1960s Timeline

Mar. 13, 1962 - President Kennedy warned wealthy and powerful interests in Latin America today that “those who make peaceful revolution...

Mar. 13, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress. #JFK #jfkfiles #1960s...

Mar. 13, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy passed out lollipops to ailing Indian children today. The wife of the President spent half an...

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

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, 1962 - Cuba has put a claim on the invention of baseball. A recent speech by Premier Fidel Castro and a subsequent editorial in...

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, 1962 - (VIDEO) President Kennedy's speech at a Democratic fundraising dinner this evening in Miami Beach, Fla. #JFK #history...

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, 1962 - Here is video of President Kennedy’s remarks at a Miami Beach fundraising dinner honoring Senator George Smathers. #JFK...

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, 1962 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy left by commercial airliner tonight for a 20-day tour of India and Pakistan. The First Lady will...

Mar. 9, 1962 - Caroline Kennedy showed practiced poise today, although she has been a celebrity for a comparatively short time. She got...

Mar. 9, 1962 - U.S. officials said today that American pilots were engaged in combat missions with South Vietnamese pilots in training...

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. 8, 1962 - United States Army helicopters carried a Vietnamese battalion in a successful raid against the Communist stronghold of Cai...

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

Click here to listen. Headlines: In London, a health organization releases a report on cigarettes; in New York, conservatives and...

Mar. 7, 1962 - At his press conference today, the President’s attention was called to the apparently different conditions set by himself...

Mar. 7, 1962 - Five battalions of South Vietnamese troops launched a major drive today against a Communist stronghold in the Mekong Delta...