Ike Visits JFK at White House
Sept. 10, 1962 - President Kennedy had a leisurely luncheon and talk with former President Eisenhower today. On General Eisenhower’s...
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Sep 7, 2022
JFK Boosts Ready Reserves as International Tension Mounts
Sept. 7, 1962 - President Kennedy asked Congress today for authority to order 150,000 members of the Ready Reserves to active duty for a...
Sep 6, 2022
Sept. 6, 1962 - JFK Recorded Message to Steelworkers Convention
Sept. 6, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks recorded today for the 11th annual United Steelworkers of American convention in...
Sep 5, 2022
Sept. 5, 1962 - JFK Remarks to International Students
Sept. 5, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s greetings today to visiting students from the Experiment in International Living program in...
Sep 5, 2022
RFK: Kennedy Name Won’t Help Ted
Sept. 5, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that the Kennedy family name would help his brother Edward in his bid for...
Sep 4, 2022
President Applauds the Schola Cantorum
Sept. 4, 1962 - President Kennedy led the applause today when the Schola Cantorum of the University of Arkansas sang for him in the rose...
Sep 4, 2022
Sept. 4, 1962 - JFK to Members of Schola Cantorum
Sept. 4, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s congratulatory remarks today to members of the Schola Cantorum of the University of...
Sep 4, 2022
JFK: U.S. Will Use “Whatever Means Necessary” to Prevent Cuban Aggression
Sept. 4, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the U.S. would use “whatever means may be necessary” to prevent aggression by Cuba...
Sep 1, 2022
Tensions Rise with Cuba
Sept. 1, 1962 - With tensions again mounting rapidly in U.S.-Cuban relations, the Kennedy Administration appeared determined today to...
Aug 31, 2022
President Welcomes Wife and Daughter Home
Aug. 31, 1962 - President Kennedy welcomed his wife Jacqueline and his daughter Caroline home tonight from their trip to Italy. Dusk was...
Aug 31, 2022
Aug. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks for CBS-TV Economics Program
Aug. 31, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks recorded today in the White House for a CBS-TV series on economics. In his speech,...
Aug 31, 2022
Aug. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks for United Fund Campaign
Aug. 31, 1962 - President Kennedy today recorded remarks for the United Fund campaign. The President thanks contributors for their...
Aug 31, 2022
Aug. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks Upon Signing the Satellite Act
Aug. 31, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today upon signing the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, which aims to...
Aug 30, 2022
Kennedy Designates Wirtz Secretary of Labor
Aug. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy designated W. Willard Wirtz as Secretary of Labor today. Mr. Wirtz, the Labor Department’s Under...
Aug 30, 2022
Aug. 30, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Elderly Peace Corps Volunteers
Aug. 30, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to a group of senior Peace Corps volunteers. In his speech, the President...
Aug 30, 2022
President Praises Elderly Peace Corpsmen
Aug. 30, 1962 - A dozen members of the Peace Corps, ranging in age from 60 to 76, were praised today by President Kennedy. “Your presence...
Aug 30, 2022
President to Chair 10th International Olympic Games for the Deaf in 1965
Aug. 30, 1962 - President Kennedy accepted today the honorary chairmanship of the 10th International Olympic Games for the Deaf, which...
Aug 29, 2022
Main Points of President’s News Conference
Aug. 29, 1962 - Following are the main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Supreme Court — He announced the retirement...
Aug 29, 2022
President Hits Opponents of Foreign Aid Program
Aug. 29, 1962 - President Kennedy took issue sharply today with Congressional advocates of heavy cuts in his $4,672,000,000 foreign aid...
Aug 29, 2022
JFK: U.S. Will Not Invade Cuba
Aug. 29, 1962 - President Kennedy firmly rejected today Congressional suggestions that the U.S. invade Cuba because of the alleged...
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