1960s Timeline

Dec. 16, 1961 - President Kennedy arrived in Caracas, Venezuela today and received a cheering welcome. He issued a call for the...

Dec. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy received an enthusiastic welcome from hundreds of thousands in San Juan, Puerto Rico, today as he...

Dec. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy established today a commission headed by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt to advance the cause of women’s rights....

Dec. 13, 1961 - President Kennedy will deliver a traditional Christmas message to the nation from Washington next Wednesday, the White...

Dec. 12, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy will appear early next year on a network television program originating from the White House. The...

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, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s Christmas message to Berlin. #JFK #jfkfiles #jfkassassination #jfkjr #jfkennedy...

Dec. 11, 1961 - Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally Jr. announced his resignation today. President Kennedy appointed another Texan,...

Dec. 10, 1961 - Senator Strom Thurmond, Democrat of South Carolina, proclaimed Senator Barry Goldwater’s popularity in the South. “The...

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, 1961 - Selected members of the Kennedy Administration, including several Cabinet officers, have been attending weekly lectures on...

Dec. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy (pictured speaking to a young supporter) told the national convention of Young Democratic Clubs today to...

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, 1961 - The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month in the first significant decline in a year, the Kennedy Administration...

Dec. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy asked organized labor today to back his proposals to liberalize foreign trade. He said that his program...

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, 1961 - President Kennedy called last night for broader American participation in sports and other forms of physical activity. “We...

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, 1961 - George Romney (pictured with his son Mitt), president of American Motors Corporation, announced today that “I am giving...

Dec. 2, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon declared today that “second-rate” Democrats must be voted out of office in California. The former Vice...