Kennedy Children Go Christmas Shopping
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...
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Dec 8, 2023
Lodge Leaves Himself Available as Contender for GOP Nomination
Dec. 8, 1963 - Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, left himself available today as a potential contender for the...
Dec 7, 2023
Johnsons Move Into White House
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, 2023
Ikes Asks Lodge to Make Himself Available for GOP Nomination
Dec. 7, 1963 - Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1952) has asked Henry Cabot Lodge (right), U.S. Ambassador to South...
Dec 6, 2023
JFK Awarded Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom
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, 2023
Mrs. Kennedy Moves into Georgetown Home
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, 2023
Herbert Lehman, Former Governor and Senator, Is Dead
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, 2023
Warren Commission Begins Work
Dec. 5, 1963 - The commission investigating President Kennedy’s assassination began work today with a long meeting in Washington. It...
Dec 5, 2023
Goldwater To Reassess Presidential Prospects
Dec. 5, 1963 - Senator Barry Goldwater said today he was undertaking a “major reassessment” of his Presidential prospects. “I don’t think...
Dec 4, 2023
Robert Kennedy Returns to Work
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, 2023
Khrushchev Makes First Speech Since JFK Assassination
Dec. 3, 1963 - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today that he was satisfied with President Johnson’s stated intention to continue...
Dec 3, 2023
President Johnson Prepares McCormack for Presidency — Just In Case
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, 2023
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,...
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 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...
Nov 30, 2023
Oswald’s Psychiatric History Detailed
Nov. 30, 1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured at the Bronx Zoo in 1953), accused assassin of President Kennedy, underwent a court-ordered...
Nov 30, 2023
Sir Winston Churchill Celebrates 89th Birthday
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, 2023
Soviet Union Turns Over Files on Oswald
Nov. 30, 1963 - The Soviet Union, in an unusual demonstration of cooperation, turned over to the State Department today documents it...
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 29, 2023
Elevator Man Headed for Extinction
Nov. 29, 1963 - Though he helped lift New York to its greatest height, the elevator man is now being replaced by the electronic button...
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