3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
President Kennedy holds his thirtieth news conference
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President Kennedy sends a letter to Senator James Eastland on pending legislation relating to drug marketing.
President and Mrs. Kennedy welcome Shah Reza Pahlavi and the Empress of Iran at Washington National Airport. Later the President hosts a State Dinner in their honor at the White House.
President Kennedy assigns "highest national priority" to the Apollo manned lunar landing program.
During his news conference, President Kennedy criticizes the decision of steel executives to raise the price of steel by approximately $6 per ton despite the President's using his office to convince unions to negotiate noninflationary contracts. The President calls the action "a wholly unjustifiable and irresponsible defiance of the public interest." He also states "Some time ago I asked each American to consider what he would do for his country and I asked the steel companies. In the last 24 hours we had their answer."
President Kennedy announces that he is seeking an 80 day injunction to stop a 27 day West Coast maritime strike.
President Kennedy issues a statement announcing the release of National Guard and Reserve units called to active duty in 1961. The President says "The release is not the result of any marked change in the international situation….It is the result, rather, of our successful build-up of permanent instead of emergency strength."