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Dec 14, 2021

Presidential Commission on Women's Rights Headed by Eleanor Roosevelt

Dec. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy established today a commission headed by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt to advance the cause of women’s rights....

Dec 13, 2021

TV: President Kennedy to Deliver Christmas Message Wednesday

Dec. 13, 1961 - President Kennedy will deliver a traditional Christmas message to the nation from Washington next Wednesday, the White...

Dec 12, 2021

First Lady to Lead Televised White House Tour on CBS

Dec. 12, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy will appear early next year on a network television program originating from the White House. The...

Dec 12, 2021

Mrs. Kennedy Visits DC Children's Hospital

Dec. 12, 1961 - Mrs. Kennedy visited the District of Columbia Children’s Hospital with two baskets full of gifts today. The First Lady...

Dec 11, 2021

Video: President Kennedy's Christmas Message to Berlin

Dec. 11, 1961 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s Christmas message to Berlin. #JFK #jfkfiles #jfkassassination #jfkjr #jfkennedy...

Dec 8, 2021

President Relaxes in Palm Beach

Dec. 8, 1961 - President Kennedy relaxed at his father’s beach house in Palm Beach, Fla., today after three days of speech-making in New...

Dec 8, 2021

Weekly Seminars Held at Attorney General's Home

Dec. 8, 1961 - Selected members of the Kennedy Administration, including several Cabinet officers, have been attending weekly lectures on...

Dec 7, 2021

President Address Convention of Young Democratic Clubs

Dec. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy (pictured speaking to a young supporter) told the national convention of Young Democratic Clubs today to...

Dec 7, 2021

Death Threat Draws More Security for President Kennedy

Dec. 7, 1961 - Additional security measures were taken to protect President Kennedy on his two-day visit to New York this week because of...

Dec 7, 2021

Unemployment Rate Drops

Dec. 7, 1961 - The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month in the first significant decline in a year, the Kennedy Administration...

Dec 7, 2021

Kennedy Speaks at AFL-CIO Convention

Dec. 7, 1961 - President Kennedy asked organized labor today to back his proposals to liberalize foreign trade. He said that his program...

Dec 6, 2021

President Kennedy Wants to Increase International Trade

Dec. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy appealed to industry today to support “new and bold” powers for him to bargain on tariff reductions with...

Dec 6, 2021

President Kennedy Says Nation Is Under-Exercised

Dec. 6, 1961 - President Kennedy called last night for broader American participation in sports and other forms of physical activity. “We...

Dec 4, 2021

The First Lady Supports UNICEF

Dec. 4, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy ordered 10 boxes of UNICEF greeting cards today as a symbol of her support of the work of the U.N....

Nov 30, 2021

A Lodge May Face a Kennedy Again in Mass. Senate Election

Nov. 30, 1961 - George Cabot Lodge (right) of Beverly, Mass., formally announced today his candidacy for the Republican nomination for...

Nov 30, 2021

Vice President Johnson Defends Anti-Communist Speech

Nov. 30, 1961 - Vice President Johnson said today that he saw “no reason to protect the Communists from the truth.” He was referring to a...

Nov 29, 2021

Attorney General Kennedy Deplores Racial Violence in Mississippi

Nov. 29, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that the F.B.I. would make a complete investigation of today’s outbreak of...

Nov 29, 2021

McCone Sworn In as C.I.A. Director

Nov. 29, 1961 - President Kennedy looked on today as John A. McCone (left), Los Angeles industrialist, was sworn in as director of the...

Nov 29, 2021

President Kennedy Responds to Female Reporter on Discrimination Against Women

Nov. 29, 1961 - A woman reporter’s assault on male exclusiveness at the National Press Club won sympathy from President Kennedy today....

Nov 28, 2021

President Kennedy Gives Dulles National Security Medal

Nov. 28, 1961 - President Kennedy made a surprise helicopter trip today to C.I.A. headquarters at Langley, Va., to present a National...