FBI: No Conspiracy to Assassinate JFK
Dec. 3, 1963 - An FBI report on the assassination of President Kennedy concludes that there was no conspiracy between Lee Harvey Oswald,...
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Dec 3, 2023
Princess Grace Visits President Kennedy’s Grave at Arlington
Dec. 3, 1963 - Princess Grace of Monaco wept today when she visited the late President Kennedy’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery....
Dec 3, 2023
President Johnson Meets with Dr. King
Dec. 3, 1963 - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spent 50 minutes at the White House today with President Johnson and said upon leaving:...
Dec 2, 2023
President Johnson’s Daughter Under Secret Service Guard at U. of Texas
Dec. 2, 1963 - Lynda Bird Johnson (left), 19-year-old daughter of the President, resumed classes today at the University of Texas under...
Dec 2, 2023
President Johnson Reinforces Commitment to Predecessor’s Civil Rights Program
Dec. 2, 1963 - President Johnson reinforced today his commitment to President Kennedy’s civil rights program. After meeting with...
Nov 29, 2023
🚨President Creates Special Commission to Investigate Kennedy Assassination
Nov. 29, 1963 - President Johnson created a special commission tonight to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy. He...
Nov 27, 2023
Highlights of President Johnson’s Program
Nov. 27, 1963 - Here are the major parts of the program President Johnson laid before Congress today: Civil Rights — “We talked long...
Nov 27, 2023
🚨President Johnson Speaks to Joint Session of Congress
Nov. 27, 1963 - The first Southerner to become President since Woodrow Wilson called today for the “earliest possible passage” of a civil...
Nov 26, 2023
Caroline Kennedy Returns to School
Nov. 26, 1963 - Caroline Kennedy (pictured last summer) returned to school today on the third floor of the White House. However, when it...
Nov 26, 2023
President Johnson Commends Secret Service Agent Who Protected Him
Nov. 26, 1963 - President Johnson has commended the Secret Service agent who pushed him to the floor of his car and shielded him during...
Nov 25, 2023
White House Announces Inquiry into Assassination and Aftermath
Nov. 25, 1963 - The U.S. Government moved tonight to give the public all the facts on President Kennedy’s assassination and the slaying...
Nov 25, 2023
Lyndon Johnson’s First Two Letters Signed as President Were to Kennedy Children
Nov. 25, 1963 - The first two letters Lyndon Baines Johnson signed as President were to the two children whose father was buried today at...
Nov 24, 2023
President Johnson Orders FBI To Examine Murder of Oswald
Nov. 24, 1963 - President Johnson directed the FBI tonight to look into “every aspect” of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. He spoke with...
Nov 23, 2023
President Johnson Designates National Day of Mourning
Nov. 23, 1963 - Lyndon B. Johnson, the new President of the United States, issued a proclamation today designating a national day of...
Nov 22, 2023
Johnson’s First Call as President Is to President Kennedy’s Mother
Nov. 22, 1963 - From Air Force One in flight, 28 minutes after the Presidential plane left Dallas, Lyndon B. Johnson made his first...
Nov 22, 2023
🚨Lyndon B. Johnson Sworn In as 35th President of the United States
Nov. 22, 1963 - Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who was riding in the third car behind the late President John F. Kennedy’s car in...
Nov 15, 2023
Vice President Johnson Raises Funds for Democrats in California
Nov. 15, 1963 - The California Democratic party’s campaign for 1964 appears to be off to a good start almost a year before the election....
Oct 31, 2023
JFK: “No Question” LBJ Will Be on ’64 Ticket
Oct. 31, 1963 - Vice President Johnson’s place on the Democratic ticket in next year’s election was assured today by President Kennedy. A...
Oct 15, 2023
Vice President Johnson Visits NYC
Oct. 15, 1963 - Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson did not talk or look tonight like a man who is at all concerned over the rumor that...
Sep 17, 2023
Johnson Reports to President on Scandinavian Trip
Sept. 17, 1963 - Vice President Johnson reported to President Kennedy today that his Scandinavian visit had given him “great...
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