President Kennedy Honors Bataan Day
Apr. 8, 1963 - President Kennedy issued a statement today commemorating the 21st anniversary of the battle of Bataan and Corregidor. In...
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Apr 7, 2023
JFK Tours Antietam Battlefield
Apr. 7, 1963 - President Kennedy toured Antietam battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md. today. For the second Sunday in a row, Mr. Kennedy...
Apr 7, 2023
Goldwater Talks Tough on Cuba
Apr. 7, 1963 - Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) said today the U.S. should couple an economic blockade of Cuba with support for an exile...
Apr 6, 2023
President’s Brother-In-Law Preparing ’64 Campaign in New York
Apr. 6, 1963 - With 19 months to go before the 1964 national election, President Kennedy’s personal political organization is already at...
Apr 6, 2023
JFK Reportedly Insulted Canadian Prime Minister
Apr. 6, 1963 - Canadian newspapers reported today that President Kennedy insulted Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (right) in a...
Apr 5, 2023
JFK Gets A.L. Season Pass from Cronin
Apr. 5, 1963 - President Kennedy today received a season pass to American League baseball games and reported that his arm was in good...
Apr 3, 2023
Pirates Top Injury-Plagued Yankees in Exhibition
Apr. 3, 1963 - Suddenly plagued by countless Yankee injuries of varying magnitude, Ralph Houk decided to field a team today that included...
Apr 3, 2023
Highlights from President Kennedy’s Press Conference
Apr. 3, 1963 - Following are highlights of President Kennedy’s press conference today: Cuba — The President estimated that 9,000 Soviet...
Apr 3, 2023
Apr. 3, 1963 | JFK on National Budget
Apr. 3, 1963 - President Kennedy said today that budget cuts like those advocated by General Dwight D. Eisenhower were “just bound to...
Apr 2, 2023
Chicago Mayor Daley Wins Third Term
Apr. 2, 1963 - Mayor Richard J. Daley won a third term today, but his margin was the narrowest in recent years. Unofficial returns gave...
Apr 1, 2023
JFK Meets Cancer Society Poster Girl
Apr. 1, 1963 - President Kennedy opened the American Cancer Society fund drive today by accepting a symbolic volunteer award from a...
Apr 1, 2023
Hoffa Hits Robert Kennedy
Apr. 1, 1963 - U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (pictured left in 1958) is a “spoiled young millionaire” who is using the...
Mar 31, 2023
President Kennedy Tours Gettysburg
Mar. 31, 1963 - President Kennedy drove his family and weekend guests from Camp David to nearby Gettysburg, Pa., today to tour the...
Mar 27, 2023
Rockefeller Heads West
Mar. 27, 1963 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller will head West next week in quest of support for his 1964 Presidential candidacy. As...
Mar 26, 2023
LBJ: Vice Presidency No “Comedown”
Mar. 26, 1963 - Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson said tonight he has no plans to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for the...
Mar 26, 2023
FDR Jr. Takes Oath as Undersecretary of Commerce
Mar. 26, 1963 - With President and Mrs. Kennedy looking on, Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. took the oath of office today as Undersecretary of...
Mar 24, 2023
President Attends Mass at Camp David
Mar. 24, 1963 - Bright, pleasant weather lured President Kennedy out of doors today at Camp David, where he is spending the weekend....
Mar 23, 2023
President Kennedy Pushes Tax Cut
Mar. 23, 1963 - President Kennedy told the nation today the unemployment rate will climb “steadily and swiftly” to 7% — even without a...
Mar 21, 2023
Highlights from President Kennedy’s Press Conference
Mar. 21, 1963 - Following are some highlights from President Kennedy’s news conference this evening: Latin America — Mr. Kennedy returned...
Mar 21, 2023
JFK Reports on Cuban Situation
Mar. 21, 1963 - President Kennedy declared today that 3,000 Soviet troops have been removed from Cuba in recent weeks but added that he...
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