#JFK’s “New Frontier” sounds like a Ford model, complete with “a set of challenges.” Whitewalls too? http://t.co/PjnZrvUkj5
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Rome on the range? Despite prejudice the U.S. (barely) elects a Catholic president, 43-year-old #JFK. http://t.co/YIrK4yrG4J
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
After #JFK beats Nixon, asks for sit-down. Note to Jack: the man puts ketchup on his eggs. Try not to stare. http://t.co/HsV7ztaDXd
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
How ’bout a new baby boy for man who has everything? Anxious #JFK charters reporters’ plane to get to Jackie faster. http://t.co/Icvds5jSHv
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#Newsweek says bronzed prez-to-be #JFK looks great after Fla., but “Communist threat” seething. More cocoa butter? http://t.co/v4vn5AsePI
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK chose Bobby to be AG, #Newsweek sez he “has few of the traditional qualifications.” Except name recognition? http://t.co/mhqE7wI064
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK: “Ask not what your country can do 4 you, ask what you can do 4 your country.” How many said: What’s his angle? http://t.co/jnrcAmZbmg
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Chinese radio criticizes address, sez #JFK “comes from family rolling in money.” Reds watching Scrooge McPeking Duck? http://t.co/9lyqpc50HH
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Hey Bob Frost: how ’bout fire and ice? Podium catches fire then snow blinds poet at inauguration. Will that suffice? http://t.co/rssite43SM
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
1st week #JFK feeds Congo & projects “image of country on the move.” How ’bout next week? http://t.co/2AZ1BPebvj pic.twitter.com/ArlCasFY8g
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Not nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there: Ruskies release 2 US pilots. How to get them out secretly? http://t.co/249pfpfJov
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK’s Peace Corps to send 1000’s into jungle, desert for years. #Newsweek likes idea, provided we can pick people. http://t.co/vs3hLDJBAT
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
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What’s Spanish for “clam chowder”? Announcing Alliance for Progress w/ Latin America, #JFK’s “accent was atrocious.” http://t.co/D1zTYJmTlD
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Next time USSR wants to send a man into space why not pick one from the Kremlin? http://t.co/T7V6K6vooZ
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Space=infinite, time=not. #JFK: “News worse before better & some time before we catch up.” http://t.co/TqIG1Nsfr2 pic.twitter.com/tmATbk6DfN
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Did #JFK make a hash of Bay of Pigs invasion to take our mind off Yuri Gagarin? Next time try exploding cigar. http://t.co/DPOtIRBjvi
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
We liked Ike: Bay of Pigs “setback as grave as any that befell Eisenhower during his entire 8 years in office.” pic.twitter.com/dQ3xuKkLrf
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
No rest 4 weary: 100 days in #JFK eyes “Commie guerrillas in N. Vietnam, ready & able to cause next foreign crisis.” http://t.co/KV190sUoJ6
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
1st American in space chats with #JFK after splashdown. Prez to Shepard: “So, anything new?” http://t.co/LENJRnZBX8
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
He’s got one 3-year-old’s vote: #Newsweek reports Caroline happy in the White House; like to stay 7 more years? http://t.co/XNMoqOGGuY
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
No free ride: #JFK calls Alabama guv after Freedom Riders beaten, gets a dial tone. Next time try baseball bat. http://t.co/gKhuGcljtp
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK tells Congress he wants to put a man on the moon. Backbenchers roll eyes; what next, polio vaccine? http://t.co/sfPyDxw3zc
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Jackie wows Paris with her French, her grace, her tiara. Photogs ignore #JFK, focus on the Givenchy. http://t.co/nXHBW4Yddz
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Put ’er there, tovarisch: #JFK, Khrushchev shake hands & smile? Nikita has “work-hardened but manicured hand.” http://t.co/VuEVfWj32R
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#Newsweek prints pic of prez on crutches. #JFK admits back almost as much of a pain as the press. http://t.co/DAcck763JQ
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
If #JFK is re-elected in ’64 and #Newsweek is right, moon landing will happen in ’67 when boy-king is… 50. #BigIf http://t.co/Xs5cLNJyvT
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#Newsweek cover: “Showdown Over Berlin.” Wait, didn’t we just have a war there? http://t.co/8NcxNShiqr
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK scopes 8 Miss Universe contestants in front of White House. Better than going eyeball-to-eyeball with Russians. http://t.co/qWq2FqQs7g
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Bring me men to match my pains: #JFK tells NSC looming conflict with USSR means more soldiers, at least another 100K http://t.co/9dXEeGrxN2
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Affirmative action: After #JFK warns of need to defend freedom in Berlin, draft-age men tell #Newsweek they’re ready http://t.co/Rdg6c0SkOG
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Construction begins on wall in Berlin – to keep freedom from encroaching on the East, no doubt. http://t.co/pPvtdA0oTl
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Wall of shame? #Newsweek calls Berlin blockade “a confession of Communism’s failure.” http://t.co/S6XYlvRAFH
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Just when we were getting used to the quiet, USSR tests another nuke. #JFK “entirely confident” in our stockpile. http://t.co/KPbQEFGRTY
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
“Let us call a truce to terror,” #JFK tells U.N. Can General Assembly hear his “youthful voice”? http://t.co/XPrVwciQnz
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Color me harassed: #JFK sends aide to report on “Red-harassed” state of things in Vietnam. http://t.co/Rtoqay3T8V
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Critical Mass: #JFK brother Teddy taking heat from George Lodge in his home-state Senate race. http://t.co/jZHllIle24
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK said we should build bomb shelters in the basement. Now where are we gonna put the rumpus room? http://t.co/RReBwrFmOS
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
India’s Nehru visits #JFK, sez East will go Communist if hunger & despair aren't dealt with. Nice jacket, though! http://t.co/v5IJC6DFuz
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK sez “diplomacy, defense not substitutes for one another” in his “most important speech” since U.N. speech. http://t.co/QyLS1h7v33
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Jackie wows Venezuela speaking Spanish, playing Señor Wences to #JFK’s Johnny. “S’awright!” http://t.co/zF0MNSj4pU
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Like spies passing in night U2 pilot & Soviet spook walk across bridge in Berlin, in opposite directions, natch. http://t.co/iBZnbgQoQc
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
First lady invites prime-time TV audience into White House. How do you tell millions to wipe their feet? http://t.co/UyThYVQxDJ
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
A nice spin: As John Glenn orbits earth Americans “walked about in a comfortable glow, as if weightless themselves.” http://t.co/KYpZDHdAa2
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
In “worst tactical defeat” dealt by Congress yet #JFK’s Dept. of Urban Affairs & 1st black cabinet member rejected. http://t.co/XBbMyjEpFw
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
NYC honors John Glenn with ticker-tape parade, biggest in history. Everyone but garbage men ecstatic. http://t.co/1FGCm6fI3F
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK to resume nuke testing: “No single decision has been more thoughtfully weighed.” http://t.co/Ztk68BdfqU pic.twitter.com/3gFLUTQVcF
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Buying friends where he can #JFK offers prez Joao Goulart $129M loan for assurances Brazil won’t go Communist. http://t.co/AR0AxOopeJ
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
“Last year it was Cuba, now this,” sez #JFK of US Steel raising price 3.5%. Is Jack Paar looking over his shoulder? http://t.co/Zx7dB2E8Ve
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK’s big fight with Big Steel will have big consequences for years to come, says #Newsweek http://t.co/Zx7dB2E8Ve pic.twitter.com/A9AiFwABvk
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Stop picking on men of steel! Goldwater “boldly in favor of the steel companies and bitterly against Democrats.” http://t.co/iAcJ0t85Cf
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
You could even say it glows: US tests nukes on Christmas Island, makes “harsh white light brighter than any sun.” http://t.co/h3V7t8LSiH
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Alabam’ don’t give a damn: Birmingham, last Southern city to do nothing about desegregation, gets a boycott. http://t.co/cUNaohM7Ih
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK plugs “Medicare,” gov’t health insurance for Americans over 65. Hula hoops not included. http://t.co/rhggid67eu
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Too mucho gusto? Secret Service nearly loses #JFK when he plunges into “too-friendly crowd” in Mexico. http://t.co/167oq8wVvj
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
What makes Johnny mad: After defeat of Medicare bill in Senate, #JFK angrier than reporters have ever seen him. http://t.co/P6K4WnQVLM
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade” not because it is easy, but because it is hard. Next: integration. http://t.co/7giirlx5uX
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK sends in US Army after riots erupt to keep black man out of U Miss. American troops fighting in 2 deltas at once http://t.co/BGZ5Ws2wsT
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Worst wake-up call ever: #JFK in bed when McGeorge Bundy tells him satellite photos show Russian missiles in Cuba. http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Ready for your close-up? Cuba most photographed 44,218 sq. miles of real estate in the world. http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h pic.twitter.com/Xsv6nGkHX7
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Lies, damned lies & ballistics: Soviet foreign minister meets #JFK, sez Cuba gets only defensive supplies from USSR. http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Debate continues in the White House b/w admin, Pentagon. Deliveries include cigarettes, coffee, Pepto-Bismol. http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK, given two options on Cuba, goes for quarantine. No one wants to see what’s in the other hand. http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK takes the Cuban Missile Crisis to prime time, speaking in an icy voice. Halloween came early this year. http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
25 Soviet ships spotted headed for Cuba. Is there a Russian equivalent of game of chicken? http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h pic.twitter.com/7y5xkmLlfK
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Whole nation waiting by TV & radio for latest on crisis. Wish someone would invent Twitter! http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h pic.twitter.com/f5mCYWwey8
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK gets nice note from Khrushchev: Never mind! Who said nuclear war? We wish someone would invent Google Translate! http://t.co/OBEjbX2Q0h
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Teddy beats George Lodge in Mass. Senate race. Guess it didn’t hurt that his brother just saved the world. http://t.co/EG6PKugDGx
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Bringing home the bacon: In a pre-Christmas swap US gifts $53M in humanitarian aid for 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners. http://t.co/rZGYYhBrVp
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Is #JFK reading Mies van der Rohe? Sounded like, “Less is more” in State of the Union speech. Cut to the cuts, Jack! http://t.co/AWwaK7QyMP
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Such a thing as cold peace? Idea of nuclear test-ban treaty with Soviets means no mushroom cloud. http://t.co/6xqD5xij6n
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
“Forgive, O lord, my little jokes on Thee/And I’ll forgive Thy great big one on me.” – RIP Bob Frost, #JFK fave. http://t.co/aZLaJbNTlZ
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Too soon for Bobby? #Newsweek considers the prospect of another Kennedy in the White House. He knows the layout! http://t.co/CIb5pLLmpp
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Too much sun? Newsweek thinks AZ’s Goldwater next GOP prez candidate. #JFK counters with northern cool, tans well too http://t.co/r1tgVmaopA
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Where is #JFK after protests, beatings in South? What value his agony? Maybe change name: No Justice Dept. http://t.co/lRBdnvGxxG
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
"We all cherish our children’s futures.” #JFK plays kid card in “strategy for peace” speech, world weary of Cold War. http://t.co/MIJ4GzEzOk
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Wallace blocks door but history pushes past as blacks enroll in U of Ala after #JFK federalizes state’s nat’l guard. http://t.co/uukplixkJU
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Better late than never #JFK makes civil rights speech some advisers opposed “We are confronted...with a moral issue.” http://t.co/7ZdLUyW3cw
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Evers shot in back in front of his house; wife, kids nearby: all you need to know about those opposing civil rights. http://t.co/uukplixkJU
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Evers buried, #JFK proposes sweeping civil rights legislation. Are you listening, Dixie? http://t.co/zu56EWKLLM pic.twitter.com/6smHnJ6vLO
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Ich bin eine Berlitzer: #JFK addresses Berliners in German, knocks a hole in Wall. Maybe run for chancellor next? http://t.co/4D92MQp3gp
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Rome visit big letdown for anti-Catholic conspiracy theorists when #JFK did not kneel and kiss Pope’s ring. http://t.co/4D92MQp3gp
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
In East Berlin, Khrushchev sez USSR open to nuke ban. #Newsweek hasn't seen this many olive branches since Sicily. http://t.co/2g9NrfkJUu
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
No-class clowns? Biz leaders visit WH, stay seated when #JFK enters. Make them go stand in corner of country! http://t.co/hreif8dOjY
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK announces test-ban treaty with USSR to Cold War-weary nation. While not the end of arms race, a bit of warmth. http://t.co/B3jRrHxN4F
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Leader of free world powerless: #JFK’s baby Patrick dies 39 hours after premature birth. White House dark. http://t.co/Y4EmeswsHv
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
200K March on DC. #JFK watches history on TV. Being booed better than being beaten. http://t.co/p4b4HllROD pic.twitter.com/6jTSYZ63Vk
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
You heard it here first: The US cannot put a man on the moon before 1970. http://t.co/nzR6SaR23U
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Civil rights opponents blow up church, kill 4 girls in Birmingham. Sing along with Mitch: “Which side are you on?” http://t.co/H1JE8w24EV
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
You can’t eat olive branches. US to sell wheat to the USSR. http://t.co/vU73iq3f6c
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Despite his Checkered past, speculation grows that Nixon will run for president again. You heard it here first... http://t.co/oOfWdJuxkF
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Carpe Diem: South Vietnam president overthrown, killed. Surely #JFK knew nothing about this! http://t.co/x0K2orqkNk
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Is it summer already? Looking forward to a time of rest, #JFK leases a mansion on Narragansett Bay. http://t.co/8kYeqAQJSO
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Nice work if you can get it: #JFK to run again, likes job. What not to like? War, bombings, nuke threats.…. http://t.co/WQrLnueIMW
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
#JFK lands at Love Field, asks to have bubble top removed for drive thru Dallas. The better to feel the love? http://t.co/oKdS4H7Ybc
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Crowd out cheering in 76 degree TX shirt-sleeve weather. Mrs. Connolly: “You can’t say Dallas isn’t friendly today!” http://t.co/oKdS4H7Ybc
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Three shots fired. President hit. World’s longest nine minutes as car races to nearest hospital. http://t.co/oKdS4H7Ybc
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
ER team works in vain. “Medically speaking,” says one doc, “he was dead when he was hit.” http://t.co/oKdS4H7Ybc
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Jackie in blood-stained strawberry wool suit stays in O.R. “She wouldn't leave,” says doc. “A real thoroughbred.” http://t.co/oKdS4H7Ybc
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Time of death: 1 pm, 30 min after shooting. Actually an estimate. Everyone forgot to look at the clock. http://t.co/oKdS4H7Ybc
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
SPEECHLESS. http://t.co/oKdS4H7Ybc pic.twitter.com/YNrVm8WGzK
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
Sniper’s nest found on 6th floor of TX School Book Depository. Scraps of fried chicken lunch, an empty pop bottle. http://t.co/WV35vhbjpt
— Newsweek History 101 (@NWKHistory101) November 7, 2013
