1960s Timeline

Western Powers Place 1,000 Troops along Border of East Berlin

President Kennedy's Remarks after Johnson's Return (Video)

President Kennedy Welcomes Johnson at White House after Vice President's Trip to West Berlin

Johnson Greets U.S. Troop Reinforcements in West Berlin

U.S. Battle Group Crosses Into Communist Territory on Way to West Berlin

Johnson Pledges Loyalty to People of West Berlin

Johnson Flies to West Berlin to Reassure Germans Amidst Crisis

Kennedy Orders Battle Group of 1,500 to West Berlin

West Berlin Mayor Wants "Words Not Action" from Kennedy

Western Allies Send Formal Protest of Berlin Border Closure to Soviets

In Berlin, U.S. Troops Stage Simulated Battle 200 Yards from Soviet Zone

🚨Two Soviet Divisions Ring Berlin in Support of Border Closure as Tensions Rise

East Germany Accuses West of "Perfidious Agitation"

🚨East Germany Closes Border Between East and West Berlin

U.S Commander in Berlin not Worried about Defending Allied Sector

Soviets Tap Marshal Ivan S. Konev as Commander of Soviet Troops in East Germany

Herbert Hoover 87 Today, Confident in America's Future

Khrushchev Warns of "Mega-Bomb"

Sharp Increase in Refugees from East Germany into West Berlin

Dying of Leukemia, Robert Soblen, Gets Life for Wartime Espionage