Walking into the Hoyt Library in Kingston the other day to do a story on the recently dedicated “Larry Cook Historian Center ...

When Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev threatened to take West Berlin in 1961, Kennedy promised a military response, and the Russians backed down. When the Soviets began to install missiles in ...

On this date, Jan. 30, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announces he’s appointing James Webb as NASA Administrator. Webb would oversee the development of the Apollo missions, the Surveyor program ...

Robert F. Kennedy became Attorney General in January 1961, after his brother John F. Kennedy won election as President of the United States. Robert Kennedy had given a speech expressing the ...

Do nothing War is avoided – the USA is still stronger than the USSR - Kennedy looks peaceful. The Soviets deploy nuclear missiles in America’s backyard. This would also be politically ...

One of the keys to John F Kennedy's, (known as JFK) hold on the American people was his ability to deliver powerful speeches, especially in televised addresses to the nation. Drafted by ...