Newsmen Howard K. Smith, Richard C. Hottelet, Robert Pierpoint, Eric Sevareid, Winston Burdett, Daniel Schorr, and David Schoenbrun comment on the top news stories of 1956, particularly the Middle East and communism. 

Edward R. Murrow is the moderator.                                      

Khrushchev's visit to California, includes a trip to San Francisco, Khrushchev's verbal duel with Spyros Skouras of 20th Century Fox, comment by Marilyn Monroe, Mayor Poulson remarks in Los Angeles and Khrushchev's retort. 
Walter Cronkite anchors.    

   We are an Eyewitness as U.S.S.R. Premiere Khrushchev visits in Washington and tours Pittsburgh, Chicago,  Des Moines, San Francisco, Los Angeles, plus a visit to the Roswell Garst farm in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Highlights broadcast of Khrushchev's headline making address before the U.N. General Assembly.                                     

There is Jackie Gleason's opening monologue, a "Joe the Bartender" sketch about "Photos from the Past" with Frank Fontaine, who for the first time, out of his "Crazy Guggenheim" character, sings a song: "When Your Heart Has Turned To Silver" at the conclusion of the sketch. There is a 3 1/2 minute Harry Reasoner and Robert Pierpoint News bulletin interrupting the program and outlining President John F. Kennedy's plan for solving the current Cuban crisis. The Gleason Show continues with a Sue Ane Langdon "Granada" production number. A 60 second promo for the upcoming 1962 election night is heard at the end of the program.             

"As The World Turns," TV soap opera, is interrupted by Walter Cronkite at 1:40pm EST, who gives bulletins describing the attempt on the life of President John F. Kennedy. From KLRD in Dallas, Eddie Barker reports on the condition of the President: "He is dead... shot by an assassin." Cronkite continues coverage from the CBS Studio newsroom in New York; he confirms at 2:38pm EST that 38 minutes ago at 2:00 PM EST President Kennedy died. Cronkite has a difficult time composing himself and after a brief moment continues his report. CBS continuous coverage of the assassination begins with picture transmission at 2:00 PM EST and the following broadcast excerpts follow the events as they happened.

The facts reveal that Kennedy was shot at 1:30 PM EST and pronounced dead at 2:00 PM EST. The motorcade approached the Texas School Book Depository, and then made a sharp 135 degree left turn onto Elm Street, a downward-sloping road that extends through the plaza and under a railroad bridge at a location known as the "triple underpass." The giant Hertz Rent-a-Car clock on top of the Schoolbook Depository building was seen to change from 12:29 to 12:30 as the limousine turned into Elm Street.

Most of the witnesses recalled that the first shot was fired after the president had started waving with his right hand. After the third shot, the limo driver and police motorcycles turned on their sirens and raced at high speeds to Parkland Hospital, passing their intended destination of the Dallas Trade Mart along the way, and arriving at about 1:38 p.m. (EST).
             

A look at last night's election results with various CBS newsmen.                          

President Johnson's frustrations with Vietnam. 

Robert Pierpoint subbing for Marvin Kalb.            

"Honor and Washington," the road ahead. Reed Collins host.            

Hanoi report with Robert Pierpoint reporting from Hawaii
Johnson meets with South Korean leaders
Kennedy honors Bay Of Pigs fighters, Bob Gregory reports.
Sports with Harry Reasoner.

Host: Harry Reasoner. 

            

Paul McElroy reporting.

Additional News: CBS Radio News with Alan Jackson, sponsored by Chevrolet.
Robert Pierpoint reports on inflation in the US
A 10% tax surcharge is proposed by President Johnson
Dancer's Image wins the Kentucky Derby,  his jockey (Robert Ussery) captures his second straight Derby.
Note: Dancer's Image was later disqualified for a drug found in his system.
Columbia University update- demonstrators speak. 
                        

Direct from CBS news space headquarters at the Kennedy Space Center. 

Correspondents: 

Harry Reasoner in New York 
Eric Sevareid in Washington 
Daniel Schorr in Washington 
Robert Pierpoint at the White House
Bill Plante in Chicago
Paul Jones in Mississippi 

Update on Apollo 11 as it prepares its moon voyage taking off July 16th. Walter Cronkite reports.

Harry Reasoner subs for Walter Cronkite.

Topics: Sharon Tate and two others murdered, murder of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca not believed to be linked to Tate murder, Bill Stout reports. Robert Pierpoint reports from Nixon vacation headquarters.