President Johnson on Vietnam war wants peace and to confer with North Vietnamese leader, Ho-Chi-Minh, moon surveyor analysis of moon soil, similar to earth,
Actress Melina Mercouri and film director Julius Dassin comment on the Greek "coup" by right-wing colonels. The Greek government revokes Mercouri's citizenship.
Senator McCormack supports President Kennedy on the Vietnam war, attacks critics, says anti-war elements encourage North Vietnam, Senator Fulbright comments.
General Westmoreland claims the Vietnam war is being won, the South Vietnamese will be able to defend themselves after the US scales down within two years.
Various news reports from both CBS and NBC news.
Joined in progress: The Huntley-Brinkley Report (1 minute), then to CBS news, (6 minutes)
Huntley-Brinkley Report, (I minute)
back to CBS News, (5 minutes) a report on the 77th birthday of Charles DeGaulle.
American and South Vietnamese soldiers score a big victory against the Viet Cong, GI deserter in Germany in resistance against the US Army, he tells of dissidents within the ranks of the US Army, the South Vietnamese exaggerated the count of the enemy dead disputed by a US journalist, comment by South Vietnamese General on enemy dead being a major problem, heart transplant patient doing well after eight days.
The Greek crisis, exiled King Constantine exiled, stages coup against ruling military junta, the US is alerted-fleet heads for Greece, comment by Melina Mercouri.
The King flies to Rome as the Greek coup fails, high casualties in the Vietnam war, Senator Chuck Percy warns South Vietnam to take more responsibility in the war or will lose it, the heart transplant patient is doing OK.
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.
Multiple news reports including WCBS TV The Late Report with Tom Dunn, Jim Jensen substituting, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and Fred Darwin, WTFM International News New York.
The biggest communist offensive of the Viet Nam war has begun.
Dramatic developments in South Vietnam; the North Vietnamese launch widespread attacks on various bases at Da Nang, the TET offensive begins as the North Vietnamese break the lunar New Year truce, multiple reports from Saigon, report from London, indication that long planned offensive aided by disloyal South Vietnamese conspirators, a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City in support of Dr. Benjamin Spock, comment from Spock, the Viet Cong storm the US Embassy in Saigon, 25 US aircraft are destroyed, 2,645 of the enemy killed, eight major cities attacked.
Multiple reports from Saigon on the attack as well as reports from Washington DC, London and Paris
NOTE: Beginning on Track #8 there is a 14 second gap. Track continues on Track #9.
Senator Charles Percy's comments on the information given to the US people about success in the war calls it misleading information, Richard Nixon says it's not wise to debate Governor George Romney.
The crisis in Vietnam. Also, a news update about the "Pueblo," and a confession from one of its officers. Saigon security issues are explored.
Host: Wilson Hall.
The local news from WCBS-TV Channel 2 in New York City with host Jim Jensen.
Jim Jensen reports on the day's news events including the latest on the New York City garbage strike, Governor Nelson Rockefeller's speech, Alabama Governor George Wallace declares his candidacy for President, and actor Nick Adams, star of TV's "The Rebel" has died. Frank Gifford reports on the end of the 43-year history of New York's Madison Square Garden on 50 th Street in Manhattan, which will give way to the new MSG Arena on 34th Street, atop Penn Station. Also, an excerpt of ABC News with Bob Young is heard.
President Lyndon Johnson returns to Dallas, Texas for the first time since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963.
See #11325A for the news of 2-28-68 and continuing coverage of President Johnson's return trip to Dallas, Texas.
Continuing coverage of President Johnson's return to Dallas, Texas, for the first time since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963.
Live coverage of the New Hampshire Democratic primaries the first in a series of nationwide party primary elections. Lyndon Johnson, who later announced he would not seek re-election, narrowly defeated Senator Eugene McCarthy to win the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Frank McGee is the host.
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