Nixon Won’t Run for President in ’64, Will Support “Strongest Candidate”
Oct. 30, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon advised Governor Rockefeller today to prove himself the Republican party’s strongest Presidential...
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Sep 30, 2021
Nixon: I'm Not Afraid of JFK
Sept. 30, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon moved today to take himself completely out of the Presidential picture in 1964, even by way of a draft...
Sep 27, 2021
Nixon to Run for Governor of California
Sept. 27, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon announced today that he would be a candidate for Governor of California next year. The former Vice...
Sep 16, 2021
Eisenhower Attacks Kennedy Administration
Sept. 16, 1961 - Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower vigorously attacked the Kennedy Administration in Chicago today. He said Americans...
Sep 14, 2021
Rockefeller Coy about Plans for 1964
Sept. 14, 1961 - New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller (pictured left) refused to be pinned down today on whether he would serve a full,...
Sep 14, 2021
Nixon Challenges Truman to Piano-Playing Contest
Sept. 14, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon challenged former President Harry S. Truman today to a piano-playing contest....
Sep 12, 2021
Nixon to Decide on California Run Soon
Sept. 12, 1961 - Richard M. Nixon today warned the growing field of Republican gubernatorial entries in California to focus their primary...
Sep 11, 2021
White House Refutes Eisenhower's Claim about Cuban Invasion Plan
Sept. 11, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower said today that no plans for an invasion of Cuba had been made before he left office. This...
Sep 4, 2021
Nixon Calls Hole-in-One "Greatest Thrill of My Life"
Sept. 4, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon got a hole-in-one on the golf course today. Mr. Nixon, playing with Randolph...
Sep 3, 2021
Goldwater: Nixon Will Be Next California Governor
Sept. 3, 1961 - Senator Barry Goldwater indicated today that he thought Richard M. Nixon would win the governorship of California next...
Aug 30, 2021
GOP Urges Nixon to Run for Governor of California
Aug. 30, 1961 - National Republican leaders overwhelmingly urged former Vice President Richard M. Nixon today to run against Governor...
Aug 28, 2021
Ike Pledges to Support Nixon if He Runs for Governor
Aug. 28, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower pledged today his full support if his Vice President, Richard M. Nixon, decides to run for...
Aug 26, 2021
Nixon Undecided on Running for Governor of California
Aug. 26, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon is still wavering on the question of running against California Governor Edmund G....
Aug 22, 2021
William F. Buckley Roils Student Convention over Remarks on Africa
Aug. 22, 1961 - The annual convention of the National Student Association in Madison, Wis., was stirred today by controversy over the...
Aug 9, 2021
Herbert Hoover 87 Today, Confident in America's Future
Aug. 9, 1961 - Herbert Hoover (center), 31st President of the United States, turned 87 today, and he faces the coming years unafraid,...
Jul 28, 2021
Senator Goldwater Attacks "Censorship" of Military Leaders
July 28, 1961 - Senator Barry Goldwater, a spokesman for Republican conservatives, attacked the "censorship" he said the Kennedy...
Jul 27, 2021
Nixon Urges Americans to Support President Kennedy on Berlin Crisis
July 27, 1961 - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon asked all Americans today to support President Kennedy's program for dealing with...
Jul 14, 2021
Goldwater Charges Kennedy Administration with "Drifting"
July 14, 1961 - Senator Barry Goldwater charged the Kennedy Administration today with supporting a foreign policy of "drifting,"...
Jul 5, 2021
Will Goldwater Run in 1964?
July 2, 1961 - Washington D.C. does not take Barry Goldwater as seriously as the rest of the country does. He is universally liked in...
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