1960s Timeline

Dec. 8, 1963 - John F. Kennedy Jr. and his older sister, 6-year-old Caroline, got a brief look today at what Santa Claus might bring them...

Dec. 8, 1963 - Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, left himself available today as a potential contender for the...

Dec. 7, 1963 - The Johnsons moved into the White House today, taking up residence at the mansion they had visited often as guests since...

Dec. 7, 1963 - Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1952) has asked Henry Cabot Lodge (right), U.S. Ambassador to South...

Dec. 6, 1963 - John F. Kennedy today joined the roster of 31 civilian leaders whom he had personally approved to receive the new...

Dec. 6, 1963 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy left the White House today after a quiet goodbye to the household staff and moved into a home in...

Dec. 5, 1963 - Herbert H. Lehman (pictured in 1930 with then New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt), a towering figure in the liberal...

Dec. 5, 1963 - The commission investigating President Kennedy’s assassination began work today with a long meeting in Washington. It...

Dec. 5, 1963 - Senator Barry Goldwater said today he was undertaking a “major reassessment” of his Presidential prospects. “I don’t think...

Dec. 4, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy returned to his desk at the Justice Department today, but he did not say how long he...

Dec. 3, 1963 - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today that he was satisfied with President Johnson’s stated intention to continue...

Dec. 3, 1963 - President Johnson took the first steps today to prepare 71-year-old John W. McCormack (pictured right), the man next in...

Dec. 3, 1963 - An FBI report on the assassination of President Kennedy concludes that there was no conspiracy between Lee Harvey Oswald,...

Dec. 3, 1963 - Princess Grace of Monaco wept today when she visited the late President Kennedy’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery....

Dec. 2, 1963 - Lynda Bird Johnson (left), 19-year-old daughter of the President, resumed classes today at the University of Texas under...

Nov. 30, 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured at the Bronx Zoo in 1953), accused assassin of President Kennedy, underwent a court-ordered...

Nov. 30, 1963 - Britons paid homage to Sir Winston Churchill today on his 89th birthday. Sir Winston stood at the window of his London...

Nov. 30, 1963 - The Soviet Union, in an unusual demonstration of cooperation, turned over to the State Department today documents it...

Nov. 29, 1963 - President Johnson created a special commission tonight to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy. He...

Nov. 29, 1963 - Though he helped lift New York to its greatest height, the elevator man is now being replaced by the electronic button...