1960s Timeline

June 20, 1962 - President Kennedy spoke today to summer government workers at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. (1/2) #JFK...

June 18, 1962 - President Kennedy was a “puppet who echoed his speechmaker” when he ran for the Presidency, according to Richard M....

June 17, 1962 - One result of the prison break last Monday at Alcatraz has been the renewal of the Justice Department’s interest in...

Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen. Headlines: President Kennedy addresses the Peace Corps; Senator...

June 15, 1962 - At President Kennedy’s request, Miss Luella Hennessey (pictured left in December 1960) has resigned her Walpole, Mass.,...

June 14, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged American labor unions today to take a more vigorous part in telling this...

June 14, 1962 - The Better Business Bureau of New York City warned stores today against the labeling of curved sunglasses as “Jackie...

June 14, 1962 - President Kennedy issued a stern warning to the flight engineers’ union today to refrain from striking against three...

June 14, 1962 - President Kennedy responds to a Peace Corpsman's question as to why the U.S. does not send food to Red China. That nation...

June 13, 1962 - Bob Hope will receive the coveted Gold Medal authorized by Congress, made by the mint, and presented by the President....

June 12, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy called on the American people today to face the “unusual and heavy burdens” of the...

June 11, 1962 - Here is a video clip of President Kennedy’s Commencement Address today at Yale University. #JFK #1960s #history #OTD...

June 11, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy's speech today at the 261st annual commencement of Yale University. (2/2) #jfk...

June 11, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy's speech today at the 261st annual commencement of Yale University. #jfk #yale...

June 11, 1962 - Addressing 12,000 persons at the 261st annual commencement of Yale University, President Kennedy appealed to the business...

June 6, 1962 - JFK addresses the graduating cadets at West Point and pardons 20 from room confinement. #jfk #military #veterans #vietnam...

June 9, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy (pictured with his wife Joan), 30-year-old brother of the President and candidate for the U.S. Senate,...

June 8, 1962 - A former U.S. Marine who moved to the Soviet Union three years ago is homeward bound with his wife and daughter, the U.S....

June 8, 1962 - President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy honor Gerald Lee Davis, 12, for saving his brothers from a house...

Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen: https://bit.ly/3zqAgFd Headlines: President Kennedy issues a pardon;...