The First Lady Plays Golf in Newport
Sept. 30, 1961 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy played five holes of golf today in Newport, R.I. President and Mrs. Kennedy are vacationing at...
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- Sep 27, 2021
First Lady to Present President's Cup at National Horse Show
Sept. 27, 1961 - The First Lady will present the new President's Cup in a special open-jumper class at the Washington National Horse Show...
- Sep 26, 2021
President Kennedy an Uncle Once Again
Sept. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy became an uncle again today. A son was born at St. Elizabeth's Hospital to Mrs. Joan Kennedy...
- Sep 26, 2021
John McCone to Replace Dulles as CIA Director
Sept. 26, 1961 - President Kennedy is expected to name John A. McCone (right) tomorrow as director of the Central Intelligence Agency....
- Sep 25, 2021
Eisenhower Impressed by President Kennedy's U.N. Speech
Sept. 25, 1961 - Former President Eisenhower commended President Kennedy's U.N. speech today. He said he believed "it summed up,...
- Sep 25, 2021
🚨At U.N., President Kennedy Declares West Will Stand Firm on Berlin
Sept. 25, 1961 - President Kennedy said today that the Western powers would stand firm on West Berlin, but he emphasized that they wished...
- Sep 24, 2021
Kennedy Arrives in New York for U.N. Speech
Sept. 24, 1961 - President Kennedy arrived in New York today to deliver a major speech tomorrow to the U.N. The President was greeted at...
- Sep 23, 2021
Kennedy Puts Final Touches on U.N. Address
Sept. 23, 1961 - President Kennedy will arrive in New York at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow and spend the evening putting the finishing touches on...
- Sep 21, 2021
President Kennedy Issues Columbus Day Proclamation
Sept. 21, 1961 - President Kennedy said today in a Columbus Day proclamation that the "intrepid spirit and steadfast faith" of the...
- Sep 19, 2021
Kennedy Welcomes President of Peru to White House
Sept. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy welcomed President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche (left) of Peru today and said their two countries stood...
- Sep 19, 2021
Kennedy Praises Anne Frank, Victim of Nazis
Sept. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy said in a special message today that millions of persons were living under the shadow of another...
- Sep 18, 2021
Kennedy to Address U.N. General Assembly
Sept. 18, 1961 - President Kennedy decided today to intervene personally in the constitutional crisis created at the United Nations by...
- Sep 17, 2021
Truman on “Open End” with David Susskind
Sept. 17, 1961 - Former President Harry S. Truman talked of many things during a two-hour interview last night with David Susskind. Some...
- Sep 16, 2021
U.S. and Soviets Each Detonate Nuclear Devices
Sept. 16, 1961 - The United States and the Soviet Union detonated nuclear devices today. Both were announced in Washington by the Atomic...
- Sep 15, 2021
🚨U.S. Resumes Atomic Testing with Underground Blast in Nevada
Sept. 15, 1961 - The United States resumed atomic testing today by setting off a small underground explosion in Nevada. It was the first...
- Sep 15, 2021
President Kennedy Urges Home Fallout Shelters
Sept. 15, 1961 - President Kennedy is spurring Americans to build home fallout shelters to cut the nation's losses in case of nuclear...
- Sep 14, 2021
President Kennedy Seeks New Tactics to Fight Communists
Sept. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy has set up a Cabinet-level group to draft a program for waging psychological and political tactics in...
- Sep 13, 2021
Gov. Brown of California Seeks Kennedy's Support
Sept. 13, 1961 - Gov. Edmund G. Brown of California made a strong bid today for support from the Kennedy Administration in his battle,...
- Sep 11, 2021
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Acts Against Organized Crime
Sept. 11, 1961 - Congress sent to President Kennedy today a bill making it a Federal crime to travel interstate on underworld business....
- Sep 8, 2021
President and First Lady to Celebrate Wedding Anniversary on Cape Cod
Sept. 8, 1961 - President Kennedy returned to Cape Cod late today to celebrate his eighth wedding anniversary with his wife and family....
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