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572 records found for Walter Cronkite
1973-11-20, CBS, min.
Fuel shortage possibly due to lack of refining facilities. At Republican governors conference, fuel crisis discussed. Host: Walter Cronkite.
1973-11-23, CBS, min.
Nixon meets with advisers to counteract fuel shortages. Belief Israel possesses nuclear weapons. Walter Cronkite reports.
1973-12-13, CBS, min.
Truckers in two-day work stoppage. Energy secretary William Simon and President Nixon hold news conference to discuss energy crisis. Host: Walter Cronkite.
1973-12-14, CBS, min.
Nixon meets with top economy advisers to discuss the energy crisis. 15 American, European, and Japanese companies agree to buy Iranian crude oil at record prices. REPORTER: Walter Cronkite (Akwaz, Iran) Iran offered oil earlier at much lower price, but oil companies and Nixon administration refused to buy. {National Iranian Oil Company Dr. Reza Fallah - insists Iran offered to sell oil to US.} Iran began selling oil to Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa after United States refused to buy. [FALLAH - thinks oil companies must shoulder some responsibility for United States energy crisis.] REPORTER: John Sheahan Reporter(s):Cronkite, Walter Cronkite; John Sheahan. President lights national Christmas tree.
1974-05-01, CBS, min.
CBS news special report on President Nixon's transcripts of the White House tapes pertaining to Watergate. Host: Walter Cronkite.
1974-05-10, , min.
Mounting pressure on President Nixon to resign. Gerald Ford and President Nixon meet. Host: Walter Cronkite.
#17788: CBS AND ABC NEWS
Order1974-07-19, CBS, min.
John Doar, House Judiciary Committee counsel, believes impeachment of President Nixon is warranted. Convicted John Ehrlichman asks for acquittal or new trial in Daniel Ellsberg break-in.
1974-07-22, , min.
A review of the US space program. Walter Cronkite reports
#11332: WIDE WORLD SPECIAL
Order1974-10-11, ABC, min.
January 1, 1973-September 5, 1975. ABC's Wide World of Entertainment late-night programming consisting of TV movies, variety programs, and rock music specials including "In Concert" produced by Dick Clark. Dick Cavett interviews Walter Cronkite and wife Betsy.
1974-10-17, WMAL, 67 min.
Walter Cronkite is interviewed by Dick Cavett at Cronkite's home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Later in the program, Cavett is joined by Cronkite's wife Betsy.1974-12-30, CBS, min.
Judge John Sirica gives the jury final instructions in Watergate cover-up trial.
1974-12-31, CBS, 23 min.
Richard Nixon Foundation will be dissolved and assets given to Whittier College. Watergate defendants wait for sentencing. Roger Mudd subbing for Walter Cronkite.
1974-12-31, CBS, 28 min.
President Ford signs two antirecession bills. Pakistan earthquake kills 5,000. Roger Mudd subbing for Walter Cronkite.
1975-01-02, CBS, 29 min.
Richard Nixon deeply anguished by Watergate cover-up trial verdict. Judge John Sirica urges jury not to discuss the case. Roger Mudd subbing for Walter Cronkite.
1975-01-07, CBS, 15 min.
President Ford speaks before NCAA regarding economy. December unemployment figures for Detroit reach 12.4%. Bollingen prize for poetry awarded to AR Ammons. Duplicate of #17947.
1975-01-07, CBS, 15 min.
President Ford speaks before NCAA regarding economy. December unemployment figures for Detroit reach 12.4%.
1975-04-29, CBS, min.
"Vietnam: A War That Is Finished." CBS three-hour report on the long conflict in Southeast Asia with reports and analysis by CBS correspondents in the US and Indochina. Walter Cronkite hosts.
1975-07-14, CBS, 30 min.
Preview of the nine-day flight with astronaut & cosmonaut interviews and reports from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas and the Russian Space Center. Hosted by Walter Cronkite.#10089: 60 MINUTES
Order1975-08-03, CBS, 30 min.
- Judy Garland
- Mike Wallace
- Dan Rather
- Roger Mudd
- Eric Sevareid
- Liza Minelli
- Walter Cronkite.
- Ed Bradley
- Lorna Luft
September 24th, 1968- An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day. Host: Mike Wallace A look back at Judy Garland by those who knew and loved her. The three Garland children review their mother's career. This program is a 30-minute excerpt.
1975-11-06, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.
1975-11-20, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.
#9377: 60 MINUTES
Order1976-02-08, CBS, 60 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Charles Kuralt
- Mike Wallace
- Dan Rather
- Roger Mudd
- Morton Dean
- Bill Plante
- Ed Bradley
- Bob Schieffer
September 24th, 1968- An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day. Host: Mike Wallace
1976-02-13, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.
1976-02-18, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.
1976-02-19, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.
1976-05-14, WCBS, 4.5 min.
At age 84, Lowell Thomas retires from broadcasting. Walter Cronkite anchors the News.1976-05-18, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.
#9378: 60 MINUTES
Order1976-05-31, CBS, 60 min.
September 24th, 1968- An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day. Host: Mike Wallace
1976-06-08, CBS, 120 min.
Live coverage of the New Jersey, California, and Ohio primaries with host Walter Cronkite.
1976-07-04, CBS, 930 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Danny Kaye
- Charles Kuralt
- Hank Aaron
- Johnny Cash
- Beverly Sills
- Isaac Stern
- Valerie Harper
- Arthur Fiedler
- Margaret Mead
- Alistair Cooke
- Boston Pops Orchestra
- Hughes Rudd
- Millicent Fenwick
- Daniel Boorstin
- Martin Marty
- Sylvia Chase
Walter Cronkite is the anchorman for CBS's daylong bicentennial coverage "our most extensive of any single day since man landed on the moon in 1969," he says. Broadcast from 7:30am to 11:00pm (15 & 1/2 hours) including live remotes from more than 40 locales across the US, the program interweaves special features..."Anniversary Reflections" on life in America are offered by (among others) Hank Aaron, historian Daniel Boorstin, theologian Martin Marty, Margaret Mead, Isaac Stern, and Beverly Sills; "Anniversary Almanac" has Hughes Rudd and Sylvia Chase exchanging questions and answers and some trivia...on American history; Charles Kuralt's "On The Road" pieces for the "CBS Evening News" are repeated, with stops including Alabama, Arkansas. Bicentennial observances covered on CBS TV include: THE PRESIDENTIAL ITINERARY: Shortly after 9am President Gerald Ford will participate in ceremonies at Valley Forge where five Conestoga wagon trains are encamped. Between 10and 11 A.M. President Ford will deliver a speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia and sometime after 1:30 P.M., review Operation Sail in New York. RELIGIOUS SERVICES: From 8 to 9 A.M. there will be coverage of services throughout the Nation...included are live telecasts of interfaith ceremonies in New York City, Miami and Philadelphia, and taped coverage of a sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. NAVAL SHOWS: Operation Sail will be covered beginning at 11 A.M. when hundreds of U.S. and foreign vessels from the 33 foot sloop White Dolphin to the 1039 foot carrier USS Forrestal - will make their way up New York's Hudson River. San Francisco Bay is the scene for the Silver Eagle Regatta, featuring some 1500 sailing craft. The event is covered intermittently thought out the day. PARADES: Atlanta's 16th annual "Salute to America" parade will have a Brazilian samba group, bagpipers, Irish dancers and Big Bird from "Sesame Street." Philadelphia's parade is big on bancs-a total of 50, one from each state. There will also be a 110 -foot float depicting scenes from early American history. MUSIC: A day filled with music from country to classical, including a New Orleans jazz concert saluting Louis Armstrong, who would have been 76 this day, and a country-music concert from Nashville's Opryland. In the evening, Morton Gould will conduct the American Symphony Orchestra in his "American ballads"; and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will sing patriotic songs from the mall in Washington, D.C. Between 9 and 10 P.M. Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Esplanade Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture"; and the St. Louis Symphony will offer music by John Philip Sousa and Stephen Foster. FIREWORKS: Between 7 and 8 P.M., Alistair Cooke will be the host for a BBC show featuring a fireworks exhibition over the Thames River. Live coverage also from New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Washington D.C. VIKING LANDING: At approximately 10 P.M., Viking 1 is scheduled to touch down on Mars and begin sending pictures back to Earth. Reports on the mission. OTHER EVENTS: From St. Louis daylong series of music and dance programs, and air and water shows. Coverage will be interspersed throughout the day. Other celebrations covered intermittently will include the Festival of American Folklife in Washington D.C. ; and festivals in New York City and Miami. There will also be an reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg scheduled between 2 and 3 P.M. Also, celebrations, Western style...a rodeo in Greeley Colorado. NOTE: This entire broadcast will be transferred from the original 1/4" master reel to reel tapes (15 & 1/2 hours) to 12 CD discs or to 3 DVD (sound track only) discs allowing for greater continuous listening continuity.
1976-07-04, WCBS, 34 min.
Walter Cronkite summarizes the events of the 200th Bicentennial Day as covered by CBS at the conclusion of 16 hours of live broadcasting.1976-07-12, CBS, 240 min.
Live coverage of the 1976 Democratic National Convention from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Host: Walter Cronkite
1976-07-15, CBS, 210 min.
Live coverage of the fourth session of The 1976 Democratic National Convention from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Host: Walter Cronkite
1976-08-18, CBS, 210 min.
Live CBS coverage of the balloting for the President of the United States. Walter Cronkite reports.
1976-08-18, CBS, 450 min.
Continuing live coverage of the 1976 Republican National Convention from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Coverage of August 18th and August 19th, 1976. Walter Cronkite reports.
1976-08-19, CBS, 47 min.
Walter Cronkite reports on the naming of the 1976 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate, Robert Dole, by President Gerald R. Ford.
1976-08-19, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963. Walter Cronkite reports on the 1976 Republican National Convention.
1976-09-10, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963. Roger Mudd substituting for Walter Cronkite.
1976-10-06, CBS, 15 min.
Analysis of the recently concluded second Presidential debate between President Gerald R. Ford and Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. Walter Cronkite reports
1976-10-06, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.
1976-11-02, ABC, 555 min.
- David Brinkley
- Walter Cronkite
- John Chancellor
- Mike Wallace
- Harry Reasoner
- Dan Rather
- Sam Donaldson
- Roger Mudd
- Barbara Walters
- Jimmy Carter
- Eric Sevareid
- Bill Moyers
- Gerald R. Ford
- Catherine Mackin
- Howard K. Smith
- Walter Mondale
- Bob Schieffer
- Ron Farmer
- Ann Compton
- Tom Jerriel
- Tom Brokow
- Lesley Stahl
- Bruce Morton
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.
#8120: "CAMPAIGN '76"
Order1976-11-03, CBS, 60 min.
Analysis of the results of Gubernatorial and Congressional elections. Walter Cronkite reports.
1976-11-25, SYN, 60 min.
October 21st, 1974- 1980. Ninety-minute talk show in most markets hosted by Dinah Shore. The show was seen during the daytime in most cities. In 1979 the show was retitled "Dinah and Friends" and had a co-host.
1976-12-20, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963. A special report on the death of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
1977-01-20, CBS, 190 min.
Live CBS coverage of the Presidential Inauguration. President-Elect Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States. Roger Mudd and Walter Cronkite report.
1977-01-20, CBS, 150 min.
Continuing live CBS coverage of the inauguration of President-Elect Jimmy Carter. Walter Cronkite and Roger Mudd report.
#7672: ASK PRESIDENT CARTER
Order1977-03-05, WROW, 00 min.
President Jimmy Carter takes phone calls from the public on this special radio broadcast. Hosted by Walter Cronkite.
1977-04-04, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.
1977-04-28, CBS, 118 min.
- Walter Cronkite
- Red Skelton
- Jackie Gleason
- Art Carney
- Harry S. Truman
- Charles Kuralt
- Milton Berle
- Arthur Godfrey
- Mary Martin
- Sid Caesar
- Ed Sullivan
- Burns & Allen
- Ernie Kovacs
- Charlton Heston
- Paul Newman
- James Dean
- Don Larsen
- Edward P. Morgan
- Douglas Edwards
- Dick Van Dyke
- Noel Coward
- Walter Matthau
- Lucille Ball
- Alan Young
- Rex Harrison
- John F. Kennedy
- Fulton J. Sheen
- Al Hodge
- Frank Stanton
- Joe McCarthy
- Douglas Mac Arthur
- Jack Lemon
The history of television is examined. Complete with original commercials. Host: Charles Kuralt The special is a retrospective of the social history of television programming, circa 1948-1960's. Host Charles Kuralt describes live television and illustrates the kinescope process. Excerpts include coverage of the following topics and people: Burns and Allen; news programs with Edward P. Morgan and Douglas Edwards; newsreels and propaganda; Art Carney and Jackie Gleason; children's programs, including "Captain Video"; the growth of television; performers Milton Berle, Ernie Kovacs, Red Skelton, Alan Young, Dick Van Dyke and Lucille Ball; reporter Edward R. Murrow; the Korean War; blacklisting; Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy; Mary Martin and Noel Coward; the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings; Sid Caesar; President Harry S Truman's 1951 dismissal of General MacArthur; Bishop Fulton J. Sheen; a comedy and entertainment montage; quiz show scandals with comments by Frank Stanton of CBS and a look at how shows were rigged; Rex Harrison rehearsing for "My Fair Lady"; anthology drama with Charlton Heston, James Dean, and others; the 1952 Republican Convention; John F. Kennedy's 1956 bid for vice president; the 1960 presidential campaign; and Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Includes commercials.
1977-06-07, CBS, 30 min.
April 16, 1962-March 6, 1981. On April 16, 1962, Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards and became the anchor on "The CBS Evening News" which ran 15 minutes Monday thru Friday in primetime. The broadcast expanded to 30 minutes on September 2, 1963.