JFK proclaims Churchill honorary U.S. citizen 50 years ago this hour (1963)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'John F. Kennedy makes Winston Churchill an honorary American citizen'

(Tuesday, April 9, 1963, 3 p.m. EST) — British statesman Winston Churchill was proclaimed an honorary U.S. citizen today by President John F. Kennedy. Churchill, unable to attend, watched the proceedings live on television in his London home.