"I Ask God's Help -- And Yours."
President Lyndon B. Johnson's made these remarks to the nation upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, November 22, 1963, the day of President John F....
Astronauts' view
This aerial photograph, taken on July 31, 1997, shows the John F. Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida. The Kennedy Space Center, administered by the...
Burning the midnight oil
The lights in the White House were burning bright in this photograph taken during the height of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The Soviet Union had placed...
Cuba, 1962
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union stood on the brink of nuclear war. While insisting that the Soviet Union...
Cuban airfields
President John F. Kennedy used this map in his Cuban Missile Crisis meetings, September 1962 to October 1962 to show aircraft locations in Cuba.
Diagram of the single-bullet theory
As the President’s vehicle turned in front of the Texas School Book Depository shots rang out. Many theories exist surrounding how many bullets were fired and the...
For jobs and freedom
A rally at the Washington Monument on August 28, 1963, began the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” The march proceeded to the Lincoln Memorial, where...