Highlights: The US launches its first satellite, report from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Herb Kaplow reports.            

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.                                                 

Broadcast by all networks & local stations, a Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium by Pope Paul VI who began his day in New York City addressing the United Nations and then had a meeting with President Lyndon B. Johnson & various Catholic dignitaries. Coverage continues at the World's Fair with a recap of the Pope's days activities...the first Papal visit ever to a North American country.  

See # 5411 for details.            

NBC special about the mass murder committed on August 1st in Austin, Texas by Charles Whitman.

Herb Kaplow 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 speaks to America for 43 minutes about Vietnam and his attempts at peace negotiations. He says the bombing of North Vietnam will be reduced. He announces he will not run for reelection in November. Anchor Edwin Newman evaluates the speech. Senators Walter Mondale, Henry Jackson, and Clifford Case comment. Also reporting for NBC News are Herb Kaplow, Elie Abel, Ray Scherer, and Charles Quinn. Also, an excerpt from CBS News on the speech. Roger Mudd and Dan Rather comment.                                        

A report on President Johnson's refusal to run for reelection. Dan Rather and Roger Mudd report. From WABC Radio "Perspective in New York." "Sell Out To Militants." A report on Adam Clayton Powell. From 1010 Wins, Brad Sherman interviews Richard Nixon. His comments about Johnson's refusal to run, the President at the lowest point of the year. comment by WINS Newsman Stan Brooks. Joe Resnick with comments on the Viet Cong. A report on WCBS Radio concerning Nassau County Executive Eugene Nickerson and his run for Jacob Javits New York Senate seat. He comments on President Johnson. NBC News with Edwin Newman: Elie Abel reports on LBJ, John Chancellor with commentary, Herb Kaplow reports on Nixon's next move, Ray Scherer reports from the White House on LBJ, Elie Abel interviews Eugene McCarthy,                                                     

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. 


                                     

NBC-TV coverage of the Indiana primary returns. 
Herb Kaplow reports on Richard Nixon's Nebraska campaign
Robert Kennedy has 45% of the Indiana vote, NBC News declares him the winner
Senator Eugene McCarthy is interviewed by Liz Trotter.

Anchors: Frank McGee and David Brinkley,             

President Nixon holds a press conference following his return from Europe.   NBC  Correspondent Herb Kaplow reports.               

President Nixon's address to the nation on Cambodia and the withdrawal of US troops. 

John Chancellor and Herb Kaplow report. 

President Richard M. Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic Of China.            

A report on the death of Jackie Robinson, who died this day at age 53.
Gregory Robinson reports death. 
An editorial on Robinson by Harry Reasoner. Howard Cosell is interviewed.        

November 13th, 1960- March 25th, 1984. 

A Sunday morning religious program produced by the ABC News Public Affairs Department. "Directions" focused on religious issues of the day and news events. Performers included George Hicks, Eli Wallach, John Alcorn, Theodore Bikel, and others. It had no set host except for Eli Wallach who hosted briefly in October 1961.

This episode, " The Immigration Of Jewish People" is hosted by Herb Kaplow.          

November 13th, 1960- March 25th, 1984. 

A Sunday morning religious program produced by the ABC News Public Affairs Department. "Directions" focused on religious issues of the day and news events. Performers included George Hicks, Eli Wallach, John Alcorn, Theodore Bikel, and others. It had no set host except for Eli Wallach who hosted briefly in October 1961.

Topic: An overview of some of the moral and social issues America has faced since the end of World War 11. Subjects include McCarthyism, the struggle for racial equality and the Viet Nam war.