Tuesday, January 25, 2011

January 25, 1961: President Kennedy Delivers the First Live Presidential News Conference

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first live presidential news conference. At 6pm EST on January 25, 1961, President Kennedy delivered his first presidential news conference at the State Department Auditorium in Washington, D.C. before 418 people. The transcript of the news conference can be found here on the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum web site.


Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban Studies, Engineering

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