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1968-03-22, CBS, 23 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Harry Reasoner
- Lyndon Johnson
- William Westmoreland
- Charles Kuralt
- Eric Sevareid
- Dan Rather
- Robert Kennedy
- Eugene McCarthy
- David Kulhane
- Sargent Shriver
- George Herman
Sargent Shriver the new Ambassador to France, General Westmoreland new Army Chief Of Staff, takes over on July 2nd, President Johnson has an overwhelming lead over Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy, RFK campaign speech in Alabama on jobs, fighting crime, Vietnam war, discrimination. Eric Sevareid commentary on politics and politicians in 1968, a commercial for True Cigarettes, a report on airport traffic jams and Air Traffic Control by 1977, David Culhane reports. Harry Reasoner subbing for Walter Cronkite.
1968-03-25, CBS, 29 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Harry Reasoner
- Lyndon Johnson
- Eric Sevareid
- Richard Nixon
- Roger Mudd
- Thurston Morton
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Joan Baez
- David Harris
Harry Reasoner subbing for Cronkite. Nelson Rockefeller speaks about his position on the "68 elections President Johnson press conference and statement Nixon's reaction Roger Mudd interviews Thurston Morton Israel attacks Jordon, losses on both sides New offensives in Saigon, 336 US killed during the Tet offensive South Vietnam increases Army numbers President Johnson persists with "Peace with honor" in Vietnam, Dan Rather reports Fugitive captured talks candidly to reporters Joan Baez marries a draft resistor, David Harris. Eric Sevareid with commentary on Rockefeller1968-03-27, CBS, 25 min.
Report from Vietnam with Bert Quinn, Eric Sevareid reports on "Economics Of The South." A report on Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign. This program is joined in progress.
1968-03-29, CBS, 19 min.
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, Peter Burns in Fort Gordon, Georgia with a report on the sniper defense program, unrest predicted in the Summer. Dan Rather, Bill Plant, and Jeff Guralnick with Vietnam news. Joined in progress.
1968-04-01, CBS, 60 min.
A CBS News special report with host Walter Cronkite. The topic is President Lyndon Baines Johnson's decision not to seek re-election and on the prospects for peace in Viet Nam.
1968-04-01, CBS, 16 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Barry Goldwater
- Lyndon Johnson
- Martin Luther King
- Eric Sevareid
- Richard Nixon
- Hubert Humphrey
- George Wallace
- Ronald Reagan
- Robert Kennedy
- Eugene McCarthy
Commentary on Richard Nixon, Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Barry Goldwater, George Wallace, Hubert Humphrey, and Ronald Reagan. Eric Sevareid's commentary on Johnson giving up on bombings of North Vietnam, ramifications on Johnson's decision not to run for another term. Cronkite interviews Nixon. Martin Luther King will return to Memphis tomorrow to resume his civil rights march, Eric Sevareid reports. Includes commercials.
1968-04-01, CBS, 54 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Lyndon Johnson
- Bill Moyers
- Richard Nixon
- Dan Rather
- George Herman
- John Hughes
- Theodore White
Special report on President Johnson's decision not to run for President and on the prospects for peace in Vietnam, George Herman and Dan Rather report, an extended interview with Richard Nixon, Comments from Bill Moyers, John Hughes, and Theodore White.
1968-04-02, CBS, 30 min.
President Johnson comments on the American farmer and attempts to return them to the farms, they are now leaving for the cities, Dan Rather reports, Charles Collingwood reports from Hanoi, Eric Sevareid on the Wisconsin primary, Charles Kuralt reports on the Red River Gorge in Kentucky, the discovery of a primitive hut built by Daniel Boone.
1968-04-02, CBS, 30 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Eric Sevareid
- Hubert Humphrey
- Martin Agronsky
- Dan Rather
- Robert Kennedy
- John Hart
- Eugene McCarthy
- David Schoumacher
Live coverage of the Wisconsin primary. Walter Cronkite anchors. John Hart, Dan Rather, David Schoumacher and Martin Agronsky report. Comments from Eugene McCarthy, Robert Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, and Eric Sevareid.
1968-04-03, CBS, 23 min.
An interview with a girl's windmill softball team. Honoring Vietnam peace response.
1968-04-04, CBS, 6 min.
Jesse Jackson on Dr. Martin Luther King. President Johnson at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, Dan Rather reports. Host: Walter Cronkite. Joined in progress.
1968-04-05, CBS, 24 min.
- Pope Paul VI
- Walter Cronkite
- Lyndon Johnson
- Martin Luther King
- Eric Sevareid
- Dan Rather
- Roger Mudd
- Robert Kennedy
- John Hart
- Stokely Carmichael
- Ike Pappas
- Carl Stokes
- Steve Rowan
- Peter Burns
- Ralph Abernathy
- Bert Quint
- Jacqueline Kennedy
- Bill Plante
Steve Rowan from Washington, DC-Looting and rioting Dan Rather-Report on the president Ike Pappas- In Memphis, Tennessee- Details before Dr. King was shot. Bill Plante- Reporting from Memphis Peter Burns- With Dr. Ralph Abernathy John Hart- With Robert F. Kennedy- mindless violence. Also comments from Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes plus world reaction from Pope Paul VI, Britain's Parliament, The Soviet Union and Stokely Carmichael. Comments from Robert Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Carl Stokes, plus world reaction. Civil Rights Bill not passed, Bert Quint reports from Hanoi, Eric Sevareid with commentary on Dr. King. Host: Walter Cronkite. With commercials.1968-04-05, ABC/NBC/CBS, 52 min.
- David Brinkley
- Walter Cronkite
- Chet Huntley
- Bob Hope
- Jacqueline Kennedy
- Julian Barber
- Dan Rather
- Steve Rowan
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Eric Sevareid
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Hubert Humphrey
- Ike Pappas
- Bill Plante
- Ralph Abernathy
- Peter Burns
- John Hart
- Carl Stokes
- Robert F. Kennedy
News report of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from WTOP-TV(CBS) Washington D.C. by Julian Barber. There is an NBC News bulletin and special report with further details including news of King's death. An ABC bulletin is heard interrupting regular broadcasting, announcing the tragic death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Joined in progress, late reports from Dan Rather on a CBS News Special Report. In a previous speech King is heard, reminding his followers that to put one's life on the line for what is just and righteous is to place oneself in danger, but the risks must be taken. Another extensive CBS TV NEWS SPECIAL REPORT from Washington DC is telecast preempting regular programming the evening of April 4, 1968. Walter Cronkite relays the latest news from Memphis, Tennessee where King was pronounced dead one hour after he was shot. Cronkite recounts a brief biographic report on King; his early life, his rise to fame, and the influences he has had promoting non-violent activates. Wires are read from shocked dignitaries. President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks live to the American people requesting all Americans to work together for peace and solidarity. Via video tape, Vice President Hubert Humphrey reflects on this tragedy and gives praise to the work which King has done and to his non-violent philosophy for acquiring freedom and civil rights for all people. On the following day, April 5, CBS EVENING NEWS with WALTER CRONKIITE. Dan Rather reports concerning the racial looting which has occurred. Ike Pappas reports from Memphis Tennessee. He states that at 2:06pm Dr. King walked on to his hotel balcony. 200 hundred feet away across the balcony one shot rang out and the assassin disappeared. Steve Rowan from Memphis reports of looting and chaos during the day. Officers in gas masks. Fires everywhere. A number of Negroes taken into custody. National Guard requested and called in near the White House. Incidents of looting in Detroit, Boston, and in the states of Tennessee, Colorado and North Carolina. A national day of mourning is reported by Dan Rather. President Johnson again talks to the American people requesting unity. Additional reports from Memphis come from Ike Pappas who states that King walked to railing at his hotel at 3:06pm. 200 feet away a single shot rang out, and the shooter disappeared. Bill Plante reports from Memphis related to the emotions felt.. Prayers from Dr. Ralph Abernathy are heard. From Atlanta, a report detailing the return of King's body to Georgia. Peter Burns reports on funeral arrangements. From Cleveland, John Hart reports; we hear statements from Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Carl Stokes. From the HUNTLEY BRINKLEY REPORT(NBC), Chet Huntley and David Brinkley inform on the latest development regarding looting and violence in many states including Detroit, Greensboro, and Chicago. Federal troops ordered into the streets. All schools closed. Four deaths reported. Hundreds arrested in Detroit. Guard troops deployed in Nashville, Tennessee and in Chicago. On CBS EVENING NEWS, Eric Sevareid comments on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. He states, "never before has this nation gone into a proclaimed mourning, its flag everywhere at half staffed over the death of a private citizen. And this man was a descendent of slaves." Walter Cronkite concludes with his signature sign off, "And that's the way it is, April 5th, 1968. This is Walter Cronkinte. Good Night."
1968-04-08, CBS, 22 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Charles Collingwood
- Eric Sevareid
- Roger Mudd
- Herb Kaplow
- Frank Reynolds
- Elie Abel
- Mike Rich
- Bill Fitzgerald
- Nelson Benton
- Coretta Scott King
Mike Rich reports on the rally for Dr. King in Memphis, Tennessee NBC News Monitor- Comment from NBC Newsman Elie Abel (Radio) WNBC-TV Commentary- The World in Washington with Herb Kaplow Bill Fitzgerald-WNBC (Radio) Monitor News-Curfews in Pittsburgh and Baltimore Frank Reynolds-ABC News-Vietnam report Charles Collingwood (CBS) on Vietnam-Roger Mudd on Dr. King Dr. King's Memphis march, Coretta King in attendence, Nelson Benton (CBS) on curfews Hunt for Dr. King's assassin Eric Sevareid (CBS) on the Vietnam war Cronkite sign-off on CBS-TV. An announcement that CBS will telecast Dr. King's funeral tomorrow.1968-04-09, CBS, 173 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- John Lindsay
- Charles Kuralt
- Martin Luther King
- Hubert Humphrey
- Edwin Newman
- Reed Collins
- Jim Burns
- Jackie Robinson
- Sid Davis
- Lou Adler
- Ralph Abernathy
- Rod MacLeish
- Coretta Scott King
- Floyd Kalber
- John Dancy
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Ronald English
- King Family
- Harry Belafonte
- Harold De Woolf
- Stan Scott
- Ken Reed
- Jim Gordon
- Robert Williams
Live coverage and highlights from all three networks and Radio of Dr. Martin Luther King's Funeral.
1968-04-09, CBS, 27 min.
Today's events: A look back Retrospect from Roger Mudd March on Washington 8-28-63 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance Response to "Black Power" ethic and incident with James Meredith Open housing in Milwaukee (Dr. King interview) Mountain top speech "non-violence" stand Walter Cronkite comments on "Free At Last" tombstone Charles Kuralt at Moorehouse College Excerpt of NBC News with Chet Huntley and Edwin Newman1968-04-09, CBS, 21 min.
Dr. Martin Luther King's memorial and final rites. In Mexico, the search for DR. King's assassin, Charles Evers appeals for calm, Dan Rather reports on peace talks with Hanoi.
1968-04-10, CBS, 28 min.
The civil rights bill is passed. Eric Sevareid reports. Host: Walter Cronkite.
1968-04-13, CBS, 24 min.
Tracing the assassination of Dr. King Charles Kuralt-On The Road in Fredricksburg, Indiana Joined in progress. An excerpt of NBC Nightly News with Chet Huntley.1968-04-15, CBS, 29 min.
President Johnson in Hawaii Vietnam report with Charles Collingwood West Berlin demonstrations succeed Soviet Union nuclear weapons increase Dick Gregory against demonstrating at Chicago convention Robert Kennedy spending more TV ad money USSR space report Eric Sevareid on UN talks. Walter Cronkite host: Some commercials1968-04-16, CBS, 29 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Charles Collingwood
- Eric Sevareid
- Robert Kennedy
- Daniel Schorr
- Jacqueline Kennedy
- Bill Plante
- Edna Ferber
- Richard J. Daly
Disorder and rioting continues in Chicago, shoot-to-kill order by Mayor Richard J. Daly- Bill Plante reports Eric Sevareid-commentary on Mayor Daly Jackie Kennedy to campaign for Robert Kennedy Charles Collingwood reports from North Vietnam Novelist, playwright, Edna Ferber (Showboat) has died at 80 GNP soars to new record-Booming economy Children go hungry-Daniel Schorr reports from Alabama Kent Cigarette and Miller Beer commercials. Host: Walter Cronkite.1968-04-17, CBS, 30 min.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk- attempt to produce peace with Hanoi Mayor Daly of Chicago explains his views in detail about the deadly use of force in Chicago by the police Eric Sevareid reports on the presidential campaign Includes commercials. Host: Walter Cronkite.
1968-04-18, CBS, 15 min.
Governor Rockefeller to achieve and plan for the next decade to create the best future society Senate sub-committee hearings on progress needed for proprietary owners Rebellions this summer: How to control them Report from Vietnam by Hughes Rudd. Joined in progress. Host: Walter Cronkite.
1968-04-19, CBS, 29 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Martin Luther King
- Eric Sevareid
- Richard Nixon
- Bill Stout
- Roger Mudd
- Robert Kennedy
- Mike Wallace
- James Earl Ray
40-year-old James Earl Ray is identified as the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Eric Sevareid reports. An extensive report on the details regarding the shooting by Mike Wallace and Bill Stout. Nixon predicts Robert Kennedy will run against him Communist nations seek their own communist ID's not relegated to duplicating the USSR. Robert Kennedy campaigns in California, Roger Mudd reports. Also, an excerpt of NBC News: Report on the North Korean crisis and "Pueblo." Report from the American crewmembers disparaging the US.1968-04-19, CBS, 27 min.
The Indiana primary, editorial by Eric Sevareid A tornado in Arkansas The North Pole is reached for the first time in fifty years Airline movies-Drinks remain cost-free. Washington, DC returns to normal after violence when Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. Neil Strauser reports. Walter Cronkite signoff. Walter Cronkite hosting.
1968-04-22, CBS, 21 min.
Don Webster reports from Vietnam Campaigning in Indiana for the primary with Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy. David Schoumaker and John Hart report. The court has the right to restrict youngsters from viewing certain adult motion pictures. Morley Safer reporting from Athens, Greece regarding Spanish influence in the country. An editorial on Clark Clifford's speech today by Eric Sevareid South Vietnamese army will soon be able to take over for themselves. Host: Walter Cronkite.1968-04-23, CBS, 27 min.
Don Webster reports from Vietnam Bob Gregory reports on 1400 man battleship crew A report on the United Methodist Church George Wallace presidential campaign commercial Morley Safer reports on man buried alive in coffin for 61 days. Walter Cronkite Host. Includes commercials.
1968-04-24, CBS, 23 min.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor John Lindsay, continued search for James Earl Ray Convict who knew him interviewed about a million dollar bounty.
1968-04-24, CBS, 23 min.
Eric Sevareid commentary about United Kingdom non-discrimination bill, UK has 2% negro population versus 12% for the US. South Africa excluded from 1968 Olympics. Charles Kuralt reports on latest fad, "space sleds."1968-04-26, CBS, 27 min.
Don Webster reports from Vietnam for CBS News Morton Dean reports from Columbia University Morley Safer reports from London regarding anti-black activists The 50th anniversary of 12-man team who reached the North Pole Hubert Humphrey campaigns in the south (George Herman reports) Commentary by Eric Sevareid Host: Walter Cronkite.
1968-04-29, CBS, 28 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Dan Rather
- Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Eugene McCarthy
- Daniel Schorr
- Ed Rabel
- Ralph Abernathy
- Robert Schenke
- David Schumacher
Reports from Vietnam Gamal Nasser says war with Israel is inevitable Dan Rather reports on draft laws Robert Schenke on the Columbia University strike. David Schumacher reports on the Eugene McCarthy campaign Status on French Heart patient Dr. Ralph Abernathy: "Save America." Daniel Schorr reports Report on a better food system. March to Mississippi-Ed Rabel reports. Walter Cronkite: Host1968-04-30, CBS, 27 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Barry Goldwater
- Eric Sevareid
- Richard Nixon
- Ronald Reagan
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Daniel Schorr
Governor Nelson Rockefeller speech-seeks presidential nomination at a press conference. Reporters ask questions. Reactions from Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan on Columbia University riots Columbia University police break barricades Eisenhower suffering chest pains Heart transplant recipient dies (Daniel Schorr reports) Paper Gold System, contraceptive labeling Eric Sevareid editorial on presidential candidates Host: Walter Cronkite.1968-05-01, CBS, 27 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Lyndon Johnson
- Eric Sevareid
- Dan Rather
- Morton Dean
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Eugene McCarthy
- Bernard Kalb
- Ralph Abernathy
- David Schumacher
- Nguyen Van Thieu
- James Reston
President Johnson proposes Vietnam peace talks aboard an Indonesian ship, Dan Rather reports. South Vietnamese President Thieu is interviewed-Bernard Kalb reports 700 enemy troops killed, 43 US troops killed this week. Rockefeller's position on Vietnam policy, Morton Dean reports Former President Eisenhower is recuperating More protests and clashes at Columbia University, students claim police brutality Dr. Ralph Abernathy leads the "Poor People's March" against the war in Vietnam. The march will begin in the next two weeks David Schumacher reports on the Eugene McCarthy campaign spending James Reston is the new Executive Director of the New York Times Eric Sevareid editorial on Nelson Rockefeller, the man, his issues and policies. Host: Walter Cronkite. Commercials: -Sherwin-Williams White House Paints. -Marlboro Cigarettes.1968-05-03, CBS, 24 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Lyndon Johnson
- Eric Sevareid
- Richard Nixon
- Dan Rather
- Morton Dean
- Mike Wallace
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Harry S. Truman
Peace talks in Paris-tax increases President Johnson visits former president Harry Truman in Missouri-to be 84 next week, Dan Rather reports Eric Sevareid on peace talks, New Stock Exchange up Two more heart transplants, the 9th and 10th performed and the first in the United Kingdom Mike Wallace reports on Richard Nixon's speech in Indiana before the Indiana primary In his first day of campaigning, Governor Nelson Rockefeller visits the University of Iowa, Morton Dean reports In Alabama, the negro image of today. Walter Cronkite is the host.1968-05-06, CBS, 25 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Muhammad Ali
- Cassius Clay
- Robert Kennedy
- Eugene McCarthy
- Wilson Hall
- George Severnson
- Carl Hayden
Walter Cronkite on location reports on the Indiana primaries On NBC, interviews by Wilson Hall Report on Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy (CBS) Demonstrations in Paris Report on upcoming peace talks North Vietnamese assaults near Saigon, George Severnson reports Newsmen killed by South Vietnamese Conviction of Muhammad Ali upheld-faces five-year prison term 90-year-old Senator Carl Hayden, Democrat, is retiring and will not run again. Host: Walter Cronkite.#15813: CBS EVENING NEWS, THE
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Indiana election returns Special report on the disqualification of Kentucky Derby winner Dancer's Image.
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The news of the day.
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The latest news.
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News of the day.
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News of the day.
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The news of the day.
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News of the day's events.
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News of the day's events. 599 US GI's killed in Vietnam last week.
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News of the day's events.
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The news events of the day.
1968-05-19, NBC, 90 min.
- Steve Allen
- Walter Cronkite
- Art Carney
- Carol Burnett
- Gene Kelly
- Frank Sinatra
- Bob Hope
- Sid Caesar
- Sebastian Cabot
- Kate Smith
- Dean Martin
- Lorne Greene
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Bill Cosby
- Mike Douglas
- Dick Van Dyke
- Don Rickles
- Dan Rowan
- Dick Martin
- Imogene Coca
- Lloyd Bridges
- Lucille Ball
- Barbara Eden
- Leonard Nimoy
- Barbara Feldon
- Sally Field
- William Shatner
- Johnnie Whitaker
(SPECIAL)(COLOR). Providing entertainment: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Don Rickles and Johnnie Whitaker of "Family Affair." Frank Sinatra and Dick Van Dyke host the 20th annual Emmy presentations in New York and Hollywood. The Presenters: a "Who's Who" of TV's past and present, including Steve Allen, Lucille Ball, Lloyd Bridges, Carol Burnett, Sebastian Cabot, Sid Caesar, and Imogene Coca, Art Carney, Bill Cosby, Linda Cristal, Walter Cronkite, Mike Douglas, Barbara Eden, Barbara Feldon, Sally Field, Lorne Greene, Bob Hope, Gene Kelly, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Kate Smith and Barbara Stanwyck.1968-05-19, WNBC, 90 min.
- Steve Allen
- Walter Cronkite
- Art Carney
- Carol Burnett
- Gene Kelly
- Frank Sinatra
- Bob Hope
- Sid Caesar
- Sebastian Cabot
- Kate Smith
- Dean Martin
- Lorne Greene
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Bill Cosby
- Mike Douglas
- Dick Van Dyke
- Don Rickles
- Dan Rowan
- Dick Martin
- Imogene Coca
- Lloyd Bridges
- Lucille Ball
- Barbara Eden
- Leonard Nimoy
- Barbara Feldon
- Sally Field
- William Shatner
- Johnnie Whitaker
(SPECIAL)(COLOR). Providing entertainment: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Don Rickles and Johnnie Whitaker of "Family Affair." Frank Sinatra and Dick Van Dyke host the 20th annual Emmy presentations in New York and Hollywood. The Presenters: a "Who's Who" of TV's past and present, including Steve Allen, Lucille Ball, Lloyd Bridges, Carol Burnett, Sebastian Cabot, Sid Caesar, and Imogene Coca, Art Carney, Bill Cosby, Linda Cristal, Walter Cronkite, Mike Douglas, Barbara Eden, Barbara Feldon, Sally Field, Lorne Greene, Bob Hope, Gene Kelly, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Kate Smith and Barbara Stanwyck. Dupe Of # TW11.1968-06-04, CBS, min.
Special about Vietnam. Walter Cronkite reports.
1968-06-04, CBS, 150 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Charles Kuralt
- Eric Sevareid
- Roger Mudd
- Robert Kennedy
- John Hart
- Mike Wallace
- David Dick
- Hughes Rudd
- Frank Mankiewicz
- Joseph Benti
Eric Sevareid with Walter Mondale 4% of vote counted Roger Mudd interviews Robert Kennedy (1:30 AM to 2:15 AM. After the shooting, David Dick and John Hart at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. Doctors issue report that Kennedy has a "50-50 chance of survival." Kennedy spends 3 hours, 10 minutes on the operating table.Surgery from 5:30 AM Eastern Time to 8:40 AM Eastern time. Hughes Rudd reports. Charles Kuralt replaces Joseph Benti. Frank Mankiewicz makes statement to Mike Wallace from Good Samaritan Hospital.1968-06-08, CBS, min.
A recap of the Robert F. Kennedy events. James Earl Ray, the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King has been arrested in London. Coverage of Robert Kennedy's funeral with Walter Cronkite.