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Billy Graham “Shocked” by SCOTUS Ruling on School Prayer
June 17, 1963 - The Rev. Billy Graham (pictured last month in Paris) said today he was “shocked” by the Supreme Court’s ruling that use...
Jun 17, 2023


SCOTUS: No State Can Require Prayer at School
June 17, 1963 - The Supreme Court decided today that no state or locality may require recitation of the Lord’s Prayer or Bible verses in...
Jun 17, 2023


July 2, 1962 - JFK Remarks on Restored Mantel in State Dining Room
July 2, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s remarks today at the dedication of the restored mantelpiece in the State Dining...
Jul 2, 2022


June 27, 1962 - JFK on Supreme Court's School Prayer Decision
June 27, 1962 - Here is a recording of President Kennedy's remarks today on the Supreme Court's school prayer decision. #prayer #prayers...
Jun 27, 2022


Cardinal Spellman Assails Supreme Court Decision on School Prayer
June 27, 1962 - Cardinal Spellman (pictured with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy earlier this month) renewed his attack today on the...
Jun 27, 2022


President Kennedy Address School Prayer Controversy
June 27, 1962 - An effort to calm the storm over the Supreme Court’s school prayer decision was made today by President Kennedy. At his...
Jun 27, 2022


Supreme Court Ban on School Prayer Draws Criticism
June 26, 1962 - The Supreme Court’s decision banning an official prayer in New York public schools drew vehement criticism in Congress...
Jun 26, 2022


Supreme Court Rules School Prayer Unconstitutional
June 25, 1962 - The Supreme Court held today that the reading of an official prayer in New York public schools violated the Constitution....
Jun 25, 2022


President Kennedy Attends Prayer Breakfast
Mar. 1, 1962 - Some of the nation’s leaders gathered for a prayer breakfast in Washington today. They heard President Kennedy say that...
Mar 1, 2022


Parents of Colonel Glenn Say Prayers Have Been Answered
Feb. 20, 1962 - The parents of Lieut. Col. John Glenn Jr. (pictured in 1945), radiant and relieved that their long wait was over, said...
Feb 20, 2022


Prayer in New York Schools Held Legal
July 7, 1961 - The New York Court of Appeals ruled today that it was legal for public schools to open each day with the non-sectarian ...
Jul 7, 2021
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