First Anniversary of Berlin Wall Observed Here
Aug. 13, 1962 - A special recorded program marking the first anniversary of the building of the Berlin wall was broadcast at noon today...
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Aug 12, 2022
Kennedy Congratulates Soviets on Space Feat
Aug. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy extended his congratulations to the Soviet Union today for its latest achievements in space. In a...
Aug 9, 2022
Aug. 9, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Peace Corps Trainees
Aug. 9, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today on the White House South Lawn to a group of Peace Corps trainees. #JFK #peacecorps
Aug 9, 2022
Mrs. Kennedy and Caroline Enjoy Ravello, Italy
Aug. 9, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter, Caroline, in Ravello, Italy on a two-week southern Italian vacation, topped off...
Aug 8, 2022
Aug. 8, 1962 - JFK Remarks to International Labor Program Participants
Aug. 8, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today to participants of the American Institute for Free Labor Development training...
Aug 7, 2022
JFK Presents Dr. Francis O. Kelsey with Award for Distinguished Service
Aug. 7, 1962 - At a White House ceremony today, NASA Administrator James Webb introduced Dr. Frances O. Kelsey to President Kennedy...
Aug 7, 2022
Dr. Kelsey, Who Blocked Sale of Thalidomide Here, Honored by the President
Aug. 7, 1962 - Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, who blocked marketing of the drug Thalidomide in the United States, pronounced herself...
Aug 6, 2022
President Kennedy Compliments Youth Orchestra
Aug. 6, 1962 - President Kennedy told an audience of young concertgoers today that symphonic music had a great hold on the affections of...
Aug 6, 2022
JFK Speaks at High School Youth Concert (2/2)
Aug. 6, 1962 - Here is a clip of President Kennedy’s remarks today at a concert by the National High School Symphony Orchestra of the...
Aug 6, 2022
JFK Speaks at High School Youth Concert (1/2)
Aug. 6, 1962 - Here is a clip of President Kennedy’s remarks today at a concert by the National High School Symphony Orchestra of the...
Aug 6, 2022
Mrs. Kennedy to Vacation in Italy with Caroline
Aug. 6, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in New York today for a one-day visit before starting a two-week vacation in Italy. Mrs....
Aug 6, 2022
Ike Hits Kennedy’s “Crash Space Program”
Aug. 6, 1962 - Former President Eisenhower has assailed what he calls the Kennedy Administration’s “crash program” to put a man on the...
Aug 4, 2022
Dr. Kelsey of FDA, Who Refused to Authorize Thalidomide Sale in U.S., to Receive Award
Aug. 4, 1962 - Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (pictured before a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday) was authorized today to receive the highest...
Aug 1, 2022
Highlights from President Kennedy’s Press Conference
Aug. 1, 1962 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Test ban — He said the Administration was...
Aug 1, 2022
No Established Procedure for Disposing of Thalidomide
Aug. 1, 1962 - There is no established procedure for persons who find the drug Thalidomide in their medicine cabinets to “turn it in.”...
Aug 1, 2022
President Proposes Stronger Drug Laws
Aug. 1, 1962 - Stronger laws to protect consumers from potentially harmful drugs such as thalidomide were proposed by President Kennedy...
Aug 1, 2022
President Finds Racial Attitudes of Albany, Ga. Officials “Wholly Inexplicable”
Aug. 1, 1962 - President Kennedy said today he could not understand why city officials in Albany, Ga., could not sit down with Negro...
Jul 31, 2022
James M. Gavin to Resign as Ambassador to France
July 31, 1962 - Lieut. Gen. James M. Gavin (right) will resign as U.S. Ambassador to France in the next few days, sources said today....
Jul 31, 2022
President Kennedy Chats with Visiting Brazilian Students
July 31, 1962 - President Kennedy told 70 visiting Brazilian university students today that he cared more about political freedoms in...
Jul 29, 2022
Kennedys Gather for First Lady’s 33rd Birthday
July 29, 1962 - The Kennedys gathered at nearly full strength in the family’s summer enclave in Hyannis Port, Mass., this weekend to...
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