| 1960 - 1971 |
| 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 |