The rule was enforced by demand of Sen. Wayne Morse ( D., Ore. ) in connection with President Eisenhower's cabinet selections in 1953 and President Kennedy's in 1961.

First conceived during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower as a three-man spacecraft to follow the one-man Project Mercury which put the first Americans in space, Apollo was later dedicated to President John F. Kennedy's national goal of " landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth " by the end of the 1960s, which he proposed in a May 25, 1961 address to Congress.

* 1961 – President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power.

* 1961 – Barack Obama, American politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate

Soon after Fidel Castro declared Cuba a socialist state, Costa Rican President Mario Echandi ended diplomatic relations on 10 September 1961 with the island through Executive Decree Number 2, in compliance with sanctions placed on Cuba by the Organization of American States.

The United States had been embarrassed publicly by the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961, which had been launched under President John F. Kennedy by CIA-trained forces of Cuban exiles.

In addition, Khrushchev ’ s impression of Kennedy ’ s weakness was confirmed by the President ’ s soft response during the Berlin Crisis of 1961, particularly the building of the Berlin Wall.

It was through being an Eagle Scout that he was present with other Boy Scouts outside of the White House at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, which took place on Lynch's birthday in 1961.

Dwight David " Ike " Eisenhower ( pronounced, ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969 ) was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.

* 1961 – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan

* 1961 – Macky Sall, Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal

On May 6, 1961, the commission sent its draft to President Ayub Khan who thoroughly examined the draft with consulting with his cabinet.

( A letter from President Kennedy advising the use of fallout shelters appeared in the September 1961 issue of Life magazine.

In the February 1961 election, held under the new presidential system, M ' Ba became President and Aubame became Foreign Minister.

In the February 1961 election, held under the new presidential system, M ' Ba became President and Aubame became Foreign Minister.

* 1961 – U. S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the " military-industrial complex ".

Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach ( to the right ), with Sylvanus Olympio the President of Togo, while visiting Villa Hügel on May 17, 1961

* 1961 – President of the United States John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.

* 1961 – Apollo program: U. S. President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal to initiate a project to put a " man on the Moon " before the end of the decade.

< center > This 1961 photo shows Dr. William H. Pickering, ( center ) JPL Director, presenting a Mariner spacecraft model to President John F. Kennedy, ( right ).

* 1874 – Luigi Einaudi, Italian politician and economist, 2nd President of the Italian Republic ( d. 1961 )

Soviet General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev meeting with United States President John F. Kennedy, June 1961.

and now, therefore, do I, John A. Notte, Jr., governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, proclaim the week of april 29th to may 7th, 1961, as Rhode Island Heritage Week, advising our citizens that throughout this week many historic houses and beautiful gardens will be open to visitors as well as industrial plants, craft shops, museums and libraries and I earnestly urge all to take advantage of these opportunities to see as many of these places as they can during this outstanding week.

now, therefore, do I, John A. Notte, Jr., governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, proclaim Saturday, May 20th, 1961, as Armed Forces Day, reminding our citizens that we should rededicate ourselves to our Nation, respecting the uniforms as the guardians of our precious liberty.

and now, therefore, do I, John A. Notte, Jr., Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, proclaim Monday, May 22nd, 1961, as National Maritime Day, reminding our citizens that American Merchant ships and American seamen are ready at all times to serve our Nation in the cause of freedom and justice.

and now, therefore, do I, John A. Notte, Jr., Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, proclaim the week of June 11th to 17th, 1961, as Miss Rhode Island Pageant Week, with deep appreciation to the Jaycees, local and statewide, for the presentation of their beautiful Pageants and the encouragement of all Rhode Island girls to participate.

and now, therefore, do I, John A. Notte, Jr., governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, proclaim Tuesday, October 24th, 1961, as United Nations day, calling upon all our citizens to engage in appropriate observances, demonstrating faith in the United Nations and thereby contributing to a better understanding of the aims of the United Nations throughout the land.

and now, therefore, do I, John A. Notte, Jr., Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, proclaim the week of Monday, November 13, 1961, as the State Ballet of Rhode Island Week, requesting all Rhode Islanders to give special attention to this unusual event which should contribute to the cultural life of the State.

now, therefore, do I, John A. Notte, Jr., governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, proclaim Thursday, November 23rd, 1961, as Thanksgiving Day,

Suppose John Jones, who, for 1960, filed on the basis of a calendar year, died June 20, 1961.

John Di Massimo has been elected president of the 1961 Columbus Day Celebration Committee, it was announced yesterday.

* 1961 – John Key, New Zealand politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand

* 1886 – John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian pilot and engineer ( d. 1961 )

* 1961 – John Podhoretz, American columnist and political pundit

* Arthur Berry, A Short History of Astronomy ( John Murray, 1898 – republished by Dover, 1961 ), 258-265.

Selected Prose, edited by John Carter, Cambridge University Press, 1961

In addition, John Frankenheimer directed five films with Lancaster: The Young Savages ( 1961 ), Birdman of Alcatraz ( 1962 ), Seven Days in May ( 1964 ), The Train ( 1964 ), and The Gypsy Moths ( 1969 ).

Carl Barks ( March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000 ) was an American Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck ( 1947 ), Gladstone Gander ( 1948 ), the Beagle Boys ( 1951 ), The Junior Woodchucks ( 1951 ), Gyro Gearloose ( 1952 ), Cornelius Coot ( 1952 ), Flintheart Glomgold ( 1956 ), John D. Rockerduck ( 1961 ) and Magica De Spell ( 1961 ).

* Rewald, John, The History of Impressionism ( 1961 ), Museum of Modern Art, ISBN 0-8109-6035-4

Time Out was followed by several albums with a similar approach, including Time Further Out: Miro Reflections ( 1961 ), using more 5 / 4, 6 / 4, and 9 / 8, plus the first attempt at 7 / 4 ; Countdown: Time in Outer Space ( dedicated to John Glenn ) ( 1962 ), featuring 11 / 4 and more 7 / 4 ; Time Changes ( 1963 ), with much 3 / 4, 10 / 4 ( which was really 5 + 5 ), and 13 / 4 ; and Time In ( 1966 ).

Eisenhower with John F. Kennedy, April 22, 1961

* 1961 – John Lynch, Irish actor