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Dec 2, 2023

Benefits Provided to Mrs. Kennedy

Dec. 2, 1963 - The House of Representatives rushed through a bill today to provide temporary secretarial help, free mailing privileges,...

Mar 5, 2023

House Approves Bill To Make Churchill U.S. Citizen

Mar. 5, 1963 - The House Judiciary committee today approved the Walter bill to make Sir Winston Churchill (pictured with King George VI...

Feb 26, 2023

GOP Congressmen Hit Democrat Powell

Feb. 26, 1963 - Republicans challenged House Democrats today to discipline their colleague from Harlem, Rep. Adam Clayton Powell...

Jan 14, 2023

Jan. 14, 1963 - JFK State of the Union Address (clip)

Jan. 14, 1963 - In a State of the Union Message notable for its tone of confidence in the nation’s domestic and foreign prospects,...

Jan 9, 2023

Democrats Score Victory in Congress

Jan. 9, 1963 - The 88th Congress got under way today with an unexpectedly easy victory for President Kennedy (pictured with Senator Mike...

Jan 4, 2023

President and Vice President Attend Sen. Kerr’s Funeral

Jan. 4, 1963 - President Kennedy, Vice President Johnson, and a number of Congressional leaders came to Oklahoma City today to attend a...

Jan 1, 2023

Senator Robert Kerr is Dead

Jan. 1, 1963 - Senator Robert S. Kerr (pictured in the 1940s), Democrat of Oklahoma, collapsed and died today of a coronary occlusion in...

Dec 5, 2022

Election of George McGovern to Senate is Confirmed

Dec. 5, 1962 - South Dakota Senator Joe H. Bottum, a Republican, conceded today the election of Democrat George S. McGovern (pictured...

Nov 7, 2022

Democrats Elated Over Election

Nov. 7, 1962 - Democratic leaders from President Kennedy down expressed elation today over their party’s victory in yesterday’s...

Nov 7, 2022

South Dakota Senatorial Race Too Close to Call

Nov. 7, 1962 - Votes cast for U.S. Senator in South Dakota will be recounted to determine if George S. McGovern (right), the Democratic...

Nov 7, 2022

Democrats Score Smashing Midterm Victory

Nov. 7, 1962 - The Democrats have apparently scored a remarkable midterm election success. The outcome of yesterday’s election...

Oct 31, 2022

Oct. 31, 1962 - JFK Urges Americans to Vote

Oct. 31, 1962 - President Kennedy urges all Americans of voting age to cast their ballots in next week's midterm elections. #PSA #JFK...

Oct 19, 2022

Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Remarks at Democratic Party Dinner in Chicago

Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is a recording of President Kennedy's remarks at a dinner this evening for the Democratic Party of Cook County held...

Oct 19, 2022

Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Precinct Workers in Chicago

Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is a recording of President Kennedy's remarks today to Democratic precinct workers at the Arie Crown Theater in...

Oct 13, 2022

Oct. 13, 1962 - JFK Campaign Speech in Pennsylvania

Oct. 13, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s remarks today at the City Hall in McKeesport, PA. #jfk #vote #congress #campaign...

Oct 11, 2022

Oct. 11, 1962 - JFK Interview on ABC-TV (3/3)

Oct. 11, 1962 - Here is a third and final clip from President Kennedy’s interview today with Bill Lawrence for the ABC-TV program...

Oct 11, 2022

Oct. 11, 1962 - JFK Interview on ABC-TV (2/3)

Oct. 11, 1962 - Here is a second clip from President Kennedy’s interview today with Bill Lawrence for the ABC-TV program “Politics ’62.”...

Oct 11, 2022

Oct. 11, 1962 - JFK Interview on ABC-TV (1/3)

Oct. 11, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s interview today with Bill Lawrence for the ABC-TV program “Politics ’62.” #JFK...

Oct 8, 2022

California Congressman Dead in Plane Crash

Oct. 8, 1962 - The dead body of Congressman Clem Miller (pictured fourth from right) was found today in the wreckage of a light plane...

Sep 20, 2022

Sept. 20, 1962 - JFK Remarks Upon Arrival in Harrisburg, PA

Sept. 20, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks upon arrival at Harrisburg-York State Airport in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In his...