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1964-01-08, CBS, min.
A report on poverty in the US, military economics, President Johnson says he will put a man on the moon by 1970, comments by Senator Everett Dirksen and Senator Hubert Humphrey. Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater's son campaigns for him for the 1964 presidential campaign Host: Walter Cronkite.
1964-07-13, NBC, min.
Live NBC opening night coverage of the 1964 Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. The Republicans seek to select their presidential candidate. Personalities interviewed are Senator Everett Dirksen, former President Dwight Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon who comments on Barry Goldwater. Thurston Morton is the committee chairman, he raps the Democrats in speech, a speech by former President Eisenhower.
1964-07-15, NBC, 46 min.
Continuing live NBC coverage of the 1964 Republican National Convention from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. The roll call of the states for the presidential nomination, Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana seconds the nomination of Barry Goldwater, Senator Kenneth Keating of New York nominates Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of New York. Dr. Milton Eisenhower puts Governor William Scranton's name in nomination, Scranton in an interview says he will not withdraw, a disturbance by negro delegates on the floor, Goldwater wins ballot for the nomination, Scranton concedes defeat and calls for the unanimous nomination of Goldwater as GOP presidential candidate.
#14726: ABC RADIO NEWS
Order1965-02-10, ABC, 3 min.
New Vietnam crisis, Viet Cong in a second terror attack at US Army base, thirty killed, comments by Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen on US failures in Vietnam.
1965-02-21, ABC, 24 min.
- Billy Graham
- Barry Goldwater
- Hubert Humphrey
- Gerald Ford
- Birch Bayh
- Everett Dirksen
- George Wallace
- Frank Church
- George McGovern
- Lyndon Johnson
- Fred Foy
- Malcolm X
- Nat King Cole
- Paul Johnson
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: Coup in South Vietnam fails, US pilots interviewed, policy debate in Washington, President Johnson comments, Vice-President Humphrey comments on Vietnam goals, comments by Billy Graham, George McGovern, Frank Church, Everett Dirksen, Gerald Ford, Barry Goldwater, Birch Bayh, the US launches Ranger 8 to the moon for a photo-taking mission, negro militant plot fails to dynamite the Liberty Bell, Malcolm X shot dead, comment by George Wallace and Governor Paul Johnson of Mississippi, Nat King Cole dies. 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.
1965-03-07, ABC, 26 min.
- Gerald Ford
- Everett Dirksen
- Dean Rusk
- Martin Luther King
- Fred Foy
- Strom Thurmond
- Maxwell Taylor
- Peter McCloskey
- Howard Walter Cannon
- Wayne Morse
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: Anti-US student riots in Moscow against the US, raids in North Vietnam Radio Peking comment by General Maxwell Taylor, the jungle war is going badly, comments by Peter McCloskey, Nevada Senator Howard Walter Cannon and Senator Wayne Morse, comments by Strom Thurmond, Martin Luther King, Dean Rusk, Everett Dirksen, and Gerald Ford, all on US involvement in Vietnam. Martin Luther King on civil and voting rights will march in Alabama, 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.
#14811: JACK PAAR PROGRAM, THE
Order1965-05-14, NBC, min.
September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965 Jack Paar elected to pursue a three year NBC series in prime time soon after stepping down as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR (1957-1962). These broadcasts took on the form of a variety/talk show format. Each telecast opened with a Paar monologue. Also shown from time to time were personal home movies shot by Jack on various trips by the Paar family to Africa, Russia, and Europe. Jack's daughter, Randy Paar would often assist her dad narrating these films. Appearing with Jack were many of his old regulars from the TONIGHT SHOW including Alexander King, Oscar Levant, and Jonathan Winters. This 10 pm Friday prime time slot attracted many notable guests, including Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Ted Kennedy. Also, given exposure were many young and veteran entertainers, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peggy Lee, and stand-up comedians, among them, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie Vernon, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Burns & Schreiber, and Dick Gregory. Impact appearances occurred introducing footage of The Beatles, prior to the group appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, and a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), singing and spewing poetry with Jack and Liberace. After three years (one and a half years less than his tenure on THE TONIGHT SHOW), Jack Paar called it quits and would prematurely retire from the business with the exception of producing and starring in a handful of Specials for NBC and accepting one brief return to regular television, for nine months, hosting an ABC late-night talk show, JACK PAAR TONITE in 1973). Jack's guests are Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois and Liberace.#14850: JACK PAAR PROGRAM, THE
Order1965-05-14, NBC, 60 min.
September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965 Jack Paar elected to pursue a three year NBC series in prime time soon after stepping down as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR (1957-1962). These broadcasts took on the form of a variety/talk show format. Each telecast opened with a Paar monologue. Also shown from time to time were personal home movies shot by Jack on various trips by the Paar family to Africa, Russia, and Europe. Jack's daughter, Randy Paar would often assist her dad narrating these films. Appearing with Jack were many of his old regulars from the TONIGHT SHOW including Alexander King, Oscar Levant, and Jonathan Winters. This 10 pm Friday prime time slot attracted many notable guests, including Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Ted Kennedy. Also, given exposure were many young and veteran entertainers, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peggy Lee, and stand-up comedians, among them, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie Vernon, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Burns & Schreiber, and Dick Gregory. Impact appearances occurred introducing footage of The Beatles, prior to the group appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, and a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), singing and spewing poetry with Jack and Liberace. After three years (one and a half years less than his tenure on THE TONIGHT SHOW), Jack Paar called it quits and would prematurely retire from the business with the exception of producing and starring in a handful of Specials for NBC and accepting one brief return to regular television, for nine months, hosting an ABC late-night talk show, JACK PAAR TONITE in 1973). Guests are Liberace and Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen. Liberace celebrates 25 years in show business. Includes commercials.1965-06-27, ABC, min.
- Jacob Javits
- Everett Dirksen
- Frank Church
- Adlai Stevenson
- Lyndon Johnson
- Fred Foy
- Robert Kennedy
- Ahmed Ben Bella
- James Farmer
- Bernard Baruch
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: Vietnam crisis, President Johnson talks at UN, a Bomb explosion in Vietnam kills 40, Russian criticism of Vietnam presence by the US, Senators Frank Church, and Everett Dirksen support Vietnam war effort, Robert Kennedy gives a talk about nuclear weapons, Medicare legislation, domestic turmoil in Algeria, in wake of the coup which ousted Ahmed Ben Bella, 15th anniversary of the start of the Korean war, the first anniversary of the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi, comment by James Farmer of Core, Adlai Stevenson comments on 20th anniversary of UN charter, comments by New York State Senator Jacob Javits on the death of Bernard Baruch. 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.
1965-10-17, ABC, 12 min.
- Mary Martin
- Barry Goldwater
- Everett Dirksen
- Dean Rusk
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Lyndon Johnson
- Fred Foy
- Robert Kennedy
- Robert McNamara
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: Mary Martin entertains the US troops in Vietnam, anti-war protests continue, comments by Robert McNamara, Eisenhower, and GOP leaders, Goldwater and Dirksen, criticize LBJ, birthday greeting from President Johnson to Dwight Eisenhower, Johnson has gall bladder surgery, Dean Rusk reports on possible Chinese aggression, Robert Kennedy on test ban treaty. 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.
1965-11-14, ABC, 15 min.
- Hubert Humphrey
- Everett Dirksen
- Dean Rusk
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Fred Foy
- Harold Wilson
- Ian Smith
- Wallace Martin Greene, Jr.
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: Blackout in the Northeast, Ian Smith's Rhodesia seeks independence from Britain, comments by Smith, Dean Rusk, and Harold Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower suffers a second heart attack, Senator Everett Dirksen comments on draft card burners, a man sets himself afire in front of the UN building in an anti-war protest, Dirksen comments on the future of the war in Vietnam, General Wallace Greene of US Marine Corp and vice president Humphrey comment on the war. 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.
1966-01-16, ABC, min.
- Hubert Humphrey
- Gerald Ford
- Everett Dirksen
- Dean Rusk
- Lyndon Johnson
- Martin Luther King
- Fred Foy
- Robert McNamara
- Harold Wilson
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Julian Bond
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: LBJ on the deterioration of the Vietnam war, Mcnamara, Ford, and Dirksen all comment, peace mission by Dean Rusk, a report from Vietnam, Yale professors return from Vietnam, India's Shastri has died, Humphrey comments on Shastri, NYC transit strike is over, Julian Bond not allowed to take a seat in Georgia, Martin Luther King comments, civil rights protests in Alabama, Rhodesia comment by Wilson. 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.
#15020M: GOP ANSWER TO PRESIDENT JOHNSON
Order1966-01-18, , 5 min.
Senator Everett Dirksen and GOP Congressman Gerald Ford comment on President Johnson's recent State Of The Union Address.
1966-11-13, ABC, min.
- Fred Foy
- Everett Dirksen
- Lurleen Wallace
- Ronald Reagan
- George Romney
- Spiro Agnew
- Lester Maddox
- Edward Brooke
- Charles Percy
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Mark Hatfield
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: Election results bring big GOP victory in the House and Senate, Reagan, Romney, Rockefeller, Percy, Hatfield, Brooke, Agnew, Maddox all win, Lurleen Wallace wins in Alabama, Everett Dirksen looks at presidential hopefuls for 1968, a major battle in South Vietnam, battlefront report, the US puts a spacecraft around the moon, Gemini 12 fired into orbit. 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.
1966-12-02, NBC, 74 min.
October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past. Guests: Senator Everett Dirksen, singer Paul Anka, actor Tony Randall.1966-12-08, , 42 min.
Senator Everett Dirksen comments on the possibility of a 2-day holiday truce in Vietnam, Radio Peking talks about a disturbance at the University of Berkeley campus led by Mario Savio, Ronald Reagan comments on Berkeley sit-in, suggests disturbances end, Red China loses vote to become a member of the UN, U-Thant will stay on as the UN Secretary-General,
1967-01-08, ABC, min.
- Fred Foy
- Everett Dirksen
- Lyndon Johnson
- Ronald Reagan
- Lee Harvey Oswald
- Marguerite Oswald
- Fidel Castro
- Jack Ruby
- Francis Spellman
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: US pilots shoot down seven MIG's over Vietnam, an interview with one of the pilots, US Marines in the Mekong Delta, a pilot discusses North Vietnam bombings, Russians reject peace proposals by Britain, Everett Dirksen comments on peace efforts or the end of the bombings, Cardinal Spellman just back from Vietnam, Ronald Reagan is the new Governor of California, Jack Ruby dies, Oswald's mother accuses Ruby of the Kennedy assassination, Melvin Belli comments on Warren report, Fidel Castro's eighth anniversary as leader of Cuba, President Johnson rejects painting of him. 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.
1967-03-05, ABC, min.
- Barry Goldwater
- Ronald Reagan
- Henry Jackson
- Everett Dirksen
- George Wallace
- Dean Rusk
- Fred Foy
- Adam Clayton Powell
- Robert Kennedy
- Robert McNamara
- William Westmoreland
- Henry Robinson Luce
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: The House votes to expel Adam Clayton Powell from his congressional seat, a civil rights worker is murdered in Mississippi, in Vietnam, The US mines waters near North Vietnam, Robert McNamara comments, Robert Kennedy comments against bombings, he seeks peace negotiations, Barry Goldwater and Secretary of State Dean Rusk attack Kennedy's proposals, General William Westmoreland, Senator Henry (Scoop) Jackson, and Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen all support the bombing, Ronald Reagan and George Wallace discuss future plans. marine captain receives Congressional Medal Of Honor for action in Vietnam, publisher Henry Robinson Luce dies. 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.
#4266: RED SKELTON HOUR, THE
Order1967-04-18, WCBS, 52 min.
September 25, 1962-June 23, 1970. One of television's most inventive and popular comedians, Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years, seven of them in a one-hour format, "The Red Skelton Hour" on CBS. Skelton began his television career on NBC September 30, 1951 with a half-hour filmed variety series lasting until June 21, 1953. He then began his CBS affiliation, and began hosting "The Red Skelton Show," a half-hour variety show broadcast live until October 18, 1960, and subsequently on videotape. This series aired from October 13, 1953, continuing until June 26, 1962. From July 21, 1954 through September 8, 1954, "The Red Skelton Revue" was broadcast live on CBS in a one-hour format. Red Skelton returned to NBC in a half-hour taped format for his final series. "Red" as the show was known, premiered September 14, 1970. The first four broadcasts included introductions by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (September 14, 1970), Dean Martin (September 21, 1970), Jack Benny (September 28, 1970), and Johnny Carson (October 5, 1970) who got his big break writing for Skelton in the early 1950's. Red Skelton's last first-run regularly scheduled television program aired on March 15, 1971.1967-05-07, ABC, min.
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: US marines in a bitter battle, take hills in North Vietnam from Viet Cong, President Johnson gives the Congressional Medal Of Honor to the widow of a marine killed in Vietnam, Senate Republicans comment on Vietnam war. They include Gerald Ford and Everett Dirksen. Governor George Romney of Michigan attacks President Johnson on various topics, Richard Nixon goes to Latin America, the New York City newspaper, "World Journal Tribune" goes out of business. 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.
1967-06-02, NBC, 10 min.
October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
Tonight: Actors impersonate various personalities. Everett Dirksen Robert Kennedy, William F. Buckley, and Bert Parks. In a take-off of Parks, Johnny plays Bert Forrest1967-06-02, NBC, 20 min.
October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
A presidential beauty contest. See # 19545 for details.1967-07-24, CBS, 22 min.
Fourteen die in Detroit racial riots, much damage, and looting, National Guard called, comment by Senator Everett Dirksen, Vietnam report. Harry Reasoner subbing for Cronkite.
1967-07-24, CBS, 22 min.
Fourteen die in Detroit racial riots, much damage, and looting, National Guard called, comment by Senator Everett Dirksen, Vietnam report. Harry Reasoner subbing for Cronkite.
1967-11-19, ABC, min.
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: The Viet Cong inflict heavy damage on US base at Dak To, Senators Fulbright and Dirksen comment on the war, Governor Romney announces his candidacy for President, Shirley Temple Black loses Republican nod for Representative, General Franco opposes democracy. 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.
1968-02-18, NBC, 57 min.
- Jack Benny
- Steve Allen
- Gene Krupa
- Teddy Wilson
- Bob Hope
- Mahalia Jackson
- Dave Garroway
- Benny Goodman
- Burr Tillstrom
- Everett Dirksen
- Studs Terkel
- Carl Sandburg
- Otto Kerner
- Richard Daley
- Mark Van Doren
- Win Stracke
- Newton Minow
- Adlai Stevenson III
- Paul Douglas
- Charles Percy
- Mercedes McCambridge
- Kukla and Ollie
- R. Buckminster Fuller
- Adlai Stevenson
This year is Illinois 150th year of statehood. This nostalgic sesquicentennial tribute presents some of the Prairie State's leading citizens, as well as show-business personalities who have been associated with the state. Among the stars are Jack Benny, Dave Garroway, Bob Hope, Mahalia Jackson, Mercedes McCambridge, Burr Tillstrom (with puppets Kukla and Ollie) and the original Benny Goodman Trio (Goodman, Gene Krupa and Teddy Wilson). The host is Steve Allen, who composed the program's score. Also appearing are Senator Everett Dirksen (who offers a dramatic recitation) and Charles Percy, former Senator Paul Douglas, Gov Otto Kerner, Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley, writer Mark Van Doren, architect R.Buckminster Fuller, balladeer Win Stracke, writer-broadcaster Studs Terkel, former FCC head Newton Minow and Adlai Stevenson III. Heard via recordings: the late Adlai Stevenson and poet Carl Sandburg. Filmed almost entirely on location, the program covers Illinois from end to end, visiting the pulse points of the present and historic sites sacred to its heritage,
#19655: GOP NATIONAL CONVENTION
Order1968-08-06, NBC, min.
Live NBC coverage of the 1968 Republican National Convention from the Miami Beach Convention Center. Speakers scheduled: Senator Everett Dirksen, Senator Gerald Ford, Thomas E.Dewey.
1969-01-13, NBC, min.
The Vietcong blow up helicopters, Everett Dirksen fed up with table shape at Paris peace talks.
1969-06-02, , min.
Everett Dirksen criticizes Senator Ted Kennedy's stance on Vietnam war, while Mike Mansfield defends Kennedy's position, calling the war senseless.