October 4, 1961
That fall of 1961, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Kennedy was in the White House — the Soviet Union was pushing hard on the question of Germany and Khrushchev was signaling he wanted a direct meeting with Kennedy to resolve it. On television, "Gunsmoke" remained the country's top-rated show, while at the movies audiences were filling seats for "The Hustler," and Ray Charles had the number one song in the country with "Hit The Road Jack." The New York Yankees won the World Series that October, defeating the Cincinnati Reds, and just weeks later test pilot Robert White set a world air speed record of 4,093 miles per hour in an X-15 rocket plane.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 4, 1961
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 4, 1961
Canada Asks U. N. To Insist On End Of Nuclear Tests; Canada Bids U. N. Act On Atom Tests
Mme. Khrushchev Tells Marchers Soviet Is 'Not Getting Ready For War'; Mme. Khrushchev Meets Marchers
Sharp Reduction In Troops Likely If Crisis Recedes; Prospect Disturbs The Army -- Pentagon Said To Plan 53-Billion Budget For '63 Troop Cut Likely If Crisis Recedes
President Sees Gromyko 2 Hours; Progress Scant; Blunt Parley In White House Yields No Encouragement For New Negotiations Berlin Access A Topic Kennedy Says Soviet Offers 'Apple For An Orchard' On Germany And Laos Kennedy Presses Gromyko In Talk
World Events — October 1961
Time Person of the Year — 1961
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 4, 1961
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1961–62 Season
Emmy Winners — 1961
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 4, 1961
On the field
Sports Champions — October 4, 1961
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