President Kennedy Speaks at University of North Carolina
Oct. 12, 1961 - President Kennedy said today it was a “dangerous illusion” to believe that “we shall soon meet total victory or total...
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Oct 12, 2021
Moscow Radio Criticizes U.S. “Aggressive Plans” in Vietnam
Oct. 12, 1961 - The Moscow radio asserted today that Washington had “openly aggressive” plans to send troops to South Vietnam. It...
Oct 12, 2021
Eisenhower on Debates: "I Can't Think of Anything Worse"
Oct. 12, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower told a national television audience last night that, if he were in office, he would not...
Oct 11, 2021
Video: President Kennedy’s Press Conference
Oct. 11, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s press conference today. #JFK #jfkairport #jfkfiles #jfkassassination #jfkjr...
Oct 11, 2021
U.S. Bolsters Forces in Europe
Oct. 11, 1961 - The Defense Department announced today further reinforcement of U.S. forces in Europe. Units going overseas include an...
Oct 11, 2021
President Kennedy Sending General Taylor to South Vietnam
Oct. 11, 1961 - General Maxwell D. Taylor (pictured left) will go to South Vietnam this week on President Kennedy’s behalf to study means...
Oct 9, 2021
President Kennedy Visits Rayburn in Hospital
Oct. 9, 1961 - President Kennedy made a flying trip to Texas today and paid a call on an old comrade of the legislative wars, Speaker of...
Oct 8, 2021
Kennedys Cruise on “Honey Fitz”
Oct. 8, 1961 - Cruising on a 92-foot yacht can be frustrating for a 3-year-old girl. The rails are high and it is hard to see over them....
Oct 7, 2021
President Kennedy Joins Family in Newport
Oct. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy flew to Newport, R.I., today for a weekend visit with his family. With a "Hi, Daddy," Caroline, nearly...
Oct 7, 2021
Kennedy Talks Tough on Southeast Asia
Oct. 7, 1961 - The United States is considering sending troops to Southeast Asia to cope with the worsening situation in Vietnam and a...
Oct 6, 2021
President Kennedy Meets with Gromyko, No Progress on Germany
Oct. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy and Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister, exchanged some blunt views on Germany this evening, but...
Oct 6, 2021
President Kennedy Hails School Desegregation in South
Oct. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy today hailed the progress in desegregating schools in Memphis, New Orleans, and elsewhere. He said that...
Oct 6, 2021
West Berlin Mayor Brandt: Wall "Must Come Down"
Oct. 6, 1961 - Mayor Willy Brandt (right) of West Berlin said today that the wall that divides Berlin is a brazen challenge to the West...
Oct 6, 2021
President Kennedy Meets Greek Patriarch, Archbishop
Oct. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy was presented with the Grand Cross and Insignia of the Order of the Holy Sephulcre today. He also...
Oct 5, 2021
President Kennedy Expresses Sorrow Over Rayburn Diagnosis
Oct. 5, 1961 - President Kennedy expressed "deep sorrow" today on learning that Speaker Sam Rayburn (pictured left) was incurably ill of...
Oct 4, 2021
Video: President Kennedy Welcomes Sudan’s President Abboud
Oct. 4, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy's welcoming remarks to President Abboud (pictured with the President) of the Republic...
Oct 4, 2021
President Kennedy Establishes Woodrow Wilson Memorial Commission
Oct. 4, 1961 - President Kennedy signed a bill today establishing a Woodrow Wilson Memorial Commission. He gave the first pen he used to...
Oct 2, 2021
U.S. to Help South Vietnam Defend Fight Reds
Oct. 2, 1961 - The United States announced today that it was taking urgent measures to help South Vietnam combat an increase in Communist...
Oct 1, 2021
South Vietnam President Diem: We're at War
Oct. 1, 1961 - South Vietnam's struggle against armed Communist insurgents has grown from guerrilla action to "real war" in the last...
Sep 30, 2021
The First Lady Plays Golf in Newport
Sept. 30, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy played five holes of golf today in Newport, R.I. President and Mrs. Kennedy are vacationing at...
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