In 1952, the Progressive Party ran attorney Vincent Hallinan for President of the United States and Charlotta Bass for Vice-President, making her the first African-American woman ever to run for National office. The campaign attracted little media attention and few votes, and was not even on the ballot in many states.   

Topic: Discussion of the Korean war.                

President Dwight Eisenhower gives a campaign speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.                                       

Highlights: Political discussions take place among Democrats, Republicans including Judge Louis Lefkowitz discuss the presidential campaign.                                       

Vice President Richard Nixon gives a political speech from Hershey, Pennslyvania. He is introduced by Senator James Duff
of Pennslyvania.                                     

A panel discussion by scientists on the current state of US science in light of the latest Russian space feats. Also commentary on President Eisenhower's speech given earlier.
Howard Whitman is the host. The opening of the "Gray Ghost"  Western movie is heard.                                                    

A look back at the year 1957. Highlights include, the Russians launch Sputnik satellite, Bigots and segregationists riot in the South, includes a report from John Secondari, labor corruption, a detailed report by ABC correspondents, Dave Beck and Jimmy Hoffa denounced by Senator John McClellan, Senate committee excerpts
including Senator McClellan, Robert Kennedy, Senator Irving Ives, Jimmy Hoffa plays dumb, many unions are investigated for possible corruption, integration problems, riots in Little Rock, Arkansas, spurred on by Gov. Orval Faubus, Federal troops restore order, comments by Faubus, Eisenhower, and Negro students, Sputnik launched US prestige is lowered, US values need changing, Khrushchev threatens US "Sputnik Diplomacy," comments by Dr. Edward Teller, Werner Von Braun, General Jimmy Doolittle, on space crisis. Comment on Khrushchev by Cecil Brown, President Eisenhower's illnesses, Nato troubles and Nato summit meeting in Paris not much accomplished, reports from France and England, Quincy Howe comments on the potential crisis from the Middle East and Asia to be capitalized by Russia, US suffers a further setback in failure to launch a satellite. 

John Daly is the host.                                                                            

  Broadcast  Sunday evenings on ABC.
 
Highlights: Jewish temple dynamited in Atlanta George, Mourners for Pope Pius press at Saint Peters, Alcatraz fugitive  found drowned, Communists extend cease- fire for two weeks at Quenioy,  Marshal Josip Broz Tito thinks rift with Moscow will not last long, Moon rocket fails and will renter earth's atmosphere here and blow up.       

President Dwight Eisenhower talk on Berlin and US security.            

Paul Harvey gives commentary on Nikita Khrushchev and the summit conference.

Paul Harvey reports.                                     

NBC Live radio coverage of the 1960 Presidential Election returns between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon. 

This rare archived off the air recording begins with 4% of the vote counted. Commercials during this radio broadcast are included.    

Live coverage of the 1960 Presidential Election Returns on WRCV-TV, an NBC affiliate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, and Tom Pettit report. 

On December 16th, 1960, a United Airlines Douglas DC-8 collided in mid-air with a TWA-Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation descending toward La Guardia Airport. The Constellation crashes on Miller Field in Staten Island while DC-8 goes down in Park Slope, Brooklyn. All 128 people aboard the two aircraft were killed, including six people on the ground. 

Additional CBS-TV coverage of mid-air plane crash begins twelve hours after accident with Walter Cronkite and Harry Reasoner. 

President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation regarding the Berlin crisis.                          

President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation on the state of the American economy.                      

From the New State Department in Washington D.C. the 43rd live News Conference of President John F. Kennedy.

Comments on Castro and Cuba, claims Soviet technical aid is no threat to this hemisphere, the US will intervene if Cuba presents an offensive threat, other topics include international violence, nuclear testing, politics, and space. 

Wells Church reporting.                                      

President Kennedy charges that the Soviet Union has erected offensive weapons in Cuba, ballistic missiles that are capable of striking the Southeast US, US will initiate a strict quarantine against military shipments to Cuba.              

Astronaut Gordon Cooper receives a ticker-tape reception in New York City.            

Students of the Left-comments by leaders of the movement.            

Political special on the presidential campaign.

Moderator: John Wingate.             

A look at local and national politics including the upcoming presidential election.

President Johnson's press conference of May 6th, 1964 on the South Lawn of the White House. Johnson discusses the economy, Vietnam, and other matters.                                    

Richard Nixon and Barry Goldwater speak about the upcoming presidential election. Nixon speaks on behalf of Goldwater.            

Election eve talk by Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.          

President Lyndon Johnson easily defeats Republican challenger Barry Goldwater to win the 1964 Presidential election.        

ABC newscaster Peter Jennings does a thirty-second promo spot announcing to viewers he will be ABC's new primetime anchor beginning on February 1st, 1965.             

A progress report of the Gemini spacecraft with astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White aboard.

Peter Jennings and Jules Bergman report.            

Civil rights documentaries.              

Martin Agronsky's Peking commentary.             

A report on the current crisis in Greece. Part 1 of 2.
Features music from "Zorba The Greek" at the end of the program.             

A look at the candidates for the 1968 Presidential Election.           

Guests are city councilman Ed Koch and lawyer Louis Nizer.            

Topic: Lyndon Johnson vs. Eugene McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy
 
Moderator: Jerome Wilson.             

Canadian pianist and composer Glenn Gould discusses the merits of Mozart and illustrates his comments on the piano. "PBL" host Edward P. Morgan reports from Milwaukee on the political scene prior to the Wisconsin primary.

Host: Edward P. Morgan.                                                  

Governor George Wallace campaign related to rights of whites to control their own destiny. Infomercial for contributions to his campaign to run for president. Political telecast paid by the George Wallace campaign.             

Commentary by Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy on their campaigns.            

Pre- Democratic convention comments by Howard K. Smith and William F. Buckley Jr.                         

Live radio coverage of the 1968 Presidential election returns.                      

Live coverage of the 1968 Presidential election returns. Chet Huntley and David Brinkley report.            

Live CBS coverage of the 1968 Presidential election returns. Eric Sevareid returns.                       

Election returns continue. Continued onto 11-6.                         

President Nixon meets with the Pope. 

President Nixon returns from his European trip.