Tag John F. Kennedy

Grief Rides A Bubble-Top Limousine – The Kennedy Assassination – November 22, 1963

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio News – November 22, 1963 (continuous) – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Click on the link here for Audio Player- ABC Radio News – November 22, 1963…

JFK Announces Candidacy For President – 1960 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Senator John F. Kennedy Announces Candidacy for President – January 2, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since this week marks the 50th anniversary of the Assassination of President John F.…

President Kennedy At The UN – September 25, 1961

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September 25, 1963 – The Valachi Hearings – The Profumo Scandal – Testimony On Capitol Hill

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Status Of American Women In 1963 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Status Of American Women – NBC Special Report – Oct. 10, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the Civil Rights Movement hitting a pivotal point in 1963, it’s also…

Fourth Of July – 1962 – President Kennedy Celebrates A Cold War Fourth.

Click on the link here for Audio Player: Fourth of July celebration with President Kennedy – July 4, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The Fourth of July in 2013 is full of turmoil and uncertainty. Oddly, the Fourth of…

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July 2, 1964 – Signing The Civil Rights Bill –

Become a Patron! July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As part of the legacy of John F. Kennedy, who had proposed the Civil Rights Bill a year earlier, Johnson was committed to…