The presidential political campaign warms up and gets dirtier, comments by President Johnson, services for former President Hoover, Charles Kuralt reports.
Host: Walter Cronkite.
President Johnson campaigns in the south, Senator Goldwater campaigns in Maryland, while GOP vice presidential running-mate Bill Miller campaigns in Georgia, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey campaigns in Chicago and accuses Goldwater of being a "radical," Louis Lomax comments on last hours of three white youths who were slain in Mississippi.
Bomber crashes in California, Goldwater launches bitter campaign in Tennessee, President Johnson in Boston comments on Russian leadership tactics and goals, John Glenn receives a promotion to Colonel by President Johnson, Senator Thomas Dodd says television violence may cause juvenile crime, voter registration drive in Los Angeles conducted by Martin Luther King.
Comments from NBC Newsmen about the "dirty" presidential campaign. Bruce Faulkner, head of the Fair Campaign Committee, comments on the vicious campaign, Richard Nixon's influence in the campaign is discussed, comments by Nixon.
New York State Senator Kenneth Keating leaves the door open in the NBC studio awaiting the arrival of Robert Kennedy for a debate. (RFK never shows up.)
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
News topics of the day: The Vietcong attack a South Vietnamese airfield-kill four US servicemen and destroy aircraft, disturbances in Khartown, and Bolivia, presidential campaign oratory.
Host: Fred Foy.
Election night returns. Lyndon Johnson wins an overwhelming victory over challenger Barry Goldwater and is re-elected President of the United States. Goldwater manages to capture only 52 of the electoral votes. Live coverage from all three networks and radio. Robert Kennedy defeats Kenneth Keating for the Senate seat from New York. Kennedy comments on the other races.
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
News topics of the day: The election and its aftermath, China's Chou en Lai visits Russia.
Host: Fred Foy.
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
News topics of the day: President Johnson meets top cabinet officers on future problems, Vietnam crisis, a memorial to John F. Kennedy.
Host: Fred Foy.
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
News topics of the day: Terror in the Congo as rebels go on a rampage and massacre whites, review of US policy in South Vietnam, the possibility of escalating the war is discussed, comment by General Maxwell Taylor.
Host: Fred Foy.
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
News topics of the day: The FBI arrests suspects in three civil rights murders last year in Mississippi, Mariner 4 spacecraft to Mars and Pluto probe, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson to see President Johnson, Ambassador Maxwell Taylor outlines framework on future conduct of South Vietnam, Medal Of Honor awarded to US officer by President Johnson.
Host: Fred Foy.
On the day of his death at age 90, a special report on Sir Winston Churchill. There is a tribute from Dwight D.
Eisenhower. Almost the entire debut presentation from the nine year running
series Twentieth Century is rebroadcast. That first program, "Winston Churchill:
Man of the Century," aired on Oct. 20, 1957 and as all programs, was narrated by Walter Cronkite. Robert Trout introduces this special report. Eric Sevareid gives commentary.
A special report on the friends of Sir Winston Churchill who knew him well including Dwight David Eisenhower, who is interviewed by Walter Cronkite and Lord General Ismay, who was interviewed by Edward R. Murrow in 1960 and broadcast now for the first time.
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.
South Vietnamese General Khanh has problems with Buddhists and feuds with General Maxwell Taylor, Winston Churchill pre-funeral plans, comments by the Duke of Windsor, Dow Jones breaks the 900 mark, comments on Churchill death by Dwight Eisenhower.
Harry Reasoner subs for Walter Cronkite
Starting at 7:00 AM (EST), CBS News begins coverage of the State funeral for
Britain's wartime leader, Sir Winston Churchill, in this final tribute to one of the great men of the twentieth century. Walter Cronkite and Charles Collingwood co-anchor this special coverage. From England, Richard Dimbleby, of the BBC, describes the procession as it occurs. Recorded seven hours earlier, the video tape was then flown by jet to New York and then telecast to the USA. A tribute is heard from Lord Herbert Morrison who was a member of Churchill's cabinet during World War II. Others pay tribute including Dwight D. Eisenhower. From ITV, commentary is heard from Brian
Connell.
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
A review of the week's top news stories: Winston Churchill has been buried, comments by Dwight Eisenhower, a bloodless coup in South Vietnam by General Khanh, comment by General Khanh, Richard Nixon suggests air-sea power to cut off Viet Cong supplies.
Narrator: Fred Foy.
NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award-winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25-minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.
News on South Vietnam and President Johnson, US will let the South Vietnamese help themselves, Charles De Gaulle suggests the UN be revamped, he challenges the US regarding European offering.
Walter Cronkite reports.
February 1, 1965 - December 29, 1967
Twenty six year old Peter Jennings begins anchoring the ABC Evening News, broadcast in black and white.
Selina crisis; negroes arrested during voter registration drive, Martin Luther King is arrested, 700 arrested in jail protest, fighting in Laos, forty killed in South Vietnam, McGeorge Bundy to confer with Maxwell Taylor, LBJ may visit, Beirut, a report from Marina.
NOTE: It was during Peter Jennings tenure that ABC's evening newscast expanded to thirty minutes on January 9, 1967, at which time the broadcast also reverted to color. Correspondent Howard K. Smith would appear daily contributing news analysis.
ABC was the third network to lengthen its early evening newscast.
nearly three and half years after both CBS and NBC had expanded their evening news programs to a half - hour.
Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy.
A review of the week's top news stories: Charles De Gaulle says Germany is a European affair, the US raids North Vietnam, comments by McGeorge Bundy and Robert McNamara, Selina-Martin Luther king is arrested, Lester Maddox is fined for refusing to serve negroes in his Atlanta restaurant.
Narrator: Fred Foy.
NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award-winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25-minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.
Grave news from Vietnam as the war escalates following an attack by the Viet Cong, on a US base, McNamara comments, more US troops being sent to Vietnam, comments by Senator Frank Church.
The US raid on North Vietnam described by US pilot, Viet trainers are spoken to including special forces "A" team, a discussion by chaplain concerning meaning and purpose regarding war.
US airstrike in North Vietnam, Kosygin pledges North Vietnamese support, comments from President Johnson, McGeorge Bundy, update on space news with ABC science editor, Jules Bergman who reports on the fate of the original Mercury spaceflight, time has fragmented Voyager 7 spacecraft.
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