VOA Historical Highlights: 1960s


VOA HISTORY - Historical highlights

Our Historical Highlights present a listing of significant dates and developments in VOA’s history. For a more detailed discussion of VOA’s overall development over the decades, visit our in-depth illustrated history chapters, which include historic audio clips and photographs. Click on the decade below to find more detailed information about that time in VOA's history.
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1960s

1960: USIA Director George Allen endorses the VOA Charter, which has been drafted into a formal statement of principles that will govern VOA broadcasts.

February 24, 1962: U.S. President John F. Kennedy addresses VOA at its 20^th anniversary reception saying, "We welcome the views of others, we seek a free flow of information across national boundaries and oceans, across iron curtains and stonewalls."

1958 to 1965: VOA technical facilities and programming for every part of the world are expanded.

1969: Nearly 800 million people tune to VOA’s live coverage of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon.