President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D. C. October 11, 1961 At 4:30 P. M. EDST (Wednesday) 396 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: I have several
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President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. August 10, 1961 10:00 a.m. EDST 433 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I have three
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. July 19, 1961 10:00 A.M., EDST 427 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: I have a statement on Germany and
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. June 28, 1961 10:00 A.M., EDST Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I want to first of all express my
President John F. Kennedy Palais Chaillot Paris June 2, 1961 1:15 p.m. Listen to this news conference. Mr. Secretary of State, Ambassador Alphand, Ambassador Sonnet, Ambassador Gavin, M. Redmond
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. May 5, 1961 3:30 P. M. EDST 389 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: I have several announcements to make
By President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Friday, April 21, 1961, 10:00 a.m. EST Listen to this news conference. Official White House Transcript THE PRESIDENT
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. April 12, 1961 4:00 P.M. EST 426 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: I have several announcements. Today
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. March 23, 1961 6:00 P.M. EST 426 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: I want to make a brief statement
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. March 15, 1961 10:00 A.M. EST 327 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: I have several brief announcements
President John F. Kennedy State Department auditorium Washington, D.C. March 8, 1961 3:00 p.m. EST 350 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: I have several announcements to make
HEATHER CAMPION: Good evening. I'm Heather Campion, CEO of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation. And it's a pleasure to welcome you, along with my colleague Tom Putnam, the Director of
President John F. Kennedy State Department auditorium Washington, D.C. March 1, 1961 10:00 a.m. EST 390 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you -- good morning. I have
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. February 15, 1961 7:00 p.m. EST 347 In Attendance THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. I have several statements to make first, and then I
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. February 8, 1961 10:00 a.m. EST 297 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I have several
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D.C. February 1, 1961 4:00 p.m. EST 380 In Attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: I have several announcements to
Widely viewed as one of the most enduring inaugural messages in United States history, the speech was meticulously crafted—then worked and reworked—by President-elect John F. Kennedy and his close
President John F. Kennedy State Department Auditorium Washington, D. C . 6:00 p.m., EST 418 In attendance Listen to this news conference. THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Won't you be seated. I have
Passing the Torch—The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
In the 1960 campaign, John F. Kennedy pledged "to get this country moving again," and offered voters a new generation of leadership. He challenged his fellow citizens to join him in the struggle for
TOM PUTNAM: –make a couple quick announcements before we get started. First, as you can tell from your program, we're going to try to cover a lot of material in a very short amount of time. So we're
Winning West Virginia—JFK's Primary Campaign
"I would not be where I now am, I would not have some of the responsibilities which I now bear, if it had not been for the people of West Virginia." - President John F. Kennedy, June 20, 1963
Panel 3: Kennedy and Johnson TOM PUTNAM: So if we could have your attention. We'll now go to our next panel on the Presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson. CALLIE CROSSLEY: So now it
TOM PUTNAM: Good evening. I'm Tom Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. On behalf of Tom McNaught, Executive Director of the Kennedy Library Foundation, and all of
TOM PUTNAM: Let me remind folks as you take your seats we have a number of books for sale from the authors who are here today. They will be signing those books at the end of the conference right out
Moon Shot - JFK and Space Exploration
The US space program went full throttle in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to claim a leadership role in space and land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. The Soviet Union, America’s rival in the Cold War, had surged ahead of the United States with spectacular achievements in space that struck fear into the hearts of many American citizens. Soviet leaders hailed these feats as a triumph of Communism. When a leading American physicist was asked what would be found on the Moon, he replied, “Russians.”