Although America has no royal family, for awhile "The Kennedys" came close. These stories reveal how members of this Irish-American family, and their spouses, impacted the U.S. and its culture during the last part of the 20th century.
Image of U.S. President Kennedy's diary of his appointments for October 22, 1962. Click on the image for a better view.
This image depicts the first page of a letter - dated October 27, 1962 - which President Kennedy sent to Nikita Khrushchev, the USSR's leader, during ...
In 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff considered whether America should launch a military invasion of Cuba. This image depicts a top-secret, now-declassi...
This image depicts the second page of a formerly top-secret, now-declassified draft document which considers the reasons why America would be justifie...
The U.S. federal government considered a "body of secrets" which could justify an American military invasion of Cuba. Those items, set forth i...
The U.S. federal government considered implementing various terrorist activities to justify an American military invasion of Cuba. The top-sec...
Mrs. Kennedy testified before the Warren Commission on June 5, 1964. The following is her entire testimony which she gave at her home. ...
On the 28th of October, 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent President John F. Kennedy a letter which effectively ended the Cuban Missile Crisi...
On the 28th of October, 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent President John F. Kennedy a letter which effectively ended the Cuban Missile Crisi...
Image of the declassified Top-Secret Order, dated November 20, 1962, to suspend the quarrantine surrounding the island of Cuba. Click on the image fo...
Image of President Kennedy's letter to Premiere Khrushchev, dated October 22, 1962. Page 2 of 2. Click on the image for a better view.
Two years to the day before he died of a gunshot wound in Los Angeles, Senator Robert F. Kennedy delivered a major speech in South Africa. On t...
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