Disc Jockey, talks about no life on Venus, and a 50-mile hiking craze has spread to England.                           

Radio news special. A right-wing forum attacks President Kennedy's administration.                         

Report from Birmingham, Alabama on current negro-white crisis in that city, the White House observes the situation closely.            

Topics: John Profumo scandal in England, Dr. Stephen Ward arrested-he introduced party girl Christine Keeler to cabinet minister John Profumo, Lena Horne, and Dick Gregory to lead negro protests in Alabama, violence in Lexington, Kentucky, 
Ahmed Ben Bella will aid Angolan rebels, possible female cosmonauts in Russia.                                                                 

Radio broadcasts related to TV, society, and Hollywood news with John D. Griffin. 

On today's broadcast a five minute interview with singer Eddie Fisher who states that he still enjoys performing and now has a different feeling about his work. Loves to sing his standards  as well as Al Jolson standards. Eddie when asked to comment about his former wife, Elizabeth Taylor, prefers to let the record speak for itself. He discuses his future plans.                     

John D. Griffin presents news and commentary from the world of Hollywood, TV, politics, and society. 

Guests are Tony Marvin and Sonny King who talks about working with Jimmy Durante.

Host: John D. Griffin          

Nicholas Luard co-founder of the iconic comet night club, THE ESTABLISHMENT, is interviewed. 

David Frost, performer, contributes commentary and skits related to the topic of "Class Society" in the UK.
One of the earliest radio/television appearances in the United States by David Frost contributing a special filming for a specific broadcast.

 The Establishment was a London nightclub which opened in October 1961, at 18 Greek Street, Soho and which became known in retrospect for satire although at the time was a venue more commonly booking jazz acts and used for other events. It was founded by Peter Cook and Nicholas Luard, both of whom were also important in the history of the magazine Private Eye. The name "The Establishment" is a play on the meaning of "establishment" as in "institution," i.e. the club itself, and the broader definition meaning the prevailing social order of the time, which the satirists who founded, funded and performed at the club typically undermined.

The venue allowed the opportunity for budding comedians and satirists to perform new material in a nightclub setting, outside the jurisdiction of the Lord Chamberlain, whose censorship of language and content was a problem for many performers. Some who appeared included Lenny Bruce in 1962 (subsequently banned from entering the UK a year later), Barry Humphries (as Edna Everage), and musically, The Dudley Moore Trio. The Establishment, a tie-in album of comedy routines and sketches featuring John Bird, John Fortune, Eleanor Bron and Jeremy Geidt, was released on the Parlophone label in 1963.

The Establishment in London closed in 1964.                                                  

A speech by Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett.            

         Short wave radio news from Moscow.    

 Short wave radio news report from Havana Cuba.            

          Short wave radio broadcast from Havana Cuba with propaganda related to the JFK assassination.    

    Short Wave Radio broadcast with commentary on the ultra right in the USA.          

Saturday night rock'n'roll show with Bruce Gordon.           

Latest news from radio Havana, Cuba.             

The latest news from radio Havana, Cuba.           

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.                                             

Continuing live NBC coverage of the Republican National Convention from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.

Highlights: Martin Agronsky interviews delegate Henry Cabot Lodge, NBC Newsman John Chancellor is arrested on the floor, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller talks about curtailing extremism in the Republican Party amid shout-downs and cat-calls.                           

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.                                      

Continuing live NBC coverage of the 1964 Republican National Convention from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.

Speeches by Richard Nixon and Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater.             

United States Attorney General Robert Kennedy, running for a seat in the US Senate, answers questions from college students at Columbia University.             

Political rally for Attorney General Robert Kennedy who is a candidate for a United States Senate seat. On hand at the rally New York City Mayor Robert Wagner.            

September 30, 1951-August 29, 1971

Red Skelton's network television program began at the start of the 1951 fall season on NBC (for sponsor Procter & Gamble). After two seasons on Sunday nights, the program was picked up by CBS in the fall of 1953 and moved to Tuesday night, the time slot with which it would become primarily associated during most of its run. After his first CBS season the program was moved to Wednesday night and expanded to an hour for the summer of 1954 only; it was then reduced back to a half-hour for a time, later expanded again, returning to Tuesday night where it would remain for the next sixteen years (co-sponsored by Johnson's Wax and Pet Milk between 1955 and 1962).

On September 25, 1962, the program was again expanded to a full hour (becoming The Red Skelton Hour) and remained in this longer format for the balance of its CBS run.

CBS ended its association with the program in early 1970. This apparently marked the beginning of one of several attempts by CBS to downplay programming whose primary appeal was to "Middle America", an audience more rural and also somewhat older than that generally desired by network television advertisers. Marketers were moving towards a younger, "hipper", and more urban audience.

At least in part due to Skelton's iconic status, the program was picked up by NBC, premiering on September 14, 1970. Vice President Spiro Agnew introduced Red's 20th season opener, returning back to NBC where he began his first TV season. Guest on Shelton's premiere program was Jerry Lewis. After the taping of the show, Lewis told the audience: "My ambition has always been to be a clown...tonight I've had the honor of working with a great clown."

The program that aired was quite different from the one that Skelton's CBS audience was used to seeing. The new set was dark, devoid of the backdrops that viewers had seen on CBS. The show was cut back to its original half-hour length and it was moved from Tuesday to Monday nights.

The new format never really worked. The program ended in March 1971, although selected programs from this final season were rerun on NBC on Sunday nights in prime time during June-August, 1971.    

Comedy with Red Skelton                                                                                                  

A review of the Goldwater campaign. Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon comment on behalf of Goldwater.                       

News and commentary from radio Moscow.            

Radio Moscow comments on US barbarism in Vietnam.          

News and editorial comment. Call for immediate withdrawal of troops in North Vietnam and return to South Vietnam without declaration of war, US telling whole world that the "law of the jungle" applies with it's aggressive agression against North Vietnam.                 

Groups protest US aggression in Vietnam, commentary on failures of General Maxwell Taylor in Vietnam.          

The first spacewalk by Russian cosmonauts, the Soviet Union protests US aggression in Vietnam, urges withdrawal, a description of the Russian spacewalk.        

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.    

Guests: George C. Scott, The Honeycombs. George and Red perform a "panhandle with care" sketch.                                  

Commentary on the failure of US policy in Vietnam, an attack on General Maxwell Taylor.             

A Soviet woman's open letter in appeal to stop US aggression in Vietnam urges American women to appeal for the stoppage of US air raids and US withdrawal.           

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.                          

September 25, 1962-June 23, 1970. 
*Fred Gwynne's segment "Herman Munster meets Freddie The Freeloader is missing. What does exist in this archived excerpt audio air check is the complete opening of the program, with introductions, a 4:20 segment with Fred and Red in discussion and including a sketch where Fred plays Abraham Lincoln and Red plays Mary Todd Lincoln. Inclusive on this broadcast excerpt are all song renditions sung by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. 

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.             

News and commentary from Radio Prague.            

A right-wing group discussion.           

A report on the second Sonny Liston vs. Muhammad Ali fight in Lewiston, Maine. Ali knocks out Liston in the first round. 
Included are pre-fight talk and predictions, and post-fight comments on the fiasco.                          

Live coverage of the return and recovery of the Gemini spacecraft with astronauts Edward White and James McDivitt aboard.            

News and commentary.