Video: Universal Newsreel: John F. Kennedy
Reports from the Universal Newsreel collection related to President John F. Kennedy.
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Birth of John F. Kennedy, Jr. |
December 8, 1960 » Universal News report on the birth of John F. Kennedy, Jr, and visit by Jackie Kennedy to the White House to visit Mamie Eisenhower. |
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JFK Meets with Eisenhower on the Transition |
December 15, 1960 » Universal News report on JFK and Dwight Eisenhower meeting at the White House on the presidential transition. |
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JFK Makes Cabinet Appointments |
December 15, 1960 » Universal News report on JFK’s appoint of several key cabinet posts, including Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, and Adlai Stevenson. |
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JFK and Eisenhower Meet Before Inauguration |
January 19, 1961 » Universal News report of JFK and Eisenhower meeting at the White House just before the inauguration. |
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JFK’s Inauguration |
January 20, 1961 » Universal News report on John F. Kennedy’s inauguration as President. |
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JFK Announces the Creation of the Peace Corps |
March 1, 1961 » Universal Newsreel report fo JFK’s announcing the creation of the Peace Corps, one of his signature campaign initiatives. |
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JFK Meets with West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt |
March 16, 1961 » Universal Newsreel report of a meeting between JFK and West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt at the White House. |
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JFK’s Visit to Paris, France |
June 1, 1961 » Universal Newsreel report of JFK’s visit to Paris to visit Charles de Gaulle before the Vienna summit with Nikita Khrushchev. |
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Vienna Summit with Nikita Khrushchev |
June 5, 1961 » News report of the Vienna Summit with Nikita Khrushchev and JFK’s visit to the United Kingdom. |
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News Report on President Kennedy’s Cuban Missile Crisis Speech |
October 22, 1962 » Universal News report on President Kennedy’s televised speech in which he revealed the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba and announced that he was ordering a naval quarantine of Cuba. |
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News Report on the Cuban Missile Crisis |
An October 25, 1962, Universal News report on developments during the early stages of the public phase of the Cuban Missile Crisis and implementation of the U.S. naval quarantine of Cuba. |
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News Report on Cuba Military Buildup and Aftermath |
February 7, 1963 » Universal News report on Robert McNamara’s Special Cuba Briefing, along with Senator Kenneth Keating and JFK’s press conference on Cuba. |
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