Category Archives: JFK

The TV Convention

Posted on July 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo The Sports Arena, configured for the 1960 Democratic National Convention.    David Brinkley, left,  and Chet Huntley will report for NBC.  Edward R. Murrow, left, anchorman Walter Cronkite, right, and Howard K. Smith will cover … Continue reading →

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Brown Endorses Kennedy

Posted on July 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Uncle Sam gets ready to rock with an Electro-Voice 664 Oops. July 11, 1960: Kyle Palmer responds obliquely to James Reston's column: "The boss has not disappeared nor has the machine been discarded. These we shall have with us … Continue reading →

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JFK Says ‘No Pictures, Please’

Posted on July 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

     July 11, 1960: In the photo above, Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) tells photographer Joe Kennedy “No pictures, please” while sitting with Vel Phillips on July 10, 1960. The photo was taken during a rally at Shrine Auditorium … Continue reading →

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James Reston and the Changing of the Guard

Posted on July 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

 A self-portrait of Times cartoonist Bruce Russell. July 10, 1960: The 1960 Democratic National Convention marks an end to the era of political bosses, New York Times columnist James Reston says: "The lobby of the Biltmore Hotel is jammed at … Continue reading →

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Kyle Palmer Analyzes the Democratic Candidates

Posted on July 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1960: Times Political Editor Kyle Palmer, one of the powers behind Richard Nixon’s career, takes a look at the Democrats. He finds the competition narrowing to Sens. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Lyndon Johnson (D-Texas), with the respective … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 6, 1960

Posted on July 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 6, 1960: Paul Coates writes about using animals in medical experiments and the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

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The Democrats Are Coming to L.A.

Posted on May 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1960: Former Times Editor in Chief L.D. Hotchkiss (1893-1964) writes a long advance on the Democratic National Convention, which starts July 11 at the Sports Arena. He says that although he worked for a Republican paper for 40 … Continue reading →

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Robert Kennedy Sets Up JFK Campaign Headquarters

Posted on May 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 21, 1960: Robert F. Kennedy talks to reporters at the Biltmore Bowl after arriving in Los Angeles to set up campaign headquarters for his brother Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass). And a headline writer takes the easy … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Leads Nixon in Gallup Poll

Posted on April 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 1, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon pours Billy Graham a cup of coffee during a White House visit. Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) leads Vice President Richard Nixon in a presidential election poll, 53% to 47%, George Gallup … Continue reading →

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GOP Loses Voting Strength, Poll finds

Posted on March 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1960: The Gallup Poll says: “…the Republican Party nationwide continues at one of its lowest ebbs in basic voting strength.” I have to wonder whether results like this set off any alarms among Republicans. Perhaps later stories will … Continue reading →

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Questions on the Future of the Presidency

Posted on March 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 18, 1960: Columnist James Reston explores President Eisenhower’s refusal to intervene in the dispute over segregated lunch counters in the South and what his philosophy signifies for the next president. Reston says, “President Eisenhower believes with great sincerity … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 17, 1960

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Conversing Computers     Well, we're there, folks.  I suppose it was inevitable.  And presumably the news has been deliberately hushed and permitted to leak here so no one would get the impulse to jump out of his shoes.  So … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 15, 1960

Posted on March 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Salsberry Family Is Very Wondrous Thing     There's a twist to the Salsberry story.     Gerald, the husband, is a 39-year-old construction worker, and right now he's unemployed.  He hasn't had a day's work in a month.     He and … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Defeat Attempt to Ban Death Penalty

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

“I’ve Got to Live With Myself!”   March 10, 1960: The Senate Judiciary Committee kills Gov. Pat Brown’s effort to repeal the death penalty. Although Caryl Chessman is the pressing issue in the question of capital punishment, his name is … Continue reading →

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Kennedy, Nixon Lead in New Hampshire

Posted on March 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

On the jump, an attorney seeks to keep state officials from removing Alice Marie Combs, 4, center, from her foster home in an effort to find a more intellectually stimulating family for the girl, who has an IQ of 138. … Continue reading →

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Meet Jackie Kennedy

Posted on March 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 8, 1960: Fletcher Knebel writes about Jacqueline Kennedy as part of his series on presidential candidates’ wives. It’s hard not to feel a pang of sorrow when Knebel notes that the Kennedys have just celebrated their daughter Caroline’s … Continue reading →

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Noise Replaces Facts in Politics

Posted on March 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1960: The Times publishes James Reston’s views on politics after adding the New York Times News Service. Reston calls Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) a tough political operator and describes Vice President Richard Nixon as “nearer to a … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Pulls Even With Nixon in Poll

Posted on March 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 4, 1960: Nancy Sinatra greets Elvis! March 4, 1960: Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) pulls even with Vice President Richard Nixon – even though Kennedy is Catholic! (More on the jump). 

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Kennedy and Catholicism

Posted on March 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Note: For quite a while, the Daily Mirror has been clicking along in perfect synchronization with the past. Mondays were Mondays and Fridays were Fridays. No more, because 1960 was a leap year and 2010 isn't. Feb. 29, 1960: … Continue reading →

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U.S. Doomed by a Culture of Leisure

Posted on February 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Give Me Your Pistol, Buck. Mine’s Overheated!”   In 1960, The Times was inserting This Week magazine in the Sunday papers. The editor was William I. Nichols, who countered the phrase “Better Dead Than Red” with the slogan “Better Brave … Continue reading →

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