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Timeline of the John F. Kennedy presidency (1962)
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The following is a [[timeline]] of the [[Presidency of John F. Kennedy]] from January 1, 1962, to December 31, 1962.
== January ==
* '''January 11''' – Kennedy delivers his second State of the Union address.
== February ==
[[File:Launch of Friendship 7 - GPN-2000-000686.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''February 20:''' [[John Glenn]], aboard the ''[[Mercury-Atlas 6|Friendship 7]]'' space capsule, becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.]]
* '''February 12''' – As [[Commander-in-chief]], Kennedy commutes the military death sentence of seaman Jimmie Henderson to life imprisonment, marking the last time in the 20th century that an American president was faced with such a decision (, the most recent such decision was when President [[George W. Bush]] decided to deny clemency to Private [[Ronald A. Gray]]).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* '''February 20''' – [[John Glenn]], aboard the space capsule ''[[Friendship 7]]'', is launched into an [[orbital spaceflight]] by a [[Mercury-Atlas 6]] rocket and becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.
== March ==
* '''March 22''' – Kennedy signs into law HR5143 (), abolishing the mandatory [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]] for [[Murder#Degrees of murder in the United States|first degree murder]] in the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]], the only remaining jurisdiction in the United States with a mandatory death sentence for first degree murder, replacing it with life imprisonment with parole if the jury could not decide between life imprisonment and the death penalty, or if the jury chose life imprisonment by a unanimous vote.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The death penalty in the District of Columbia has not been applied since 1957, and has now been abolished.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== April ==
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== May ==
* '''May 1''' – Kennedy signs the [https://ift.tt/2XAEB7p Educational Television Facilities Act] into law, marking the first time Congress provided major federal aid to public broadcasting.
* '''May 19''' – [[Marilyn Monroe]] sings ''[[Happy Birthday, Mr. President]]'' to President Kennedy in [[Madison Square Garden]] as part of the President's 45th birthday celebrations (the birthday itself was on May 29).
== June ==
*'''June 29 – July 1''' – Kennedy makes the fifth international trip of his presidency, travelling to [[Mexico, D.F.|Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], for a state visit. There he meets with Mexican President [[Adolfo López Mateos]].<ref name=JFKtravels/>
== July ==
*'''July 4''' – Kennedy delivered an address at [[Independence Hall]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], in which he spoke of the new movement toward interdependence that is transforming the world, and noting that the spirit of that new effort is the same spirit which gave birth to the American [[constitution of the United States|Constitution]].<ref></ref>
*'''July 10''' – President Kennedy attends the [[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)|All Star baseball game]] at [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|D.C. Stadium]], and throws out the first pitch.<ref></ref>
== August ==
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== September ==
[[File:JFK at Rice University.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''September 12:''' President Kennedy visits Rice University to deliver a speech on the nation's space program.]]
* '''September 12''' – Kennedy [[We choose to go to the Moon|delivers a speech]] at [[Rice University]] on the subject of the nation's [[Apollo program|plans to land humans on the Moon]]. Kennedy announces his continued support for increased space expenditures, saying "we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
== October ==
* '''October 22''' – In a televised address, Kennedy announces the October 14 discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba, making public the [[Cuban missile crisis]]. Kennedy also announces a naval "quarantine on all offensive military equipment" to that country.
== November ==
* '''November 6''' – The [[United States elections, 1962|1962 elections]] are held. The Democrats lose seats in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] to Republicans, but maintain their majority; they increase their majority in the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. Kennedy's brother [[Ted Kennedy|Ted]] wins a [[United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1962|special election in Massachusetts]] to represent the state as junior senator, in the seat his brother had held prior to his election as president.
* '''November 22''' – Kennedy is presented with the [[Laetare Medal]] by Rev. [[Theodore Hesburgh]], the president of the [[University of Notre Dame]]. The Medal, annually awarded by Notre Dame, is considered the highest award for American [[Catholics]]. Kennedy was presented with the award in the Oval Office, by Fr. Hesburgh, who was also a member of the [[United States Commission on Civil Rights]], and the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, the university's executive vice president.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== December ==
[[File:1962 Entrance Hall (Official White House) Christmas tree - Jack and Jacqueline Kennedy.jpg|thumb|250px|'''December 12:''' President and Mrs. Kennedy standing next to the [[White House Christmas tree]], located in the [[Entrance Hall]].]]
* '''December 12''' – President Kennedy meets with President [[Jorge Alessandri]] of the Republic of [[Chile]], have a working meeting to discuss the [[Alliance for Progress]].
*'''December 18–21''' – Kennedy makes the sixth international trip of his presidency, travelling to [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], [[The Bahamas]], where he confers with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and concludes an [[Nassau Agreement|agreement]] on nuclear defense systems.<ref name=JFKtravels/>
* '''December 25''' – President and Mrs. Kennedy attend [[Mass (liturgy)|mass]] at St. Ann's Church in [[Palm Beach, Florida]]. The Kennedys later hold a party for members of the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] and their families.
== References ==
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/2Y2FhBW Miller Center Kennedy Presidential Timeline]
[[Category:1962 in the United States]]
[[Category:United States presidency timelines|Kennedy, John F.]]
[[Category:Presidency of John F. Kennedy| ]]
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