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Mar 13, 2022
Nixon: I Was Told to Resign in '52
Mar. 13, 1962 - Richard M. Nixon has related how Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his top advisors wanted him to resign as the Republican...


Mar 13, 2022
First Lady Visits Children in Indian Hospital
Mar. 13, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy passed out lollipops to ailing Indian children today. The wife of the President spent half an...


Mar 12, 2022
Castro Rations Rice and Beans in Cuba
Mar. 12, 1962 - Premier Fidel Castro announced today nationwide rationing of rice and beans, basic items of the Cuban diet. He also...


Mar 12, 2022
Mrs. Kennedy Welcomed to India
Mar. 12, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy received a glowing welcome to India today. The President’s wife saw a panorama of smiling faces,...


Mar 11, 2022
Mrs. Kennedy Received by Pope John XXIII
Mar. 11, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy was received in private audience by Pope John XXIII today amid all the pomp and splendor of the...

Mar 10, 2022
Kennedy: U.S. "Source of Strength" for Free World
Mar. 10, 1962 - President Kennedy declared tonight that the U.S. must be prepared to “shoulder the burden” of meeting the threat of...


Mar 10, 2022
VIDEO: President Kennedy's Remarks in Miami Beach
Mar. 10, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks at a Miami Beach fundraising dinner honoring Senator George Smathers. #JFK...

Mar 10, 2022
Mrs. Kennedy and Her Sister Arrive in Rome
Mar. 10, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, were received warmly today on their arrival in Rome on a...


Mar 9, 2022
First Lady Takes Off for 20-Day Tour
Mar. 9, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy left by commercial airliner tonight for a 20-day tour of India and Pakistan. The First Lady will...


Mar 9, 2022
VIDEO: "Berlin: Test for the West"
Mar. 9, 1962 - “Berlin: Test for the West” is a documentary produced by Encyclopedia Britannica that traces the history of the city...

Mar 9, 2022
Caroline Kennedy to Photographer: "No Pictures"
Mar. 9, 1962 - Caroline Kennedy showed practiced poise today, although she has been a celebrity for a comparatively short time. She got...

Mar 8, 2022
President Sees First Lady Off Before Her World Trip
Mar. 8, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy flew to New York today on the first lap of her goodwill trip to India and Pakistan. The President...

Mar 7, 2022
Democrats Rally at St. Nick's Arena
Mar. 7, 1962 - Extremists, both Right and Left, “are the same pigeons and eventually join feathers,” Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (left)...


Mar 7, 2022
Conservatives Rally at Madison Square Garden
Mar. 7, 1962 - Nearly 18,000 conservatives staged a spectacular rally in Madison Square Garden tonight. They acclaimed Senator Barry...


Mar 7, 2022
Highlights of President Kennedy's Press Conference
Mar. 7, 1962 - Following are the main points of the President’s news conference today: Steel Negotiations — Mr. Kennedy asked for a...

Mar 7, 2022
President Kennedy Clarifies Conditions for Second Khrushchev Summit
Mar. 7, 1962 - At his press conference today, the President’s attention was called to the apparently different conditions set by himself...


Mar 7, 2022
President Pushes Trade Program in Speech to Advertising Council
Mar. 7, 1962 - President Kennedy joined the list of those asking the services of The Advertising Council today. The council is a public...

Mar 6, 2022
Bob Hope Honored in Hollywood
Mar. 6, 1962 - The movie industry and President Kennedy paid tribute to Bob Hope last night for his tireless trips to entertain American...


Mar 6, 2022
U-2 Pilot Powers Vindicated in Senate
Mar. 6, 1962 - Senators joined the C.I.A. today in an extraordinary gesture to vindicate the honor of Francis Gary Powers. The U-2 flier,...

Mar 6, 2022
First Lady to Leave for World Trip Friday
Mar. 6, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy was reported today to be responding to treatment for the low-grade sinus infection that caused a...
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