May 29, 2017 · President John F. Kennedy is greeted by enthusiastic vacationers as he arrives in Yosemite National Park on Aug. 17, 1962, for an overnight stay. Peak on the upper left is North Dome, Half...

Nov 7, 2019 · In early June of 1963, President John F. Kennedy embarked on a whirlwind tour through several locations in the Southwestern United States. Over the course of five days, from June 5 to June 9, he visited Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, California, and Hawaii.

California voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. Although California was Nixon's home state, which he represented in the House and Senate, and initial political base, his margin of victory over Kennedy turned out to be extremely narrow; in fact, it was ...

Sep 23, 2023 · On November 22, 1963, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated as his motorcade drove through Dallas, Texas. Less than two months prior, JFK partook in a 5-day Conservation Tour from Pennsylvania to California, which included 11 states and 15 speeches aimed at the environment and promotion of conservation.

President John F. Kennedy visiting Los Angeles, California, 19 August 1962. 0:00-2:17: Going to Church of the Good Shepherd, 504 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills. 2:18-3:59 & 6:23-6:39: At Santa Monica Beach, near the home of brother-in-law Peter Lawford, 621 Palisades Beach Road, Santa Monica. 4:00-6:22: Arriving by helicoper at the Beverly ...

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's trip to California.

Nov 23, 2023 · SAN DIEGO — John F. Kennedy was no stranger to San Diego. He visited our county both as a candidate and after he was elected as our 35th President. His last visit here was in June 1963, just five...

The assassination of John F. Kennedy brought the nation together in a profound way. In those still relatively early days of mass media, the country experienced its first hugely significant television moment on that November Friday in 1963.

Touring the West to promote his conservation agenda, Kennedy visited Lassen Volcanic on September 27 and 28, 1963. He was accompanied by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, and California’s Governor Pat Brown.

On August 18, 1962, President John F. Kennedy joined then-Governor Edmond “Pat” Brown and other State and Federal officials to celebrate the landmark groundbreaking of the San Luis Dam, a joint Federal-State reservoir and part of California’s State Water Project (SWP).