Real Time 1960s

Aug. 1, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to students of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In his speech, the President welcomes the plebe class to military service and explains how military efforts ensure the nation's strength and security. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 27, 1963 - President Kennedy and Secretary Harriman report on the nuclear test ban treaty initialed two days ago in Moscow. Click here for exclusive Special Report: https://tinyurl.com/2s4br3hu

Aug. 1, 1963 - Here is a filmed statement made by President Kennedy today in support of oceanographic research. The clip is for a film entitled "Oceanography: Science for Survival." Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

Headlines: D.C. police get ready for a massive civil rights march; South Vietnamese Government forces crack down on Buddhists; Richard Nixon defends Barry Goldwater; Marlon Brando is hospitalized; Floyd Patterson needs a miracle. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 26, 1963 - Here is President Kennedy’s radio and television address to the American people tonight on the passage of a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests. In his speech, the President explains that the treaty will strengthen national security, lessen the risk and fear of radioactive fallout, reduce world tension by encouraging further dialogue, and prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons by nations not currently possessing them. The President emphasizes that while the treaty does not eliminate the threat of nuclear war, a limited test ban is safer than an unlimited arms race. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

For our complete review of "This Sporting Life," click here: https://tinyurl.com/mvm73dnf

For our complete review of "Love with the Proper Stranger" (1963), click here: https://tinyurl.com/2p93nzzn

For our complete review of "This Sporting Life," click here: https://tinyurl.com/mvm73dnf Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

In this episode, we move on to our ninth-ranked film of 1963, "This Sporting Life," starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts and directed by Lindsay Anderson. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 24, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today to delegates to the 18th annual American Legion “Boys Nation” in the Flower Garden of the White House. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 23, 1963 - Democrats at the Governors Conference in Miami Beach regained the initiative on civil rights today and disposed of the issue by instructing a committee to give it the highest priority in the coming year. At a formal state dinner at the Hotel Deauville, Vice President Johnson said: "Our foremost challenge is to face and dispose of the problem of human rights which has burdened and compromised our society for 100 years — the problem of the inequality of our Negro citizens." Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 22, 1963 - Alabama Governor George C. Wallace gave a press conference today at the National Governors Conference in Miami Beach, Fla. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 22, 1963 - Enjoy tonight's heavyweight rematch at Convention Hall in Las Vegas: Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson. Liston, who took Patterson's crown with a first-round KO at their previous meeting, scaled in today at 215 pounds; Patterson registered 195. Liston, who has lost only one professional fight, is a 4-1 favorite. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 21, 1963 - In Miami Beach today, the nation's governors were deeply divided over civil rights as they prepared for the opening of their annual conference tomorrow. Governor Nelson Rockefeller (R-N.Y.) was asked if Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) was a segregationist. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 18, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to visiting American Field Service students on the White House South Lawn. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 17, 1963 - At today's press conference, President Kennedy was asked if the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam has been an impediment to the fight against the Communist Viet Cong. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 17, 1963 - At today's press conference, President Kennedy responded to Republican charges that his Administration was a failure.

July 17, 1963 - At today's press conference, President Kennedy was asked if demonstrations such as the upcoming March on Washington helped or hindered passage of his civil rights bill.

July 5, 1963 - Upon his arrival in Rome on Monday, President Kennedy spoke at Fiumicino Airport. Click here for complete Special Report: https://tinyurl.com/dhnscjn3

July 17, 1963 - At his press conference today, President Kennedy said, “For us to withdraw would mean a collapse not only of South Vietnam, but Southeast Asia. So, we are going to stay there.” Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 16, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to faculty and students of the NATO Defense College at the White House. In his speech, the President discusses the strength of the NATO alliance and how knowledge and unity are essential to the global fight for freedom. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 16, 1963 - Davy Jones performed on Merv Griffin's "Talent Scouts" tonight. The 17-year-old British lad made his T.V. acting debut in 1961 on the British soap opera, "Coronation Street." He has since played the Artful Dodger in the musical "Oliver!" in the West End of London. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 15, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks of welcome today to Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere, President of the Republic of Tanganyika, on the South Lawn of the White House. In his speech, the President discusses the difficulties of building a cohesive society after independence from foreign rule has been achieved. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

Dr. Kenneth Clark hosts a conversation with five Negro leaders about the aims of the civil rights movement. The conversation begins with a discussion of the upcoming March on Washington. The guests are James Farmer, James Forman, Whitney Young, Dr. Martin Luther King, and Roy Wilkins. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

July 10, 1963 - Vancouver journalist Jack Webster interviewed Canadian actor Raymond Burr, star of "Perry Mason," during a break in filming of the hit CBS-TV series. The legal drama premiered in 1957 and is now entering its seventh season. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!