Jack Warner Details Production Plans for 1963
Jan. 15, 1963 - The president of Warner Brothers Studios predicted today that “exceptional production and release plans” in the next year...
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Jan 14, 2023
President Kennedy Delivers State of the Union Address
Jan. 14, 1963 - In a State of the Union Message notable for its tone of confidence in the nation’s domestic and foreign prospects,...
Jan 14, 2023
Jan. 14, 1963 - JFK State of the Union Address (clip)
Jan. 14, 1963 - In a State of the Union Message notable for its tone of confidence in the nation’s domestic and foreign prospects,...
Jan 12, 2023
Jan. 12, 1963 - JFK Introduction to "The John Glenn Story"
Here are President John F. Kennedy’s introductory remarks recorded for a U.S. Marine Corps film, “The John Glenn Story.” #nasa #JFK
Jan 9, 2023
Democrats Score Victory in Congress
Jan. 9, 1963 - The 88th Congress got under way today with an unexpectedly easy victory for President Kennedy (pictured with Senator Mike...
Jan 8, 2023
The “Mona Lisa” Unveiled in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 8, 1963 - The “Mona Lisa” was unveiled to official and diplomatic Washington tonight. The painting had been languishing in a guarded...
Jan 6, 2023
President Kennedy Gearing Up for 1964 Election
Jan. 6, 1963 - It’s never too early to run for President, and there were unmistakable signs last week that the two favorites for 1964...
Jan 4, 2023
President and Vice President Attend Sen. Kerr’s Funeral
Jan. 4, 1963 - President Kennedy, Vice President Johnson, and a number of Congressional leaders came to Oklahoma City today to attend a...
Jan 4, 2023
A Presidential Shaggy Dog Story
Jan. 4, 1963 - Like any dog, Charlie, the Kennedy’s Welsh terrier, objected to being left behind when President Kennedy drove away from...
Jan 2, 2023
President Kennedy Sends New Year’s Letters to Khrushchev and Brezhnev
Jan. 2, 1963 - President Kennedy, in a New Year’s message to Soviet leaders, has assured them that the U.S. will miss no opportunity to...
Jan 1, 2023
Namath Powers Crimson Tide to Orange Bowl Victory Over Oklahoma; President Attends
Jan. 1, 1963 - Joe Namath, operating behind a lightning-fast line, pitched and raced Alabama to a 17-0 Orange Bowl victory over ill-fated...
Jan 1, 2023
Gifts for Caroline and John Jr. Continue to Pour In
Jan. 1, 1963 - Efforts by the White House to discourage the public from sending gifts to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and her two...
Jan 1, 2023
Kennedy Optimistic for 1963
Jan. 1, 1963 - President Kennedy believes the onrush of Communist influence in the world was checked in 1962 and that the outlook for...
Jan 1, 2023
Senator Robert Kerr is Dead
Jan. 1, 1963 - Senator Robert S. Kerr (pictured in the 1940s), Democrat of Oklahoma, collapsed and died today of a coronary occlusion in...
Dec 30, 2022
President Kennedy Pens Look Magazine Article on Cold War
Dec. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy said today the Communist world is losing its “bet” on history. Writing in the current issue of Look...
Dec 30, 2022
President Kennedy Looks Ahead to 1964
Dec. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy will continue this week to write the basic legislative program that will carry him through the...
Dec 29, 2022
President Kennedy Warned After Shark Catch
Dec. 29, 1962 - President Kennedy went swimming in Atlantic waters today — and hustled back aboard his yacht as a sports fisherman...
Dec 29, 2022
President Kennedy Address Cuban Refugees at Miami’s Orange Bowl Stadium
Dec. 29, 1962 - President Kennedy stopped considerably short of declaring war on Fidel Castro in his fiery appearance before Miami’s...
Dec 28, 2022
President Urges Special Ceremonies to Honor 100th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
Dec. 28, 1962 - President Kennedy today urged all sections of the nation to hold special ceremonies next year marking the 100th...
Dec 27, 2022
President Kennedy to Address Freed Cuban Prisoners in Miami
Dec. 27, 1962 - In Palm Beach, Fla., today, President Kennedy accepted an invitation to review the freed Cuban prisoners at a ceremony in...
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