1960s Timeline

Dec. 3, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today at the presentation of the 1962 Enrico Fermi Award to Dr. Edward Teller. In his...

July 10, 1962 - In the wake of a U.S. nuclear test on the fringes of outer space, President Kennedy and Secretary Dean Rusk comment on...

July 5, 1962 - President Kennedy broke six months of silence on civil defense today and expressed hope for prompt Congressional action...

June 14, 1962 - A high-altitude nuclear test in the Pacific area has been set for next Monday, the Atomic Energy Commission announced...

June 9, 1962 - Former President Truman (pictured on his birthday last month) went on the radio today to brand as a lie a Soviet...