A program for the seventieth commencement ceremonies of Springfield College held in 1956. This pamphlet starts by describing the program, including songs, prayers, commencement address, presentation of diplomas, and a list of the members of the graduating class. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave the commencement address. Honorary degrees were conferred to Clarence Evan Pickett, Paul Andrew Sampson (Doctor of Humanics), Eldon V. Johnson, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Doctor of Laws).
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Later on, John F. Kennedy served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. Notable events that occurred during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the establishment of the Peace Corps, the Space Race—by initiating Project Apollo (which later culminated in the moon landings), the building of the Berlin Wall, the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and the increased U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
