1960 - 1971
US Debt 1940-1960 This Page 1971-1979 1979-1986 1986-1997

DATE STATUS DEBT CEILING
June 30, 1961"Temporary"$US 298,000,000,000
October 1961:   Debt ceiling back to the level set in 1945 - 16 years earlier.
Now you know why the 1950s were the "Golden Decade".
July 1, 1962"Temporary"$US 308,000,000,000
March 31, 1963"Temp. Decrease"$US 305,000,000,000
June 25, 1963"Temp. Decrease"$US 300,000,000,000
June 30, 1963"Temporary"$US 307,000,000,000
August 31, 1963"Temporary"$US 309,000,000,000
November 22, 1963:   Kennedy Assassination - The End Of "Innocence".
November 26, 1963"Temporary"$US 315,000,000,000
June 29, 1964"Temporary"$US 324,000,000,000
June 24, 1965"Temporary"$US 328,000,000,000
June 24, 1966"Temporary"$US 330,000,000,000
March 2, 1967"Temporary"$US 336,000,000,000
June 30, 1967"Temporary"$US 358,000,000,000
July 1, 1968"Temporary"$US 365,000,000,000
April 7, 1969"Temporary"$US 377,000,000,000
July-Sept. 1969:   Apollo 11 - Woodstock - The LAST Balanced Budget
June 30, 1970"Temporary"$US 395,000,000,000
March 17, 1971"Temporary"$US 430,000,000,000

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