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt to advance the cause of women’s rights....
Dec 13, 2021
TV: President Kennedy to Deliver Christmas Message Wednesday
Dec. 13, 1961 - President Kennedy will deliver a traditional Christmas message to the nation from Washington next Wednesday, the White...
Dec 12, 2021
First Lady to Lead Televised White House Tour on CBS
Dec. 12, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy will appear early next year on a network television program originating from the White House. The...
Dec 12, 2021
Mrs. Kennedy Visits DC Children's Hospital
Dec. 12, 1961 - Mrs. Kennedy visited the District of Columbia Children’s Hospital with two baskets full of gifts today. The First Lady...
Dec 11, 2021
Video: President Kennedy's Christmas Message to Berlin
Dec. 11, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s Christmas message to Berlin. #JFK #jfkfiles #jfkassassination #jfkjr #jfkennedy...
Dec 11, 2021
Connally Resigns Post, Will Run for Texas Governor
Dec. 11, 1961 - Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally Jr. announced his resignation today. President Kennedy appointed another Texan,...
Dec 10, 2021
Democrat Senator Thurmond Praises Goldwater
Dec. 10, 1961 - Senator Strom Thurmond, Democrat of South Carolina, proclaimed Senator Barry Goldwater’s popularity in the South. “The...
Dec 8, 2021
President Relaxes in Palm Beach
Dec. 8, 1961 - President Kennedy relaxed at his father’s beach house in Palm Beach, Fla., today after three days of speech-making in New...
Dec 8, 2021
Weekly Seminars Held at Attorney General's Home
Dec. 8, 1961 - Selected members of the Kennedy Administration, including several Cabinet officers, have been attending weekly lectures on...
Dec 7, 2021
President Address Convention of Young Democratic Clubs
Dec. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy (pictured speaking to a young supporter) told the national convention of Young Democratic Clubs today to...
Dec 7, 2021
Death Threat Draws More Security for President Kennedy
Dec. 7, 1961 - Additional security measures were taken to protect President Kennedy on his two-day visit to New York this week because of...
Dec 7, 2021
Unemployment Rate Drops
Dec. 7, 1961 - The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month in the first significant decline in a year, the Kennedy Administration...
Dec 7, 2021
Kennedy Speaks at AFL-CIO Convention
Dec. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy asked organized labor today to back his proposals to liberalize foreign trade. He said that his program...
Dec 6, 2021
President Kennedy Wants to Increase International Trade
Dec. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy appealed to industry today to support “new and bold” powers for him to bargain on tariff reductions with...
Dec 6, 2021
President Kennedy Says Nation Is Under-Exercised
Dec. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy called last night for broader American participation in sports and other forms of physical activity. “We...
Dec 4, 2021
The First Lady Supports UNICEF
Dec. 4, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy ordered 10 boxes of UNICEF greeting cards today as a symbol of her support of the work of the U.N....
Dec 2, 2021
Romney Considers Run for Governor of Michigan
Dec. 2, 1961 - George Romney (pictured with his son Mitt), president of American Motors Corporation, announced today that “I am giving...
Dec 2, 2021
Nixon's California Campaign Gets Rolling
Dec. 2, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon declared today that “second-rate” Democrats must be voted out of office in California. The former Vice...
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