1960s Timeline

June 14, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged American labor unions today to take a more vigorous part in telling this country’s democratic story abroad. “This job,” he said, “cannot be done by the Federal Government; it must be done by people like you.” He spoke to 500 delegates and guests attending the 11th convention of the United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers Union at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in New York. Mr. Kennedy remained long enough to hear Alex Rose

June 14, 1962 - The Better Business Bureau of New York City warned stores today against the labeling of curved sunglasses as “Jackie Sunglasses.” The labeling had followed the purchase and use by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy of two pairs of the glasses. Lee C. White, Assistant Special Counsel to the President, had indicated to the Better Business Bureau that the use of the names and photographs of the President and First Lady was a violation of the historical policy that bars the

June 14, 1962 - President Kennedy issued a stern warning to the flight engineers’ union today to refrain from striking against three major airlines. The Government’s efforts to settle a contract dispute collapsed a few hours before Mr. Kennedy spoke. About 1,700 members of the Flight Engineers International Association were preparing to strike against Eastern Air Lines, Pan American World Airways, and Trans World Airlines, but the union would not disclose exact strike plans.

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 is currently suffering one of the deadliest famines in history. #coldwar #communism #china #jfk

June 13, 1962 - Bob Hope will receive the coveted Gold Medal authorized by Congress, made by the mint, and presented by the President. President Kennedy recently signed into law a resolution giving the screen star and radio-television comedian the medal in recognition of his “services to his country and to the cause of world peace.” The resolution noted Mr. Hope’s contributions to sustaining the morale of the armed forces by his visits to bases over many years. The Gold Medal

June 12, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy called on the American people today to face the “unusual and heavy burdens” of the present with sound judgment rather than emotion. Speaking at the 111th commencement exercises of Manhattan College, Mr. Kennedy said that in the last analysis the choice before the people was “to make either educated judgments or decisions based on emotion and slogan.” “The first course,” he asserted, “is complicated and sometimes frustrating,

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

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

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

June 11, 1962 - Addressing 12,000 persons at the 261st annual commencement of Yale University, President Kennedy appealed to the business community today to cooperate in finding solutions to the problem of how to “make our free economy work at full capacity.” He warned against misleading economic “stereotypes” and “myths.” In what was taken as an allusion to the recent spectacular price declines on the New York Stock Exchange, he asserted that such gyrations might be temporar

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

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, won the endorsement today of the Massachusetts Democratic convention. He immediately found himself entered in a statewide primary against Edward J. McCormack Jr. Said Mr. Kennedy: “The voice of the Democratic party has today been a free voice, a clear voice, and a true voice.” Mr. McCormack had a right to enter the primary, Mr. Kennedy contin

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. embassy in Moscow said today. Lee Harvey Oswald, 22, and his family left Moscow 10 days ago. Oswald, formerly of Ft. Worth, Tex., went to the USSR in October 1959, shortly after being discharged from the Marine Corps. At that time, he told newsmen: "Leaving America is like getting out of prison. I would not want to live in the U.S. and be ei

June 8, 1962 - President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy honor Gerald Lee Davis, 12, for saving his brothers from a house fire. #JFK #1960s #youth #RFK #heroes #courage

Retro news capsule with vintage commercials. Click here to listen: https://bit.ly/3zqAgFd Headlines: President Kennedy issues a pardon; the Surgeon General forms a committee; Richard Nixon wins an election; the Viet Cong take prisoners; an ex-Marine comes home; Marilyn Monroe is fired. #JFK #RFK #marilynmonroe #history #politics #1960s

June 8, 1962 - President Kennedy pinned medals today on two boy heroes and a girl who he said might become the first woman President of the United States. He presented Young American Medals to Gerald Lee Davis (pictured between the President and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy), 12 years old, of Ontario, Ore.; Gordon Bernard Kilmer, 15, of Reed City, Mich.; and Mary Ann Kingry, 17, of Saginaw, Mich. Miss Kingry was honored for an exceptional career of service in the Junior

June 8, 1962 - President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy honor Mary Ann Kingry for her exceptional career of service in the Junior Red Cross. #JFK #1960s #youth #redcross #RFK

June 7, 1962 - At his press conference today, President Kennedy was asked if he considered “justified” a speech made by Democratic National chairman John M. Bailey last week in New York suggesting that Governor Rockefeller had been guilty of prejudice in opposing the establishment of a Federal Department of Urban Affairs. “I haven’t seen any evidence that Rockefeller is prejudiced in any way toward any racial group,” the President replied. “I am glad to make that statement,”

June 7, 1962 - Surgeon General Luther L. Terry announced today that he would appoint an advisory committee to study the effect of cigarette smoking on health. The formation of such a committee was endorsed by President Kennedy at his news conference today. The fact the announcement was made by the Surgeon General and not by the President was an apparent attempt to lessen the economic impact of such a move and to shield Mr. Kennedy from appearing to be preparing a blow against

June 6, 1962 - Here is a video clip of President Kennedy’s address at the Military Academy in West Point, New York. #JFK #1960s #history #OTD #politics #military