Real Time 1960s

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June 5, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico. In his speech, the President discusses how the activities at missile range significantly impact Congressional and Executive decisions concerning national security. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

June 3, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s welcoming remarks to President of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan upon arrival at the North Portico of the White House. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

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For our complete review of "From Russia with Love," click here: https://tinyurl.com/ycksjknj Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

In this episode, we commence our survey of the top 10 films of 1963 with an examination of our No. 10-ranked film, "From Russia with Love." Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 24, 1963 - At the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel last night, President Kennedy was the guest of honor at a star-studded premature birthday celebration sponsored by the President's Club of New York. After the show portion of the evening, which was produced by Alan Jay Lerner, the President delivered some brief remarks. Full report here: https://tinyurl.com/429wm486 Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 24, 1963 - On Tuesday, President Kennedy awarded Major Gordon Cooper, America's newest space hero, the NASA distinguished service medal at a White House ceremony. Click here for complete report: https://tinyurl.com/429wm486 #JFK #NASA #1960s

May 24, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy explains the recent surge of the civil rights movement and advocates "meaningful dialogue" between the races. Full report here: https://tinyurl.com/429wm486 #RFK #JFK #civilrights #MLK

Headlines: In Washington, cheers for astronaut Gordon Cooper; in Vietnam, a major Communist attack; in New York, a premature birthday party for the President; Martin Luther King speaks out; Koufax gets hit; Mickey Mantle launches a baseball into outer space. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 23, 1963 - President Kennedy spent a pleasant evening tonight at a premature birthday dinner given for him in New York City by the President’s Club of New York. Mr. Kennedy, who turns 46 on May 29, heard a show-stopping performance of “When The Saints Go Marching In” by Louis Armstrong and a dozen other stage, screen, and television personalities; heard Audrey Hepburn — reportedly his favorite actress — sing “Happy Birthday” to him; and responded with a brief speech of thanks. The President said the Democrats were “the party of hope” and it was natural that theater people “should find themselves at home in the party of hope.” More than 600 members of the President’s Club, each of whom had obtained his membership by giving $1,000 or more this year to the Democratic National Committee, attended the party in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The show portion of the evening was produced and directed by Alan Jay Lerner, who wrote the book and lyrics for “My Fair Lady” and “Camelot.” Carol Channing opened by singing “Little Girl from Little Rock” and impersonating Ethel Merman and Rosalind Russell. Then Bob Newhart satirized television and the tobacco industry in monologues. Ann-Margaret sang “Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home,” and Jimmy Durante, wearing a Kennedy-style wig, followed with “Start Off Each Day With a Song.” Then Peter Lawford, the President’s brother-in-law, sang to Mr. Durante, “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face.” In the finale, Mitch Miller’s male chorus entered, singing “Together.” The chorus was made up of Eddie Fisher, Henry Fonda, Robert Preston, Van Johnson, Mr. Lawford, Mel Ferrer, Tony Randall, Donald O’Connor, Bobby Darin, Ed Sullivan, and David Susskind. They were followed by the entire cast, led by Louis Armstrong, singing “The Saints” and dancing impromptu shuffles and twists. Then Miss Hepburn sang “Happy Birthday.” Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 22, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to directors and officers of the Chinese Refugee Relief Association in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech, the President commends the Chinese refugees for acclimating to life in the United States. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 23, 1963 - Major Gordon Cooper, America's newest space hero, made a triumphant tour of Washington D.C. and New York City, where he was given a ticker-tape parade.

May 22, 1963 - A Federal court tonight ordered education officials in Birmingham, Alabama to reinstate 1,100 Negro students who had been suspended for demonstrating against segregation. Chief Judge Elbert P. Tuttle of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in Atlanta, issued a temporary restraining order directing the officials to take the step tomorrow. Judge Tuttle commended that in light of Monday’s Supreme Court decision voiding convictions of Negroes arrested in antisegregation protests, the suspensions could not stand. “It cannot be seriously argued that the arrest of these students can be legally justified,” he said. “Thus, it seems plain that we have here a case of some 1,000 students who were engaging in legally permissible activities illegally arrested for exercising this constitutional right.” The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King addressed the topic at a Birmingham press conference. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 22, 1963 - Following are the highlights of President Kennedy’s news conference today: Alabama — The President said he hoped the people of Alabama would obey court orders ending segregation at the state university. He warned that he had no choice but to enforce the orders, although he was reluctant to use Federal marshals or troops. Civil Rights — Mr. Kennedy said he was considering calling for new legislation that would provide a remedy, other than street demonstrations, to those deprived of civil rights. Cuba — Mr. Kennedy firmly rejected the possibility that the Guantanamo naval base would be abandoned, said he had no evidence of a new military buildup in Cuba, and suggested Republican criticism was distorted and politically motivated. Nuclear Testing — The President said the U.S. would continue to press for a test-ban agreement but was not ready to lower its demand for seven annual on-site inspections. South Vietnam — Mr. Kennedy said that if the Diem Government desired the U.S. to remove its troops, they could start pulling out tomorrow. In any case, some might be removed by the end of the year. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 21, 1963 - President Kennedy today presented Gordon Cooper, the Air Force major who became a national hero by orbiting the Earth 22 times, with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 20, 1963 - Here is a recording of President Kennedy’s remarks today to participants in the West Virginia centennial celebration in the White House Rose Garden. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 18, 1963 - Nashville, Tennessee gave President Kennedy a warm Southern welcome today. Some 2,000 persons turned out at the Municipal Airport to watch the arrival of the President’s silver-and-white Air Force jet. About 150,000 more lined the 8-mile route from the airport to Vanderbilt University, where Mr. Kennedy spoke. The President, accompanied by Senator Estes Kefauver, was greeted at the airport by Gov. Frank Clement and Mayor Beverly Briley. Mr. Kennedy walked toward his open limousine but changed his mind and strode over to the fence to shake hands with people in the crowd. There were shrieks of delight from the girl students in the throng. The President then stepped into the limousine, which moved off in a 10-car motorcade. Among the crowds lining the roads were hundreds of children, many held aloft by their parents. As the motorcade came into the city, there were more crowds, and multiple high school bands blared various marches. The President smile and waved, and the people applauded. After his address at Vanderbilt, Mr. Kennedy pressed a switch that gave the signal to begin blasting at the Cordell Hull Dam. A second later, the sound of the explosion was relayed back to the stadium over loudspeakers. The President then shook hands with a group of disabled war veterans and left to attend a luncheon in his honor at the Governor’s mansion. An hour later, as Mr. Kennedy got into his car in front of the red brick mansion, Mrs. Clement said: “Come back and see us, now.” Mr. Kennedy was driven to the John Overton High School grounds, a half mile away, where four Army jet helicopters were waiting. At 1:45 p.m., the President took off in the lead helicopter for Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 18, 1963 - Major Gordon Cooper came “home” to Hawaii today to get his first feel of solid ground as America’s newest space hero. The 36-year-old astronaut, who had thrilled millions with 22 orbits of the earth, stepped out of a helicopter at Hickam Air Force Base. It flew him from the carrier Kearsarge to the base where he had lived with his parents and from which he had commuted to the University of Hawaii in the postwar period. From the moment he set foot on the runway, Major Cooper began a conquest of Honolulu. During a parade lasting an hour and 10 minutes, he was cheered and applauded by more than 100,000 persons, one of the greatest outpourings in the city’s history. At a news conference, Major Cooper said he was confident he could have stayed in orbit 3 full days instead of 34 hours if his space capsule had been prepared and supplied for such a journey. “Do you think you could go to the moon and back?” Major Cooper was asked. “All we have to do is build the old hardware and I’m ready,” he replied. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 13, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to a group of foreign military officers from the White House Rose Garden. In his address, the President discusses some of the challenges and responsibilities faced by military officers, and he expresses his delight in the officers’ participation in the training courses provided by the U.S. Military Assistance Program. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 12, 1963 - President Kennedy tonight dispatched Federal troops to bases near Birmingham, Ala., for use if racial violence breaks out again. His action followed three hours of rioting early this morning in which fifty persons were injured. The rioting erupted after a Negro hotel and the home of Rev. A.D. King, the younger brother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were bombed. The President ordered all “necessary preliminary steps” be taken to call the Alabama National Guard into Federal service. The call can then be accomplished in minutes if the President decides it is needed. The President made known these emergency moves at the White House tonight. He appeared before the press and television cameras at 8:48 p.m. to read a grave statement on the Birmingham crisis. The President declared: “This Government will do whatever must be done to preserve order, to protect the lives of its citizens, and to uphold the law of the land. I am certain that the vast majority of the citizens of Birmingham, both white and Negro — particularly those who labored so hard to achieve the peaceful, constructive settlement of last week — can feel nothing but dismay at the efforts of those who would replace conciliation and good will with violence and hate.” Mr. Kennedy acted after conferring for three hours with Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of the Army Cyrus Vance, and other officials. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 8, 1963 - President Kennedy flashed some of his trademark wit while rejecting two suggestions at today's press conference. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 10, 1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King and Fred Shuttlesworth comment on the status of negotiations between white and Negro negotiators in Birmingham, Alabama. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

May 8, 1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King and Commissioner Eugene (Bull) Connor offer differing views on the racial demonstrations in Birmingham. Click here for complete report: https://tinyurl.com/yfmpmn26 Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!

Headlines: In Birmingham, negotiators call a truce in the racial crisis; in Vietnam, a U.S. Army lieutenant is killed; in Boston, another young woman is strangled; Harry Truman takes a call from the President; the Dodger offense finally explodes. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast here: https://www.realtime1960s.com/contact Thanks for your support!