Real Time 1960s

President Kennedy speaks out on Cuba; South Vietnam's President Diem shakes up the armed forces; John Steinbeck accepts the Nobel Prize; a newspaper strike hits New York City; California psychiatrists warn about LSD; Cassius Clay takes questions. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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In Washington, President Kennedy makes a decision on Cuba; in Vietnam, the U.S. uncovers a Communist assassination plot; Thurgood Marshall speaks in Harlem; Marlon Brando meets the press in Australia; and a shocking upset in the NFL. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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In a speech of extraordinary gravity, President Kennedy tells the American people that the Soviet Union, contrary to promises, has been building offensive missile and bomber bases in Cuba. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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Hundreds riot after James Meredith is admitted to Ole Miss; Robert F. Kennedy swears in a new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Dr. Martin Luther King is assaulted; the Dodgers are in trouble; Cassius Clay has a lot to say. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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President Kennedy speaks out on Cuba; two Negro churches are burned in Georgia; convicted spy Robert Soblen commits suicide; Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" is criticized; Lenny Bruce is banned in Sydney; Jimmy Piersall is arrested in Baltimore. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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President Kennedy speaks out on Cuba; a Federal challenge to Mississippi voting laws; Edward Kennedy takes a beating; NYPD volunteers dress up; Justice Felix Frankfurter steps down; Dodger fans hold their breath. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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President Kennedy speaks out on the space race; a verdict on the death of Marilyn Monroe; a Phoenix TV host has an abortion; a Soviet buildup in Cuba; rioting in West Berlin; Vice President Johnson leaves on a foreign tour. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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In Washington, President Kennedy honors a hero doctor; in Georgia, the Justice Department backs Negro demonstrators; in Sweden, a Phoenix T.V. host seeks an abortion; President Kennedy is serenaded; Elizabeth Duncan is executed; Marilyn Monroe is laid to rest. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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The Senate rejects President Kennedy's health care bill; Egyptian President Nasser threatens Israel; Europeans get a live look at American baseball; Dr. King addresses the National Press Club; the Baseball Hall of Fame has four new members. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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In Washington, President Kennedy takes in a ballgame; in Georgia, Dr. King goes to jail; at Cape Canaveral, Telstar is launched into orbit; Khrushchev talks tough; McNamara sees progress; the U.S. sets off a nuclear blast on the fringes of outer space. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein.

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