Democrats Score Smashing Midterm Victory
Nov. 7, 1962 - The Democrats have apparently scored a remarkable midterm election success. The outcome of yesterday’s election...
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Nov 6, 2022
Connally Elected Governor of Texas
Nov. 6, 1962 - Democrat John B. Connally was elected Governor of Texas tonight, smashing the strongest Republican surge in state history....
Nov 6, 2022
Edward M. Kennedy Elected Senator from Massachusetts
Nov. 6, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy, 30-year-old brother of the President, was elected a U.S. Senator today with a smashing victory in his...
Nov 4, 2022
JFK to Fly to Massachusetts to Vote for Edward Kennedy
Nov. 4, 1962 - President Kennedy will fly to Massachusetts tomorrow to do his bit on Election Day for the Democratic party and his...
Nov 3, 2022
TV: Special Telecast on Proposed National Cultural Center
Nov. 3, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured with composer Igor Stravinsky) will have a major role on NBC’s one-hour telecast Sunday...
Nov 3, 2022
President Kennedy to Insist on Ground Inspections
Nov. 3, 1962 - President Kennedy has decided to insist on international ground inspection of Soviet missile sites in Cuba before...
Nov 2, 2022
Nov. 2, 1962 - JFK Televised Speech on Cuba
Nov. 2, 1962 - Here is President Kennedy’s radio and television statement on the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. #cuba #JFK...
Nov 2, 2022
JFK: Missile Bases Being Dismantled
Nov. 2, 1962 - President Kennedy reported to the nation tonight that the Soviet missile bases in Cuba were being dismantled and “progress...
Oct 31, 2022
Castro Continues Guantanamo Demands
Oct. 31, 1962 - U Thant and a somber group of his top assistants returned tonight from two days of negotiations with Fidel Castro in...
Oct 31, 2022
Khrushchev’s Control Could Be Slipping
Oct. 31, 1962 - Qualified sources suggested today that Premier Khrushchev’s control of the Soviet Government was entering a period of...
Oct 31, 2022
Oct. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks to FBI National Academy
Oct. 31, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today at the graduation exercises of the FBI National Academy in Washington, D.C....
Oct 31, 2022
Oct. 31, 1962 - JFK Urges Americans to Vote
Oct. 31, 1962 - President Kennedy urges all Americans of voting age to cast their ballots in next week's midterm elections. #PSA #JFK...
Oct 30, 2022
Oct. 30, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Brazilian War College
Oct. 30, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to students and faculty members of the Brazilian War College. #JFK #brazil
Oct 30, 2022
U.S. Temporarily Suspends Surveillance of Cuba
Oct. 30, 1962 - The U.S. temporarily suspended its aerial surveillance of Cuba today amid reports that the Soviet Union had halted work...
Oct 29, 2022
Kennedy Administration Considered and Rejected Surprise Attack on Cuba
Oct. 29, 1962 - President Kennedy (pictured with Gen. Curtis LeMay) and his advisers gave long and serious thought to ordering a surprise...
Oct 29, 2022
Europe Hails JFK on Cuban Victory
Oct. 29, 1962 - Western Europe hailed today the Soviet Union’s retreat in the Cuban crisis as a stunning victory for the U.S. President...
Oct 28, 2022
Attorney General Links Cuban Crisis to Racial Turmoil
Oct. 28, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said tonight that the tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union over Cuba were linked...
Oct 28, 2022
McNamara Finally Goes Home after Sleeping at Pentagon for a Week
Oct. 28, 1962 - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (left) left the Pentagon tonight to go home and sleep in his own bed for the...
Oct 28, 2022
Oct. 28, 1962 - JFK and Truman Discuss Cuban Missile Crisis
Oct. 28, 1962 - On this recorded telephone call, President Kennedy briefs former President Truman on the latest developments in the Cuban...
Oct 28, 2022
JFK and Democrats May Gain from Cuban Crisis
Oct. 28, 1962 - President Kennedy and the Democratic party have probably gained a political windfall as a result of Premier Khrushchev’s...
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