1960s Timeline

Feb. 21, 1962 - Following is the text of Premier Khrushchev’s congratulatory letter to President Kennedy: “Esteemed Mr. President: On...

Feb. 21, 1962 - President Kennedy suggested today that the world trip by his brother Robert had been worthwhile because it had helped...

Feb. 21, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, were received this morning by Pope John XXIII for a private...

Feb. 21, 1962 - Following are highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Space — He termed “most encouraging” Premier...

Feb. 21, 1962 - Chrysanthemis Papacosis, an 11-year-old Greek girl, and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, who had the child brought to this...

Feb. 20, 1962 — Grace Bumbry, mezzo-soprano, sang at the White House tonight after a state dinner at which she scarcely ate a bite. The...

Feb. 20, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and his party received a warm welcome today from a small crowd at the Rome airport...

Feb. 18, 1962 - Robert F. Kennedy said today that U.S. troops would stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression was defeated. The...

Feb. 17, 1962 - Robert F. Kennedy made political capital today of his misadventures in a Soviet-built transport plane. The plane, an...

Feb. 17, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy found himself in the center of a Texas twister last night because of an impromptu...

Feb. 16, 1962 - Foreign television executives from Communist Hungary to Japan are regarding the TV White House tour with Mrs. Jacqueline...

Feb. 16, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks in the Rose Garden to a group of visiting foreign educators. The 325...

Feb. 16, 1962 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, speaking at a Lincoln Day fund-raising dinner held by the Niagara County Republican...

Feb. 15, 1962 - Mrs. Kennedy’s televised tour of the White House Wednesday night was watched by 46,550,000 persons, according to survey...

Feb. 15, 1962 - Former Vice President Nixon opposed today criticism of the buildup by the U.S. of military forces in South Vietnam to bar...

Feb. 14, 1962 - Millions of television viewers toured the White House this evening with Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy leading the way. The...

Feb. 14, 1962 - First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives an exclusive televised tour of the White House, hosted by CBS's Charles Collingwood....

Feb. 14, 1962 - Francis Gary Powers can testify before Congressional committees and talk with newsmen after he completes “important...

Feb. 14, 1962 - Following are main points of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Summit — He said he would attend a...

Feb. 12, 1962 - Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith (pictured) suggested today that leading Republican Presidential aspirants were seeking...