Defense Department: Soviet Bombers Being Shipped Out of Cuba
Dec. 3, 1962 - The Defense Department announced today that Soviet jet bombers were being shipped out of Cuba in fulfillment of Premier...
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Dec 2, 2022
The First Lady is a Celebrity
Dec. 2, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy has become the favorite “cover girl” of magazines that friends say she would never dream of...
Nov 30, 2022
JFK to Visit Costa Rica Next Year
Nov. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy accepted today an invitation to go to Costa Rica in February or March to join in talks among the...
Nov 30, 2022
President and First Lady Lead Benefit for National Cultural Center
Nov. 30, 1962 - President and Mrs. Kennedy headed a cast of 100 last night in a closed-circuit show televised from five cities for the...
Nov 29, 2022
Air Force Missile Crews Went On “Maximum Alert” During Cuban Crisis
Nov. 29, 1962 - Air Force missile crews were put on “maximum” alert in the Cuban crisis, the Pentagon disclosed today. The Defense...
Nov 27, 2022
Nov. 27, 1962 - JFK Greets President of Somalia
Nov. 27, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s welcome address today to Dr. Abdirashid Ali Schermarke, Prime Minister of the...
Nov 27, 2022
Joint Birthday Party for Kennedy Children
Nov. 27, 1962 - A joint birthday party for the Kennedy children was held today, and President Kennedy slipped away from official duties...
Nov 27, 2022
JFK Meets with Somali Premier
Nov. 27, 1962 - The Premier of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (left), met with President Kennedy today. The occasion...
Nov 26, 2022
Nov. 26, 1962 - JFK at Homestead Air Force Base
Nov. 26, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida upon awarding decorations for...
Nov 26, 2022
JFK Honors Reconnaissance Fliers
Nov. 26, 1962 - President Kennedy awarded decorations today to military units that took the aerial photographs last month that disclosed...
Nov 24, 2022
Birthday Time for President’s Children
Nov. 24, 1962 - It’s birthday time for the President’s children. John Jr. turns 2 years old tomorrow, and Caroline will be 5 on Tuesday....
Nov 23, 2022
Film on First Lady’s Asian Trip Planned
Nov. 23, 1962 - Negotiations are under way for the national release in commercial theaters of a half-hour color documentary recording the...
Nov 22, 2022
JFK Spreads Thanksgiving Cheer
Nov. 22, 1962 - President Kennedy gave a good many Americans reason to be thankful today. Before sitting down with his family this...
Nov 21, 2022
Nov. 21, 1962 - JFK: Landing on Moon before Soviets "Our Top Priority"
Nov. 21, 1962 - Here is a recording of a meeting today between President Kennedy, NASA Administrator James Webb, and Jerome Wiesner,...
Nov 21, 2022
Mississippi Senate Expresses “Utter Contempt” for Kennedy Administration
Nov. 21, 1962 - The Mississippi Senate approved a resolution today expressing defiance and “utter contempt for the Kennedy...
Nov 20, 2022
President Kennedy Lifts Naval Blockade of Cuba
Nov. 20, 1962 - President Kennedy announced tonight that he had ordered the lifting of the naval blockade of Cuba. He did this, he...
Nov 20, 2022
Nov. 20, 1962 - JFK Announces Executive Order on Discrimination in Federal Housing
Nov. 20, 1962 - President Kennedy today announced an executive order prohibiting racial and religious discrimination in housing built or...
Nov 20, 2022
Nov. 20, 1962 - JFK Remarks on Khrushchev and Christmas Plans
Nov. 20, 1962 - President Kennedy comments on capitalism vs. communism and his plans for the Christmas holiday. #JFK #christmas
Nov 20, 2022
Nov. 20, 1962 - JFK Comments on "News Suppression" during Cuban Crisis
Nov. 20, 1962 - President Kennedy responds to accusations of news suppression by his Administration during the Cuban crisis. #media #JFK...
Nov 20, 2022
Nov. 20, 1962 - JFK Statement on Lifting the Naval Quarantine of Cuba
Nov. 20, 1962 - Here is President Kennedy's statement today on lifting the naval blockade of Cuba. #JFK #cuba #history #OTD
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