The following is a provisional list of national television appearances by John F. Kennedy up through September 19, 1960. It does not include most spot news, stock news, newsreel, or Committee Hearings footage, such as the McClellan Committee Hearings, nor does it include commercial advertising. For more information please contact Kennedy.Library@nara.gov.
| Date | Program | JFK Library Accession # |
| 02 DEC 1951 | "Meet the Press" (NBC) |
TNN:9 |
|
12 MAR 1952 |
"Longines Chronoscope" (CBS) |
TNC:21 |
|
07 OCT 1952 |
"Keep Posted: Kennedy-Lodge" (CBS) |
TNC:61 |
|
09 NOV 1952 |
"Meet the Press" (NBC) |
TNN:7 |
|
30 OCT 1953 |
"Person to Person" (CBS) |
TNC:183 |
|
14 FEB 1954 |
"Meet the Press" (NBC) |
|
|
16 MAY 1956 |
"A Profile in Courage" (NBC) (Introductory Remarks) |
TNN:19 |
|
01 JUL 1956 |
"Face the Nation" (CBS) |
TNC:159 |
|
16 AUG 1956 |
Democratic National Convention - JFK nominates Stevenson (CBS) |
TNC:225D |
|
28 OCT 1956 |
"Meet the Press" (NBC) |
TNN:8 |
|
N/D 1957 |
"Navy Log-PT 109" (CBS) |
TNC:54 |
|
12 FEB 1957 |
"Omnibus: Call it Courage" (ABC) |
TNA:2 |
|
24 NOV 1957 |
"Look Here" (NBC) |
TNN:256 |
|
30 MAR 1958 |
"Face the Nation" (CBS) |
TNC:165 |
|
22 FEB 1959 |
"Face the Nation" (CBS) |
TNC:178 |
|
22 MAR 1959 |
"The Great Challenge: Can Democracy Meet the Space Age Challenge?" (CBS) |
TNC:187 |
|
18 OCT 1959 |
"Small World" (CBS) |
TNC:186 |
|
02 JAN 1960 |
"JFK Announces Candidacy" (CBS Spot News) |
TNC:68A |
|
03 JAN 1960 |
"Meet the Press" (NBC) |
TNN:289 |
|
03 APR 1960 |
"Face the Nation" (CBS) |
TNC:53 |
|
03 APR 1960 |
"Time: Present" (NBC) |
TNN:283 |
|
05 APR 1960 |
"What Happened in Wisconsin?" (CBS) |
TNC:188 |
|
16 MAY 1960 |
"Eyewitness: Crisis at the Summit" (CBS) |
TNC:185 |
|
16 JUN 1960 |
"The Jack Paar Show" (NBC) |
TNN:284 |
|
04 JUL 1960 |
"JFK New Conference/Rebuttal to Truman" (CBS) |
TNC:28 |
|
11-15 JUL 1960 |
1960 DNC (CBS coverage) |
TNC:191 |
|
12 SEP 1960 |
Houston Ministers Conference (CBS) |
TNC:203; also IFP:140 |
|
19 SEP 1960 |
Presidential Countdown, "Mr. Kennedy - A Profile" (CBS) |
TNC:149 |