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1954-02-14, WNBC, min.
Massachusetts Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy speaking against American involvement in Indochina.
#10973: DWIGHT EISENHOWER SPECIAL
Order1961-01-21, , min.
Special on President Dwight David Eisenhower as he leaves office, passing the reigns of the Presidency to John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Includes Kennedy's inauguration speech.
1962-04-11, , min.
President John F. Kennedy holds a press conference on the rising cost of steel prices. He criticizes United States Steel and several other United States steel producers for the rising costs.
1963-06-11, , min.
On June 11tb, 1963, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy addressed the nation on the most pressing domestic issue of the day; the struggle to affirm civil rights for all Americans. His administration had sent National Guard troops to accompany the first black students admitted to the University Of Mississippi and the University of Alabama. In the speech, Kennedy announced that he would be sending civil rights legislation to Congress; that legislation was passed following his death and signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Excerpts of speech on civil rights given by President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. "It ought to be possible for American students of any color to attend any public institution they select without having to be backed up by troops." "It ought to be possible for American consumers of any color to receive equal service in places of public accommodation, such as hotels and restaurants, and theaters and retail stores, without being forced to resort to public demonstrations in the streets, and it ought to be possible for American citizens of any color to register and vote in a free election without interference of fear of reprisal." "It ought to be possible in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color. In short, every American ought to have the right to be treated as one would wish his children to be treated. But this is not the case. We are confronted primarily with a moral issue. It is as old as the scriptures and is as clear as the American Constitution." "Ths heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities. If an American because his skin is dark cannot eat lunch in a restaurant open to the public, if he cannot send his children to the best public school available, if he cannot vote for the public officials who represent him, if, in short, he cannot enjoy the full and free life which all of us want, then who among us would be content to have the color of his skin changed and stand in his place?" "One hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully free. "Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality." President John Fitzgerald Kennedy June 11th, 1963.
1963-11-02, , min.
President John F. Kennedy learns of the deaths of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu in the coup led by General Duong Van Minh. Kennedy was doubtful of CIA accounts that the two leaders had committed suicide while in custody.
1963-11-22, , min.
Continuing coverage of today's assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and capture of his accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, plus comments on today's events. Just days after President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated, Lee Harvey Oswald was apprehended for the crime. As Oswald was being moved from the Dallas police station, Jack Ruby, (full name: Jacob Leon Rubenstein) shot him on live television. Oswald was rushed to Parkland Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Ruby later stood trial before a Dallas jury for Oswald's murder and was sentenced to death. Ruby's conviction was later appealed and he was to be granted a new trial. However, he became ill in prison and died from lung cancer on January 3rd, 1967.
1963-11-22, , min.
Live coverage of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Shortly after noon on November 22nd, 1963, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. He was rushed to Parkland Hospital in Dallas where he was pronounced dead. Lee Harvey Oswald was captured and accused of the murder.
1963-11-23, , min.
Continuation of live coverage of yesterday's assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Also, continuing coverage of his accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
1963-11-24, NBC, min.
An NBC description on the shooting of accused President Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and interviews with people who knew him.
1964-11-22, CBS, min.
Anecdotes about President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the first anniversary of his death. Ike Pappas and Harry Smith report.