1969-05-07, NBC, 30 min.
NBC nightly news report with Chet Huntley and David Brinkley.
1969-05-18, NBC, 150 min.
Coverage of the Apollo X mission, a manned test in lunar orbit of the lunar module which will descend to within 10 miles of the lunar surface, in a rehearsal for the July flight which will carry a man to land on the moon. Apollo 10 spaceflight of Navy Commander John Young, Air Force Colonel Thomas P. Stafford, and Navy Commander Eugene A. Cernan. Reporting are Chet Huntley, Roy Neal, David Brinkley, Peter Hackes, Frank McGee, and Dr. Frank Field.
1969-05-22, NBC, 150 min.
Apollo report, update and progress of Apollo 10 spaceflight with Navy Commander John Young and Air Force Commander Eugene A. Cernan. Reporting are Chet Huntley, Roy Neal, Peter Hackes, David Brinkley, Frank McGee, and Dr. Frank Field.
1969-05-26, NBC, 150 min.
Apollo 10 landing of Navy Commander John Young, Air Force Colonel Thomas P. Stafford, and Navy Commander Eugene A. Cernan. Reporting are Chet Huntley, Roy Neal, Peter Hackes, David Brinkley, Frank McGee, and Dr. Frank Field.
1969-07-15, NBC, min.
Telecast of a final pre-launch news conference with Apollo 11 astronauts, civilian Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot, Air Force Colonel Edwin E. Aldrin Jr, lunar module pilot and Air Force Lt. Michael Collins. Armstrong and Aldrin will make the moon landing.
The news conference, for all media, is at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida.
1969-07-16, CBS, min.
Live network coverage of the Apollo 11 blast off. Coverage begins at 9AM with both CBS and NBC live coverage.
Reporters include Walter Cronkite, Harry Reasoner, Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, and David Brinkley. Blast-off at Cape Kennedy scheduled for 9:32AM, EST. Jack King in launch control.
1969-07-16, NBC, 180 min.
Apollo 11, the eight-day lunar-landing mission, set for a launch Wednesday, July 16, 1969 at 9:32 A.M. (EDT) from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Apollo capsule will leave the Earth parking-orbit and head out for the Moon shortly after 12 noon.
For the next 72 hours, the flight should be pretty much routine. Then, at about 1 P.M. next Saturday, July 19, the spaceship enters lunar orbit and the astronauts prepare for what must be considered history's most dramatic adventure: landing on the moon (set for next Sunday) and a walk on its surface (Monday, July 20, 1969) lasting nearly two and a half hours. Concluding the mission: lunar module (LEM) liftoff from the moon and deciding with the command module (also on Monday); trans-Earth injection, beginning the homeward journey (Tuesday); and splashdown and recovery in the Pacific (Thursday, July 24).
Radio and television coverage on July 16-22 & 24, 1969. Astronauts include Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. Reporting are Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Bill Ryan, Jim Eyer, Peter Hackes, Jim Reynold, Bill Lindsay, and Charles Quinn.
1969-07-16, CBS, min.
Live network coverage of the Apollo 11 blast off. Coverage begins at 9AM with both CBS and NBC live coverage.
Reporters include Walter Cronkite, Harry Reasoner, Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, and David Brinkley. Blast-off at Cape Kennedy scheduled for 9:32AM, EST. Jack King in launch control.
Duplicate of #19716.
1969-07-17, NBC, 180 min.
Apollo 11, the eight-day lunar-landing mission, set for a launch Wednesday, July 16, 1969 at 9:32 A.M. (EDT) from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Apollo capsule will leave the Earth parking-orbit and head out for the Moon shortly after 12 noon.
For the next 72 hours, the flight should be pretty much routine. Then, at about 1 P.M. next Saturday, July 19, the spaceship enters lunar orbit and the astronauts prepare for what must be considered history's most dramatic adventure: landing on the moon (set for next Sunday) and a walk on its surface (Monday, July 20, 1969) lasting nearly two and a half hours. Concluding the mission: lunar module (LEM) liftoff from the moon and deciding with the command module (also on Monday); trans-Earth injection, beginning the homeward journey (Tuesday); and splashdown and recovery in the Pacific (Thursday, July 24).
Radio and television coverage on July 16-22 & 24, 1969. Astronauts include Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. Reporting are Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Bill Ryan, Jim Eyer, Peter Hackes, Jim Reynold, Bill Lindsay, and Charles Quinn.
1969-07-18, NBC, 180 min.
Apollo 11, the eight-day lunar-landing mission, set for a launch Wednesday, July 16, 1969 at 9:32 A.M. (EDT) from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Apollo capsule will leave the Earth parking-orbit and head out for the Moon shortly after 12 noon.
For the next 72 hours, the flight should be pretty much routine. Then, at about 1 P.M. next Saturday, July 19, the spaceship enters lunar orbit and the astronauts prepare for what must be considered history's most dramatic adventure: landing on the moon (set for next Sunday) and a walk on its surface (Monday, July 20, 1969) lasting nearly two and a half hours. Concluding the mission: lunar module (LEM) liftoff from the moon and deciding with the command module (also on Monday); trans-Earth injection, beginning the homeward journey (Tuesday); and splashdown and recovery in the Pacific (Thursday, July 24).
Radio and television coverage on July 16-22 & 24, 1969. Astronauts include Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. Reporting are Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Bill Ryan, Jim Eyer, Peter Hackes, Jim Reynold, Bill Lindsay, and Charles Quinn.
1969-07-19, NBC, 180 min.
Apollo 11, the eight-day lunar-landing mission, set for a launch Wednesday, July 16, 1969 at 9:32 A.M. (EDT) from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Apollo capsule will leave the Earth parking-orbit and head out for the Moon shortly after 12 noon.
For the next 72 hours, the flight should be pretty much routine. Then, at about 1 P.M. next Saturday, July 19, the spaceship enters lunar orbit and the astronauts prepare for what must be considered history's most dramatic adventure: landing on the moon (set for next Sunday) and a walk on its surface (Monday, July 20, 1969) lasting nearly two and a half hours. Concluding the mission: lunar module (LEM) liftoff from the moon and deciding with the command module (also on Monday); trans-Earth injection, beginning the homeward journey (Tuesday); and splashdown and recovery in the Pacific (Thursday, July 24).
Radio and television coverage on July 16-22 & 24, 1969. Astronauts include Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. Reporting are Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Bill Ryan, Jim Eyer, Peter Hackes, Jim Reynold, Bill Lindsay, and Charles Quinn.
1969-07-20, CBS, 300 min.
CBS, NBC, and ABC live coverage of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, starting at 8AM NYT. CBS will institute 31 consecutive hours of coverage of the crucial moon landing maneuvers, starting from 11AM NYT on July 20th, Sunday, thru 6PM, Monday, July 21st. CBS coverage will be anchored by Walter Cronkite with special analysis by former astronaut Walter Schirra and Science writer Arthur C. Clarke.
Correspondents reporting include Walter Cronkite, Roger Mudd, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Frank Reynolds, Howard K. Smith, Marvin Kalb, Mike Wallace, Frank McGee, and many others.
Five hours of coverage.
1969-07-20, NBC, 180 min.
Apollo 11, the eight-day lunar-landing mission, set for a launch Wednesday, July 16, 1969 at 9:32 A.M. (EDT) from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Apollo capsule will leave the Earth parking-orbit and head out for the Moon shortly after 12 noon.
For the next 72 hours, the flight should be pretty much routine. Then, at about 1 P.M. next Saturday, July 19, the spaceship enters lunar orbit and the astronauts prepare for what must be considered history's most dramatic adventure: landing on the moon (set for next Sunday) and a walk on its surface (Monday, July 20, 1969) lasting nearly two and a half hours. Concluding the mission: lunar module (LEM) liftoff from the moon and deciding with the command module (also on Monday); trans-Earth injection, beginning the homeward journey (Tuesday); and splashdown and recovery in the Pacific (Thursday, July 24).
Radio and television coverage on July 16-22 & 24, 1969. Astronauts include Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. Reporting are Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Bill Ryan, Jim Eyer, Peter Hackes, Jim Reynold, Bill Lindsay, and Charles Quinn.
1969-07-21, NBC, 180 min.
Apollo 11, the eight-day lunar-landing mission, set for a launch Wednesday, July 16, 1969 at 9:32 A.M. (EDT) from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Apollo capsule will leave the Earth parking-orbit and head out for the Moon shortly after 12 noon.
For the next 72 hours, the flight should be pretty much routine. Then, at about 1 P.M. next Saturday, July 19, the spaceship enters lunar orbit and the astronauts prepare for what must be considered history's most dramatic adventure: landing on the moon (set for next Sunday) and a walk on its surface (Monday, July 20, 1969) lasting nearly two and a half hours. Concluding the mission: lunar module (LEM) liftoff from the moon and deciding with the command module (also on Monday); trans-Earth injection, beginning the homeward journey (Tuesday); and splashdown and recovery in the Pacific (Thursday, July 24).
Radio and television coverage on July 16-22 & 24, 1969. Astronauts include Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. Reporting are Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Bill Ryan, Jim Eyer, Peter Hackes, Jim Reynold, Bill Lindsay, and Charles Quinn.
1969-07-22, NBC, 00 min.
Live coverage of the Apollo spaceflight to the moon and journey back home. Traveling at a speed of approximately 3600 miles per hour, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins begin their trip back to earth.
1969-07-22, NBC, 180 min.
Apollo 11, the eight-day lunar-landing mission, set for a launch Wednesday, July 16, 1969 at 9:32 A.M. (EDT) from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Apollo capsule will leave the Earth parking-orbit and head out for the Moon shortly after 12 noon.
For the next 72 hours, the flight should be pretty much routine. Then, at about 1 P.M. next Saturday, July 19, the spaceship enters lunar orbit and the astronauts prepare for what must be considered history's most dramatic adventure: landing on the moon (set for next Sunday) and a walk on its surface (Monday, July 20, 1969) lasting nearly two and a half hours. Concluding the mission: lunar module (LEM) liftoff from the moon and deciding with the command module (also on Monday); trans-Earth injection, beginning the homeward journey (Tuesday); and splashdown and recovery in the Pacific (Thursday, July 24).
Radio and television coverage on July 16-22 & 24, 1969. Astronauts include Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. Reporting are Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Bill Ryan, Jim Eyer, Peter Hackes, Jim Reynold, Bill Lindsay, and Charles Quinn.
1969-07-24, NBC, min.
Live coverage of the Apollo 11 splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, following the successful flight of Apollo 11 to the moon.
1969-07-24, NBC, min.
Apollo X1 returns to Earth with 60 pounds of moon artifacts. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin to be greeted by President Nixon.
1969-07-24, NBC, 24 min.
Dean Bralis reports from Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Edward Kennedy on Chappaquiddick. A report on gun control. Muhammad Ali's draft evasion sentence, Kay Bailey reports.
Includes commercials.
Hosts: Chet Huntley, David Brinkley. Joined in progress.
1969-07-24, NBC, 180 min.
Apollo 11, the eight-day lunar-landing mission, set for a launch Wednesday, July 16, 1969 at 9:32 A.M. (EDT) from pad 39-A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Apollo capsule will leave the Earth parking-orbit and head out for the Moon shortly after 12 noon.
For the next 72 hours, the flight should be pretty much routine. Then, at about 1 P.M. next Saturday, July 19, the spaceship enters lunar orbit and the astronauts prepare for what must be considered history's most dramatic adventure: landing on the moon (set for next Sunday) and a walk on its surface (Monday, July 20, 1969) lasting nearly two and a half hours. Concluding the mission: lunar module (LEM) liftoff from the moon and deciding with the command module (also on Monday); trans-Earth injection, beginning the homeward journey (Tuesday); and splashdown and recovery in the Pacific (Thursday, July 24).
Radio and television coverage on July 16-22 & 24, 1969. Astronauts include Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. Reporting are Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Bill Ryan, Jim Eyer, Peter Hackes, Jim Reynold, Bill Lindsay, and Charles Quinn.
1969-07-25, NBC, min.
Continuing live coverage of the Apollo 11 splashdown and return to earth.
1969-07-25, NBC, 30 min.
Coverage of the Apollo 11 space mission.
1969-07-26, NBC, min.
Live coverage of the Apollo 11 splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin speaks at the Apollo 11 "Splashdown 45" event aboard The USS Hornet in Alameda, California.
1969-07-27, NBC, min.
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin. and Michael Collins arrive at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas following the successful splashdown of the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
1969-10-07, NBC, 150 min.
NBC News spotlights the people and events that have shaped the sixties, weighs their impact on the present and forecasts their roles in setting our course for the seventies. Paul Newman serves as guide for the broadcast. The core of the program is 12 essays, each delivered by an NBC correspondent. Correspondents include: Chet Huntley, John Chancellor, Frank McGee, Sander Vanocur, Edwin Newman, Barbara Walters, Douglas Kiker, Jack Perkins, Elie Abel, Lenn Tucker, Aline Saarinen, and David Brinkley. Appropriately, the musical theme is "Turn, Turn, Turn" as it has been recorded by several artists.
1969-11-19, NBC, 30 min.
This broadcast features a special report on the return trip to Earth of the Apollo 12 moon mission.
1970-04-14, NBC, 30 min.
A report on the failure of Apollo 13 due to the explosion of an oxygen tank, crippling the service module.
1970-05-09, NBC, 30 min.
October 29, 1956-July 31, 1970. Chet Huntley & David Brinkley report the news of the day.
1970-09-07, NBC, 22 min.
AUGUST 3, 1970 - OCTOBER 1979
Main story, The Palestinian Hijackings of three Jets to Jordan. Palestinian Guerrilla hijackers blow up a 747 in retaliation for U.S. support of Israel.
Reporting from Jordan is Wilson Hall.
Israel prime minister Yitzhak Rabin comments.
1970-09-09, NBC, min.
Hijacking of 747 plane by Palestinians, over 300 held hostage.
1970-11-22, NBC, 16 min.
Nixon campaign spending bill voted on soon. In Michigan, a black couple looks for place to park their yacht.
Host: David Brinkley
1970-11-22, NBC, min.
News events for Nov 22nd, 1970.
Host: David Brinkley
1971-05-03, NBC, 25 min.
Frank McGee in New York filling in for Chet Huntley.
Anti-war demonstrations continue in Washington. Dr. Martin Luther King assasin James Earl Ray makes escape attempt in Tennessee prison but is caught.
1972-07-09, NBC, 30 min.
A preview of the 1972 Democratic National Convention at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida.
1974-11-05, NBC, 360 min.
NBC election coverage, which continues until all major races are decided. At stake in this year's off-year election are all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 34 seats in the Senate, and 35 Governorships. NBC will project winners in 54 key races for the House, where Democrats presently outnumber Republicans 248-187. NBC's team is anchored by John Chancellor and David Brinkley. Reporters are Tom Brokaw, Jim Hartz, Douglas Kiker, Edwin Newman, and Barbara Walters.
1975-01-05, NBC, 90 min.
The resignation of President Nixon, détente between the US and the Soviet Union, and turmoil in the Middle East are among the major news stories of 1974 reviewed by NBC News correspondents in a panel discussion format. David Brinkley is anchorman to 16 news correspondents.
1975-05-26, NBC, 30 min.
After the final Huntley-Brinkley report was broadcast on July 31st, 1970, the program was retitled "NBC Nightly News," and seven nights a week broadcasts were inaugurated. Throughout the 1970's, David Brinkley & John Chancellor were teamed together.
David Brinkley and John Chancellor report the day's news events.
1975-05-28, NBC, 30 min.
After the final Huntley-Brinkley report was broadcast on July 31st, 1970, the program was retitled "NBC Nightly News," and seven nights a week broadcasts were inaugurated. Throughout the 1970's, David Brinkley & John Chancellor were teamed together.
David Brinkley & John Chancellor report on today's news events.
1976-02-24, NBC, 120 min.
The results of the 1976 Democratic primary won by Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia. David Brinkley reports.
1976-03-30, NBC, 90 min.
A documentary about freedom in the USA over the years. The second of three parts.
Host: David Brinkley.
1976-04-29, NBC, 30 min.
On August 16th, 1971, John Chancellor became the new anchorman replacing David Brinkley. Chancellor and Brinkley were teamed together, though Brinkley's role fluctuated between co-anchor and commentator. In October 1979, Brinkley left NBC Nightly News. In 1981, Brinkley became a commentator for ABC World News Tonight.
1976-05-11, NBC, 30 min.
The winner in West Virginia is Senator Robert Byrd while Senator Frank Church wins Nebraska.
1976-05-25, NBC, 00 min.
Live coverage of the Oregon, Kentucky, and Nevada Presidential primaries. John Chancellor and David Brinkley report.
1976-05-27, NBC, 90 min.
Special narrated by David Brinkley.
1976-07-04, NBC, 600 min.
Live coverage of the nation's 200th birthday from around the country. John Chancellor, David Brinkley, Betty Furness, Catherine Mackin, and Edwin Newman report.
1976-07-04, NBC, 60 min.
Live reports, commentary, and taped highlights of today's celebration. Produced by NBC News. John Chancellor and David Brinkley report.
1976-07-13, NBC, 425 min.
Live gavel to gavel NBC Television continuing live coverage of the 1976 Democratic National Convention from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The Democratic Party tackles an all-day agenda.
THE CREDENTIALS REPORT precedes the traditional floor debate during which challenges to the legitimacy of some delegated are raised and resolved.
THE RULES REPORT nominates a woman as permanent chairman, fulfilling a mandate from the 1972 convention. Republican Lindy Boggs of Louisiana wins unanimously.
THE PLATFORM REPORT lists the Democratic position on national issues.
Among the goals: a complete overhaul of the tax system; enactment of a national health-insurance plan; and a $5 billion cut in defense spending.
1976-07-15, NBC, 360 min.
Continuing live coverage of the 1976 Democratic National Convention from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Dates of coverage are July 15th and 16th, 1976.
1976-07-16, NBC, 30 min.
On August 16th, 1971, John Chancellor became the new anchorman replacing David Brinkley. Chancellor and Brinkley were teamed together, though Brinkley's role fluctuated between co-anchor and commentator. In October 1979, Brinkley left NBC Nightly News. In 1981, Brinkley became a commentator for ABC World News Tonight.
1976-07-26, NBC, 30 min.
On August 16th, 1971, John Chancellor became the new anchorman replacing David Brinkley. Chancellor and Brinkley were teamed together, though Brinkley's role fluctuated between co-anchor and commentator. In October 1979, Brinkley left NBC Nightly News. In 1981, Brinkley became a commentator for ABC World News Tonight.