ABC News, Bob Young reports. A report on welfare mothers and foster children with SamDonaldson.                        

A report on the Wisconsin primary with Howard K. Smith, Tom Jerrold, and Sam Donaldson. Smith reports on President Johnson's decision to stop the bombing of North Vietnam and possible negotiations to come. A report on negro riots in Memphis, Tennessee, a comment by Jesse Jackson, bombing of North Vietnam more extensive than LBJ proposed, results in severe criticism, Hanoi calls the US peace offer a failure.   

Host: Bob Young.                                     

November 27, 1960-November 8, 1981. Newsmakers were interviewed by journalists on this public affairs program, ABC's counterpart of CBS's "Face The Nation" and NBC's "Meet The Press." In its earliest weeks, the series was entitled "ABC Press Conference." 

"The Race To The White House." Interviewers in Washington are Sam Donaldson and Richard C. Harsh.

Howard K. Smith hosts.




Howard K. Smith is the moderator                                                                                                                                 

ABC News with Sam Donaldson
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.  

ABC Highlights:
Vietnam war, Paris peace talks, Yugoslavia news, Czechoslovakia/USSR News, Mine disaster in Virginia. 

CBS News highlights:

Mine disaster in Virginia, Early ceasefire in South Vietnam?
Paris peace talks continue, Vietnam war action an Australian's release by the Viet Cong, Law and order in the USSR. 
                                    

Report on President Nixon's visit to King and Queen of Thailand, India is his next stop. 

Howard K. Smith, Frank Reynolds, and Sam Donaldson report.                       

Topics: Sharon Tate murder. James Meredith- two day jail sentence. Anniversary of atomic bomb on Nagasaki, David Snell reports. OJ Simpson signs with the NFL Buffalo Bills, best ever contract to NFL rookie. President Nixon leaving Washington for one month vacation, Bill Gill reports. New Supreme Court justice to be appointed. 

Host: Sam Donaldson.               

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.        

NINE HOURS and FIFTEEN MINUTES analysis and coverage of the 1976 Presidential Election returns from 7:45pm November 2nd to 5:00am November 3rd, 1976 form the three different networks, CBS, ABC, and NBC. 
Races for the Presidency, the major governorship's, and House and Senate seats. Includes victory speeches by President-elect Jimmy Carter and Vice-President-elect Walter Mondale. 

7:45 pm to 11:00 pm CBS coverage. Anchorman is Walter Cronkite. Commentary, Eric Sevareid. Reporters, Mike Wallace, Dan Rather, Roger Mudd, Lesley Stahl, Bruce Morton, and Bob Schieffer.

11:00 pm to 2:15 am ABC coverage. Anchor persons are Harry Reasoner, Barbara Walters, and Howard K. Smith. Reporters, Frank Reynolds, Ron Farmer, Ann Compton, Tom Jarriel, Sam Donaldson. 

2:15 am to 5:00 am NBC coverage. Anchored by John Chancellor and David Brinkley. Reporters include Tom Brokaw, and Catherine Mackin.