This program is joined in progress. Walter Cronkite reporting.                        

The 11 PM newscast with Tom Dunn. A flu outbreak in New York City. Sal Marchiano with sports news subbing for Frank Gifford.
A commercial for Parliament Cigarettes.              

CBS Radio news with Alan Jackson.             

The CBS Saturday night radio news with Dick Harris. A report on the new 6 cent stamp, the second heart transplant performed by Dr. Christian Bernard goes into the fifth day.             

Hanoi in "peace feeler" attempt, comment by Dean Rusk, critics call for action by Robert Kennedy, 9,350 GI's killed in Vietnam last year, continuing draft protest, Benjamin Spock comments, comment by George Romney, Dr, Christian Bernard talks about heart transplants.  


Host: Alexander Kendrick.                                                 

A press conference with Dr. Christian Bernard who performed the world's first heart transplant on 54-year-old dentist Louis Washkansky of South Africa. Washkansky lived for eighteen days before succumbing on December 21st, 1967. Mrs. Washkansky is interviewed. Bernard's second heart transplant was performed on January 2nd, 1968 at The Cape Of Good Hope in South Africa on 59-year-old dentist Philip Blaiberg. Blaiberg survived for 19 months and 15 days before finally succumbing to heart complications on August 17th, 1969.                                  

November 11th, 1964-January 27th, 1968 (ABC)
A news analysis program hosted by Howard K. Smith. The series focused mainly on the war in Vietnam.  

Topic: (M-16 Rifle)

Narrated by Jules Bergman. 

                                                          

A report on Dr. Norman Shumway's second heart transplant procedure on a patient. He was the first surgeon to perform a heart transplant in the United States.                                      

A report on the Chicago teacher's strike. Dr. Norman Shumway performs a heart transplant procedure.  

Roger Sharp reports.                                    

News of the Surveyor V11 moon landing.            

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.  

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.                                                                                                                             

Heart transplant updates.             

Democratic National Convention coming up in Chicago, Robert F. Kennedy is interviewed, a third heart transplant is performed in the US, Terry Drinkwater reports from Los Angeles.

Host: Walter Cronkite.           

Report on the Surveyor V11 moon landing, another heart transplant is performed. The recipient is 57-year-old Louis Block.                        

An interview with Dr. Christian Bernard. Heart transplant recipient Louis Block has died.          

A look at the candidates for the 1968 Presidential Election.           

November 11th, 1964-January 27th, 1968 (ABC)
A news analysis program hosted by Howard K. Smith. The series focused mainly on the war in Vietnam.  

Issues facing the Democrats in the Presidential election of 1968.

Howard K. Smith reports  

                                                                                    

Excerpts of President Lyndon Johnson's State Of The Union Address.           

Live coverage of the day's news with Chet Huntley and David Brinkley reporting.         

President Lyndon Baines Johnson gives the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, DC.
                                     

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. 

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.                                                                                                                             

Republican Senators George Murphy, Gerald Ford, Howard Baker, and George Bush respond to President Johnson's State Of The Union Address on January 17th, 1968.          

The North Koreans seized the US spy ship "Pueblo," the US is stunned, a possible North Vietnamese offensive link?             

The North Vietnamese in a possible major offensive near Kaeson with 40,000 troops, comment by the US Marines about expecting an attack.  

Walter Cronkite reports.          

President Johnson calls up the reserves in the "Pueblo" crisis, marines under seize in Kaeson, expect North Vietnamese offensive. 

Bulletin: From NBC Radio News, President Johnson is about to make a statement regarding the "Pueblo" crisis, Herb Kaplow reports for NBC Radio News.  


Note: Lowell Thomas was an American radio broadcaster for both the NBC and CBS radio networks. He was employed by his sponsor, Sunoco Oil. He hosted the first television news broadcast in 1939 and the first regularly scheduled news broadcast on February 21st, 1940 over W2XBS, which is now the NBC television network, a camera simulcast of his radio broadcast.                         

President Johnson makes a live statement regarding the "Pueblo" crisis.                                       

Multiple news reports including WCBS TV The Late Report with Tom Dunn, Jim Jensen substituting, CBS Evening News with  Walter Cronkite, and Fred Darwin, WTFM International News New York. 

The biggest communist offensive of the Viet Nam war has begun. 

Dramatic developments in South Vietnam; the North Vietnamese launch widespread attacks on various bases at Da Nang, the TET offensive begins as the North Vietnamese break the lunar New Year truce, multiple reports from Saigon, report from London, indication that long planned offensive aided by disloyal South Vietnamese conspirators, a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City in support of Dr. Benjamin Spock, comment from Spock, the Viet Cong storm the US Embassy in Saigon, 25 US aircraft are destroyed, 2,645 of the enemy killed, eight major cities attacked.

Multiple reports from Saigon on the attack as well as reports from Washington DC, London and Paris 

NOTE: Beginning on  Track #8 there is a 14 second gap. Track continues on Track #9. 
                   

Continuing coverage of the TET offensive, a well-coordinated attack on a wide scale. Don Webster reports with commentary by Fred Darwin. Summary by Walter Cronkite.           

"Saigon Under Fire." A report on the TET offensive with Mike Wallace, a comment by General Westmoreland, 6,000 Northvietnamese are killed. Includes an ABC News excerpt with Don North reporting.                          

Senator Charles Percy's comments on the information given to the US people about success in the war calls it misleading information, Richard Nixon says it's not wise to debate Governor George Romney.            

Comment from newsman Fred Darwin about the misleading information being given to the American people by both the US and Saigon regarding the war in Vietnam. More news on the TET offensive.             

President Johnson assesses the Viet offensive, Nixon, in New Hampshire to seek the GOP Presidential nomination,              

The crisis in Vietnam. Also, a news update about the "Pueblo," and a confession from one of its officers. Saigon security issues are explored.   

Host: Wilson Hall.                                               

A report on the TET Offensive.            

Duplicate of 15,531, airdate 2/3/68.             

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: Green Bay Packer head coach Vince Lombardi announces he's retiring as coach of the Packers and will be replaced by Phil Bengston for the 1968 NFL season. A report on prison burials in Arkansas. 

Narrator: Fred Foy. Joined in progress. 

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.                                                                                                                                                       

Black issues discussed. Segregation rights discussed with Lester Maddox, and Jesse Jackson talks about bigotry against blacks who do not advance themselves. The subject of dog wigs is discussed with "Mr. Peck."                                                                          

"Pueblo" news, a report on the TET offensive, Comment by New York Senator Jacob Javits regarding the Vietnam" stalemate," 
an interview with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. 

Host: Fred Darwin.                                    

The latest news on the Tet offensive, problems in Saigon, 471 GI's killed last week.                                                    

News at 6:00 PM from CBS Radio News with Fred Darwin.            

The latest news from the ABC Radio network. Includes commercials.                      

CBS News with Walter Cronkite.            

The latest international news from WTFM in Long Island, NY.            

The latest news on Vietnam. Peter Jennings with a report on cowboy rodeo star Larry Mahan.

Bob Young reports.                         

News events of the day.             

Eric Sevareid reports on Vietnam, Richard Nixon to run for president, a movie promo for "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner." Also reports from Dan Rather and Mike Wallace.              

News coverage of the day with Walter Cronkite.            

The local news from WCBS-TV Channel 2 in New York City with host Jim Jensen. 

Jim Jensen reports on the day's news events including the latest on the New York City garbage strike, Governor Nelson Rockefeller's speech, Alabama Governor George Wallace declares his candidacy for President, and actor Nick Adams, star of TV's "The Rebel" has died. Frank Gifford reports on the end of the 43-year history of New York's Madison Square Garden on 50 th Street in Manhattan, which will give way to the new MSG Arena on 34th Street, atop Penn Station. Also, an excerpt of ABC News with Bob Young is heard.                                  

Harry Reasoner subbing for Walter Cronkite. Eric Sevareid with commentary on travel taxes. More mopping up operations in Saigon, comment by GI's.