Dec 19, 2021Army Answers Reservists' Questions with Pamphlet Called "Why Me?"Dec. 19, 1961 - The Army issued today a pocket-size, 12-page pamphlet entitled “Why Me?” to National Guard and Army Reservists who have...
Dec 11, 2021Connally Resigns Post, Will Run for Texas GovernorDec. 11, 1961 - Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally Jr. announced his resignation today. President Kennedy appointed another Texan,...
Dec 10, 2021Democrat Senator Thurmond Praises GoldwaterDec. 10, 1961 - Senator Strom Thurmond, Democrat of South Carolina, proclaimed Senator Barry Goldwater’s popularity in the South. “The...
Dec 2, 2021Romney Considers Run for Governor of MichiganDec. 2, 1961 - George Romney (pictured with his son Mitt), president of American Motors Corporation, announced today that “I am giving...