One Million Rhinelanders Cheer President Kennedy
June 23, 1963 - More than 1,000,000 cheering Rhinelanders turned out today to give President Kennedy a “herzlich willkommen” — a...
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Jun 22, 2023
President Kennedy Leaves for Europe
June 22, 1963 - President Kennedy left tonight for a 10-day journey through Europe to plead the cause of Atlantic partnership. The...
Jun 22, 2023
President Kennedy Meets with Negro Leaders
June 22, 1963 - Negro leaders told President Kennedy today that massive demonstrations would continue until the civil rights problem was...
Jun 20, 2023
JFK Visits West Virginia on Centennial
June 20, 1963 - President Kennedy, wet but cheerful, helped West Virginia celebrate its 100th anniversary today. “The sun does not always...
Jun 20, 2023
President Kennedy Meets Medgar Evers’ Family at White House
June 20, 1963 - The family of the slain integration leader, Medgar Evers, met President Kennedy at the White House today. Secretary of...
Jun 20, 2023
“PT-109” To Premiere at Beverly Hilton July 2
June 20, 1963 - President Kennedy became the first patron of the “PT-109” film premiere for the benefit of mentally handicapped and...
Jun 19, 2023
Movies: “PT-109”
June 19, 1963 - Opening today is “PT-109,” a Technicolor Panavision biographical war film depicting the actions of President Kennedy when...
Jun 19, 2023
President’s Sister, Eunice Shriver, to Accompany Him on European Trip
June 19, 1963 - The White House confirmed today that President Kennedy’s sister, Mrs. Eunice Shriver (left), will accompany him on his...
Jun 19, 2023
Civil Rights Organizations Will Continue Demonstrations
June 19, 1963 - Major organizations in the forefront of the battle for equal rights said “no” today to President Kennedy’s request for a...
Jun 19, 2023
🚨JFK Sends Civil Rights Message to Congress, Calls for Action
June 19, 1963 - President Kennedy called on Congress today to enact extensive civil rights legislation he said would “go far toward...
Jun 18, 2023
Democrats Confident They’ll Do Well Enough in South in ‘64
June 18, 1963 - A Southern effort to divert electoral votes from major party candidates appears likely to fizzle without any material...
Jun 15, 2023
Roy Wilkins Delivers Eulogy at Medgar Evers’ Funeral
June 15, 1963 - Southern politicians were accused in Jackson, Miss., today of responsibility in the death of Medgar Evers, a Negro...
Jun 13, 2023
Former President Truman Visits President Kennedy at White House
June 13, 1963 - Former President Harry S. Truman got a chance today to relive a little of his past when President Kennedy asked him to...
Jun 13, 2023
June 13, 1963 | JFK Remarks at National Council of Senior Citizens
June 13, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today at the convention of the National Council of Senior Citizens, held at the...
Jun 13, 2023
JFK Speaks Out on Medicare Legislation
June 13, 1963 - President Kennedy, in a fiery speech lashing Congressional opponents, today predicted passage of his controversial...
Jun 12, 2023
President “Appalled by Barbarity” of Evers Slaying
June 12, 1963 - President Kennedy, “appalled by the barbarity” of the assassination of a top NAACP integration leader in Jackson, Miss....
Jun 12, 2023
Izvestia Publishes JFK Speech for Soviet Citizenry
June 12, 1963 - Izvestia, the national newspaper of the Soviet Union, published today the text of President Kennedy’s speech Monday in...
Jun 12, 2023
President Kennedy’s Race Speech Was Seventh Televised Address
June 12, 1963 - President Kennedy’s speech last night on racial problems in the nation marked the seventh time in 28 months that the...
Jun 11, 2023
🚨President Kennedy Makes Televised Speech on Race Relations
June 11, 1963 - President Kennedy told the nation tonight it faced a “moral crisis” as a result of the rising tide of Negro discontent....
Jun 10, 2023
President Kennedy Sends Governor Wallace Sternly Worded Telegram
June 10, 1963 - President Kennedy appealed to Governor George Wallace today to stay away from the campus of the University of Alabama. In...
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