Gromyko Warns U.S. on Cuba
Sept. 21, 1962 - The Soviet Union sounded a new warning today that an attack on Cuba by the U.S. would mean war. The warning, by Foreign...
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Sep 20, 2022
Sept. 20, 1962 - JFK Remarks Upon Arrival in Harrisburg, PA
Sept. 20, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks upon arrival at Harrisburg-York State Airport in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In his...
Sep 20, 2022
Sept. 20, 1962 - JFK Remarks on Emancipation Proclamation Centennial
Sept. 20, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks recorded today for a ceremony commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation ...
Sep 20, 2022
Sept. 20, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Air Force Convention
Sept. 20, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today to the 16th National Convention and Aerospace Panorama of the Air Force...
Sep 20, 2022
Barnett Blocks Meredith at Ole Miss
Sept. 20, 1962 - Governor Ross R. Barnett (top) denied James H. Meredith (bottom), a 29-year-old Negro, admission to the University of...
Sep 18, 2022
Nixon Calls for Cuba Quarantine
Sept. 18, 1962 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon (pictured in Los Angeles) called today for a quarantine of Cuba to halt the flow...
Sep 15, 2022
President Watches America’s Cup Race
Sept. 15, 1962 - Under fair skies and a fresh wind, President Kennedy saw the American Weatherly defeat the Australian Gretel today in...
Sep 14, 2022
President and First Lady Visit Newport, R.I.
Sept. 14, 1962 - President and Mrs. Kennedy were guests of honor tonight at a dinner given by the Australian Ambassador, Sir Howard...
Sep 14, 2022
Goldwater Hits President on Cuba
Sept. 14, 1962 - Senator Barry Goldwater assailed today President Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban situation and asserted that “the...
Sep 13, 2022
Sept. 13, 1962 - JFK on Church Burnings in Georgia
Sept. 13, 1962 - At today's press conference, President Kennedy strongly denounced the burning of two Negro churches in Georgia last...
Sep 13, 2022
Sept. 13, 1962 - JFK Statement on Cuban Situation
Sept. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy introduced today's press conference with a statement on the Cuban situation. Here it is in full. #jfk...
Sep 13, 2022
President Decries Church Burnings in Georgia
Sept. 13, 1962 - The burning of churches in Georgia, apparently to discourage voter-registration rallies, provoked President Kennedy...
Sep 13, 2022
JFK: Military Action on Cuba Unjustified Right Now
Sept. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the U.S. would move swiftly against Cuba to defend its security, but military action...
Sep 12, 2022
Sept. 12, 1962 - JFK Remarks in St. Louis
Sept. 12, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation at Lambert Field in St....
Sep 12, 2022
Dr. King Decries Slow Pace of Civil Rights Progress
Sept. 12, 1962 - Dr. Martin Luther King (pictured with Cardinal Spellman and Governor Rockefeller) decried tonight the pace of civil...
Sep 12, 2022
Sept. 12, 1962 - JFK Remarks at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston
Sept. 12, 1962 - Here is a recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Rich Building of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in...
Sep 12, 2022
Truman Hits Nixon
Sept. 12, 1962 - Former President Harry S. Truman said today that Richard M. Nixon planned to use “every device and means of political...
Sep 12, 2022
JFK Speaks at Rice University
Sept. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that “no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations” can afford to lag in the...
Sep 11, 2022
Huge Crowd Greets President in Houston
Sept. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy stopped in Houston, Texas tonight on his two-day tour of four space installations. He was greeted at...
Sep 11, 2022
Soviets Talk War Over Cuba
Sept. 11, 1962 - The Soviet Union warned today that any attack by the U.S. on Cuba or upon Soviet ships bound for Cuba would mean war....
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