LIFE Covers The 60's

Mr. and and Mrs. John F. Kennedy
after he won the Presidential election.
November 21, 1960 - Photographer: Paul Schutzer.

Astronaut John Glenn "Making of a Brave Man"
February 02, 1962 - Photographer: Ralph Morse.

Actress Natalie Wood at the
Cannes Film Festival in France.
June 15, 1962 - Photographer: Paul Schutzer.

Widow and son of murdered civil rights
activist Medgar Evers at his funeral.
June 28, 1963 - Photographer: John Loengard.

Senator Barry Goldwater with horse "Sunny"
November 1, 1963 - Photographer: Leonard McCombe.

Boxer Cassius Clay aka Mohammed Ali
June 06, 1964 - Photographer: Bob Gomel.

The Beatles - Ringo Starr, George Harrison,
Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
August 28, 1964 - Photographer: John Dominis.

Entertainer Frank Sinatra.
April 23, 1965 - Photographer: John Dominis.

American Pan Am stewardess Susan Sicari embracing
Russian Aeroflot Stewardess on the re-opening of the
New York to Moscow direct airline route.
July 26, 1968 - Photographer: Arthur Schatz.

Tennis player Arthur Ashe.
September 20, 1968 - Photographer: Richard Meek.

President Richard Nixon in Key Biscayne.
February 21, 1969 - Photographer: George Silk.

"Leaving for the Moon" Astronaut Neil Armstrong
July 25, 1969 - Photographer: Leonard McCombe.

LINK: LIFE magazine photo archive