Nov 18, 2021Speaker Rayburn is Buried in TexasNov. 18, 1961 - House Speaker Sam Rayburn was buried today in the rich Texas earth that nurtured him. Funeral services were held in the...
Nov 18, 2021President Kennedy Honors Sen. Hayden in ArizonaNov. 18, 1961 - President Kennedy declared last night that the nation should regard with pride the “heavy burden” of preserving freedom...
Nov 16, 2021President Kennedy Honors Senator Magnuson Nov. 16 - After his speech at the University of Washington, President Kennedy paid high tribute to Senator Warren G. Magnuson (left),...
Nov 16, 2021Secretary Freeman Talks Agriculture's Value in Cold WarNov. 16, 1961 - Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman (right) said today that agriculture was this country’s “strongest deterrent”...