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Vietname War - Audio Samples
Vietnam: The First Television War
January 25, 2018 By Jessie Kratz, Posted In - The 1960s, Remembering Vietnam, The 1970s
Commentary by Madie Ward in the National Archives History Office.
U.S. soldiers in position in the first wave of a helicopter combat assault, 10/26/1967. (National Archives Identifier 66956835)
The Vietnam War (1955-75) was a time of great controversy in the United States. Cold War tensions ran high as the country relentlessly fought against the alleged evils of communism.
At the same time, advances in video and audio recording enabled both easier and more news coverage. From 1950 to 1966, the percentage of Americans who owned a television skyrocketed from 9 percent to 93 percent as televisions became essential for everyday life.
With the proliferation of televisions, news networks strived to have the most exciting, dramatic, and attractive stories. They competed for the finest reporters, highest-rated equipment, and largest number of viewers. To succeed, they had to do something unprecedented: on-site coverage of the war in Vietnam. For the first time in American history, the news from the front lines was brought straight into the living room.
So why was Vietnam called the first "television war"?
During World War II, morale was high. Camera crews stayed in noncombat areas to show the happier, more upbeat side of war. The stories were broadcast as motion pictures shown in theaters. And the newscasters shared only good news and reported bad news with a cheery disposition.
Government censorship over the media influenced this outlook-if the press wanted access to stories about the war, they had to receive credentials from the military. This ensured that the news didn't report anything that the military did not want disclosed to the public. Big stories like the A-bomb stayed out of the news until after the war ended. The focus of the media was high morale and support for the war effort.
In contrast, the television news networks had a bleaker view of the war in Vietnam. After the Tet Offensive in 1968-which the public saw as a defeat-reports turned unfavorable toward the war effort. The censorship that was in effect during World War II was much laxer by the 1960s. Camera crews were on-site almost constantly in combat zones. Journalists wrote day-to-day coverage and recorded their stories in the field. This gave Americans a more realistic glimpse into the lives of their soldiers, and they didn-t like what they saw.
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* PART ONE *
U.S. Involvement & Escalation
April 23, 1961 - May 27, 1968
[606 Entries]
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1961
April 23, 1961 - Walter Cronkite & the Sunday Evening News - Fighting continues in Indonesia.
April 28, 1961 - DOUGLAS EDWARDS WITH THE NEWS - Crisis in Laos and South Vietnam. Possible U.S. involvement.
May 5, 1961 - NEWS - South Vietnam crisis. U.S. to raid the country against the communist rebels.
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1962
Feb. 24, 1962 - Radio Moscow (short wave) - Russians and Chinese accuse U.S. of interference in South Vietnam.
March 18, 1962 - CBS NEWS - U.S. to send 2000 advisers to South Vietnam to aid against Vietcong.
April 2, 1962 - NEWS (Fred Scott Reporting) - South Vietnam battle with government troops, victorious.
May 11, 1962 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Communists push deeper into Laos.
June 6, 1962 - ABC NEWS REPORT (Ron Cochran) - U.S. considers sending troops to Laos.
June 25, 1962 - WORLD TODAY (Tony Marvin reporting for Mutual Broadcasting System) - A review of the deteriorating Western position in South East Asia. British charge North Vietnam with aiding USSR in South Vietnam.
July 22, 1962 - MOSCOW SHORT WAVE RADIO - Russians answer questions about South Vietnam.
Sept. 25, 1962 - DOUGLAS EDWARDS & THE NEWS - Gromyko meets Dean Rusk in Washington D.C. on Laos's problem.
Oct. 16, 1962 - DOUGLAS EDWARDS & THE NEWS - Three more personnel die in South Vietnam.
Dec.26, 1962 - COMMENT - Commentary on the war in South Vietnam.
Dec. 30, 1962 - TV ALBUM: News review of 1962 - United States involvement in South Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos, continued fighting.
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1963
March 9, 1963 - RADIO HAVANA (short wave radio) - News commentary regarding accusation of U.S. chemical warfare in "oppressed" South Vietnam.
March 29, 1963 - RADIO MOSCOW (short wave radio) - Comments on the war in South Vietnam and U.S. interference.
April 1, 1963 - NEWS - Laos's foreign minister assassinated.
April 10, 1963 - CBS NEWS - U.S. combat troops man guns in South Vietnam war.
April 14, 1963 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES (ABC Radio Weekly News Review with FRED FOY) - Laos fighting breaks out in Plain des Jars. Comments from Dean Rusk.
April 26, 1963 - "THE WAR THAT CREEPS" - Documentary Special on the guerrilla war in South Vietnam. Narrator, Dane Clark.
May 7, 1963 - CBS NEWS - 74TH American GI dies in Vietnam War.
June 14, 1963 - NEWS - 88TH American GI dies in Vietnam War.
June 16, 1963 - NEWS - Riot in Saigon following funeral of Buddhist Priest who burned himself to death in protest over Diem's governmental policies.
June 18, 1963 - NEWS - South Vietnam Buddhist riot against discrimination by Saigon Catholic government.
June 29, 1963 - NEWS - Truce between Buddhists and Saigon Diem government. Religious service for monk who burned himself to death.
July 2, 1963 - RADIO MOSCOW - Commentary on conditions in South Vietnam.
July 13, 1963 - WOR EDITORIAL PAGE CONFERENCE moderated by John Wingate. Discussion related to crisis in Southeast Asia.
July 15, 1963 - NEWS - Funeral of South Vietnam writer who protested the regime of Diem. Government forces kill 50 Vietcong.
July 18, 1963 - DOUGLAS EDWARDS & THE NEWS - Vietcong raid kills more Americans in South Vietnam. Violent demonstrations by Buddhists against government of Diem.
July 23, 1963 - WORLD TODAY - Report from Vietnam. Protests continue against the Saigon government.
Aug. 3, 1963 - NEWS - South Vietnam's Madam Nu accuses Buddhists in U.S. Fears that religious strife might affect war against Vietcong.
Aug. 3, 1963 - MIKE WALLACE NEWS- In South Vietnam Buddhists demonstrate against the government.
Aug. 23, 1963 - BARRY FARBER INTERVIEW - Vietnam problems are discussed, including the Vietcong and Buddhist recent uprisings.
Aug. 26, 1963 - NEWS - Trouble in South Vietnam. Government arrests students and Buddhists.
Sept. 2, 1963 - DOUGLAS EDWARDS & THE NEWS - President John F. Kennedy chastises South Vietnam's Diem regime. He claims that it is not in touch with the people. Buddhist's continue to protest Diem regime.
Sept. 9, 1963 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Hundreds of students riot against South Vietnam government. Report from South Vietnam that rebels have stepped up fighting. Madam Nu leaves Saigon for tour.
Sept. 9, 1963 - HUNTLEY BRINKLEY REPORT - President Kennedy says the U.S. will not cut aid to South Vietnam.
Sept. 12, 1963 - CBS LATE NEWS WITH DOUGLAS EDWARDS - President Kennedy comments on support in South Vietnam. Madam Nu attacks the U.S. U-Thant says, "Vietnam situation getting worse."
Sept. 15, 1963 - COMMENTARY - Strong-arm tactics by Diem regime in Saigon�particularly on Buddhists.
Oct. 7, 1963 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - United Nations wants to send observers to Saigon. Madam Nu comments to U.S. officials who may reduce aid to South Vietnam.
Oct. 9, 1963 - NEWS - South Vietnam's Madam Nu in New York City. She comments on current Vietnam situation. Interview with Madam Nu.
Oct. 11, 1963 - NEWS - Vietnam Report.
Oct. 13, 1963 - MEET THE PRESS - Madam Nu of South Vietnam is interviewed.
Oct. 13, 1963 - ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT - Bob Young reports - "The Riddle of South Vietnam."
Oct. 14, 1963 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Vietnam combat report.
Nov. 1, 1963 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE-
Revolt led by 14 top military officers erupts in Vietnam. Rebels claim victory. President Diem will leave the country. Peter Kalischer reports from Saigon how rebels overpowered loyalist troops. No casualties inflicted on the 3,563 American civilians living in Vietnam. President Kennedy calls for a change in Vietnam's government. Kennedy states that U.S. was not involved in the coup. Madam Nu comments in Beverly Hills, California. She says "we will triumph." She suggests that the American government backed the coup. President Kennedy comments.
Nov. 1, 1963 - NBC NEWS SPECIAL - "CRISIS IN VIETNAM."
Nov. 2, 1963 - WCBS LATE NEWS with MIKE WALLACE - Nine year rule of Ngo Dinh Diem comes to an end. Both Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother are dead. New rulers will fight communism. Former first lady Madam Nu comments from Beverly Hills, California. She states that a "dirty crime" has been committed and that the U.S. is responsible for the coup.
Dec. 22, 1963 - "1963 TV ALBUM" (Special) - Vietnam history to date, including overthrow of Diem Government.
Dec. 30, 1963 - "PROJECTION 1964" (Special) - Review of 1963 including coup in South Vietnam, and forecast for 1964. Frank McGee, Ray Scherer, Sander Vanocur, Elie Abel, John Rich, others.
Dec. 31, 1963 - "YEAR END REVIEW" - Top stories of 1963, includes coup in South Vietnam.
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1964
Jan. 9, 1964 - NBC PANEL: "WORLD OUTLOOK FOR 1964"- Comments by Jim Robinson on South Vietnam.
Jan. 17, 1964 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE-
Fighting fierce in South Vietnam. Currently 99 U.S. soldiers killed there.
Jan. 20, 1964 - NEWS - U.S. helicopters employed and contribute to fighting in South Vietnam. Thus far the war has claimed 175 U.S. combat deaths.
Jan. 21, 1964 - RADIO HAVANA (short wave radio) - Commentary on U.S. foreign policy. "U.S. is coming to a 'dead end street,' and operating in a 'dream world' related to policies in Cuba and South Vietnam."
Jan. 29, 1964 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Coup in South Vietnam.
Jan. 30, 1964 - WCBS MORNING NEWS with MIKE WALLACE - More on the coup in South Vietnam. U.S. dismayed how poorly war is going in Vietnam.
Feb. 2, 1964 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - News of South Vietnam coup. President Lyndon B. Johnson comments.
Feb. 6, 1964 - NEWS - Vietcong scores success in Vietnam fighting. Interview with General Kahn.
March 1, 1964 - EDITORIAL PAGE CONFERENCE - U.S. involvement in South Vietnam discussion. Guests include John V. Lindsay.
March 1, 1964 - "VIETNAM STORY" - Documentary about nine year Diem regime and coup that followed, challenges that have followed, comments by Marguerite Higgins, others.
March 5, 1964 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Defense secretary Robert McNamara flying to Vietnam where war is not going well. Vietcong increase pressure of possibility of escalating war into the South. Report from Vietnam where U.S. deaths have now risen to 115.
March 6, 1964 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Dean Rusk comments on "neutralization" for South Vietnam. Battle report from Vietnam.
March 14, 1964 - ABC NEWS WITH BILL BEUTEL - Vietnam War protests in New York City.
March 26, 1964 - CBS EVENING NEWS (HARRY REASONER substituting for WALTER CRONKITE - McNamara urges continued support for Vietnam.
April 19, 1964 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Coup in Laos. Optimist view in South Vietnam crisis. Comment by Dean Rusk.
June 4, 1964 - VIETNAM REPORT - Early series of daily broadcast reports regarding Vietnam operations.
June 5, 1964 - VIETNAM WEEKLY REVIEW with Garrick Utley-Half hour summary on developments in Vietnam.
June 6, 1964 - WINS RADIO NEWS - Unarmed U.S. plane shot down over Laos. Possible U.S. retaliation.
June 7, 1964 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Strategy talks in Honolulu on U.S. involvement in South Vietnam. Comments by Henry Cabot Lodge, & Dean Rusk, who states that the United States will maintain its commitment to South Vietnam.
June 10, 1964 - HENRY CASSIDY (CBS correspondent) comments on "Do Americans Know What Is Going On in South Vietnam?"
June 14, 1964 - VIEWPOINT - Reporters discuss U.S. problems in Southeast Asia in light of the current U.S. political situation.
June 19, 1964 - THE WORLD TONIGHT NEWS with MARVIN KALB - U.S. may have to use force in defending Southeast Asia, leading to possible war with China.
June 20, 1964 - NEWS - DeGaulle cautions Peking on South Vietnam involvement.
June 23, 1964 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Henry Cabot Lodge resigns as Ambassador to Saigon, and is replaced by General Maxwell Taylor. Comments from President Johnson, Senator Wayne Morse, Senator Barry Goldwater, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. Implications arise that the U.S. will increase its war effort in South Vietnam.
Sept. 14, 1964 - WORLD TODAY NEWS - Abortive coup in South Vietnam. General Kahn still in power. Comment by Sec. Rusk.
Sept. 27, 1964 - VOICE OF AMERICA - Report on South Vietnam. Comments from Senator Goldwater, Senator Morse, and Secretary of State, Dean Rusk.
Oct. 4, 1964 - WNEW NEWS REVIEW OF THE WEEK- U.S. may broaden war in South Vietnam by attacking North Vietnam positions.
Oct. 11, 1964 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Richard Nixon states his plan to end the Vietnam War. Sec. Rusk denies Vietnam buildup after the elections.
Oct. 16, 1964 - CBS NEWS - Violence in South Vietnam. Updated report.
Nov. 1, 1964 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietcong attack South Vietnam airfield, killing 40 U.S. servicemen and destroying aircraft.
Nov. 2, 1964 - CBS NEWS with DALLAS TOWNSEND - Additional update on Vietcong raid. Comment from Barry Goldwater.
Nov. 15, 1964 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - President Johnson meets with top cabinet officers on challenges and policy regarding Vietnam crisis.
Nov. 29, 1964 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Review of U.S. policy in South Vietnam, possibility of escalating the war is discussed. Comment by General Maxwell Taylor.
Dec. 1, 1964 - NBC SPECIAL: "VIETNAM: A MAD WAR." - Documentary narrated by Chet Huntley. A report focusing on the U.S. and Vietnamese military men involved in the conflict ravishing South Vietnam. An analysis of the U.S. Commitment in this war-ravaged land. One of the first television documentaries focusing on the Vietnam War.
Dec. 6, 1964 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - General Taylor outlines the framework on future tactics by U.S. related to Vietnam crisis.
Dec. 27, 1964 - VIETNAM SATIRE (PBS RADIO STATION WBAI) - Satire sketch focusing on United States General Maxwell Taylor and his approach to the military draft in our country. Chad Mitchell.
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1965
Jan. 29, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - General Khan of South Vietnam dealing with additional reactionary Buddhists.
Jan. 31, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Bloodless coup in South Vietnam by General Khan, who comments. Richard Nixon suggests quarantine of Vietnam, using air and sea power to cut off Vietnam supplies.
Feb. 2, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - President Johnson states, "U.S. will let Vietnam people help themselves."
Feb. 4, 1965 - PETER JENNINGS WITH THE NEWS (ABC-TV) -Fighting breaks out in Laos (40 dead). The United States and South Vietnam hold a conference attended by country officials.
Feb. 7, 1965 - NBC MONITOR NEWS with Robert McNeil - Vietcong attacks U.S. base in Pleku. U.S. retaliates. Comment by Robert McNamara.
Feb. 7, 1965 - PETER JENNINGS WITH THE NEWS - Grave news from Vietnam as war escalates following Vietcong attack on U.S. base. McNamara comments on sending more U.S. troops to Vietnam. Senator Frank Church comments.
Feb. 7, 1965 - NBC RADIO NEWS with FRANK RICH - Reporting from Tokyo on reaction by Peking as war escalates.
Feb. 8, 1965 - ALEX DRIER COMMENTARY on the Vietnam War.
Feb. 8, 1965 - PETER JENNINGS WITH THE NEWS - U.S. air strikes in North Vietnam. Kosygin pledges North Vietnam support. Comments by LBJ, and General McGeorge Bundy.
Feb. 8, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Commentary on U.S. raids in North Vietnam.
Feb. 10, 1965 - CBS MORNING NEWS with MIKE WALLACE - Vietcong score big victory in attacks with massive troop losses (200 killed). China condemns President Johnson's administration policy in Vietnam.
Feb. 10, 1965 - ABC NEWS - New Vietnam crisis. United States army attacked. 30 soldiers killed. Comment by Senator Everett Dirksen on crisis, failure in Vietnam.
Feb. 10, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Commentary on U.S. current activities in Vietnam.
Feb. 10, 1965 - ABC NEWS - Thirty one GI's killed in second Vietcong terrorist attacks. U.S. troops badly beaten by Vietcong. Howard K. Smith comments in an editorial.
Feb. 11, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Commentary on U.S. current activities in Vietnam.
Feb. 11, 1965 - ABC NEWS - U.S. stages third air raid in North Vietnam as retaliation to yesterday's attacks by Vietcong. Interview with a wounded GI soldier.
Feb. 13, 1965 - WORLD THIS WEEK (Douglas Edwards sitting in for Harry Reasoner) - More on the current Vietnam crisis.
Feb. 16, 1965 - ABC NEWS - Anti-American riots in London, England.
Feb. 19, 1965 - ABC NEWS with PETER JENNINGS - South Vietnam leader, General Kahn, overthrown.
Feb. 19, 1965 - ABC NEWS RADIO - Coup in South Vietnam. Gen. Kahn is ousted. General Kiam may take over.
Feb. 20, 1965 - WORLD THIS WEEK - The Saigon coup is discussed.
Feb. 21, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Coup attempted in South Vietnam, but fails. U.S. pilots interviewed. Policy debate in Washington D.C. Comments by LBJ, Hubert Humphrey on Vietnam goals. Also, comments by Billy Graham, Gen. McGovern, Frank Church, Everett Dirkson, Gerald Ford, Barry Goldwater, David Birch, others.
March 3, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Comments on how "U.S. Barbarism" in Vietnam predominates, as related to yesterday's U.S. bombing (3/2/65) in attacks on North Vietnam. Russians and the Chinese offer their reactions.
March 7, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES ( ABC Radio Weekly Review of the news this past week - March 1-7, 1965). Broadcast every Sunday, 4:35 to 5:00 pm. Fred Foy narrates the lead-ins using actual broadcast news air checks heard on the radio this past week.
Anti U.S. riots in Moscow, U.S. embassy being attacked in reaction to American raids on North Vietnam (March 2nd). March 2nd comments regarding U.S. bombings of North Vietnam from General Maxwell Taylor, Senator Wayne Morse, Thurmond Marshall, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dean Rusk, Everett Dirkson, others.
March 15, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Commentary regarding the U.S. and their escalation of the war in Vietnam.
March 16, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Groups protest U.S. aggression in Vietnam, appeal to all public organizations. General Taylor speaks of failures in Vietnam.
March 18, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Soviet Union protests U.S. aggression in Vietnam, and demands withdrawal.
March 18, 1965 - ALEX DRIER NEWS - U.S. presence in Vietnam is significant.
March 18, 1965 - ABC NEWS with PETER JENNINGS - Report from Vietnam regarding American prisoners of war.
March 21, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - U.S. bombs North Vietnam. Comments from President Lyndon B. Johnson, King Farouk, Quentin Reynolds, George Hicks, others.
March 25, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Disturbing incident in Vietnam over "salute" to South Vietnam army lieutenant. U.S. advisors intervene.
March 26, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - Report from outpost BeriCat in South Vietnam regarding patrol mission against Vietcong.
March 28, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - China and Russia warn the U.S. that they will send troops to Vietnam if "gas" is still used as a weapon.
March 29, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Commentary on the failure of U.S. policy in Vietnam. They chide General Taylor.
March 30, 1965 - 11th HOUR NEWS with FRANK McGEE - War in Vietnam stepped up as Vietcong bomb American Embassy building in Saigon. U.S. Marines anxious to retaliate.
April 2, 1965 - WASHINGTON THIS WEEK with HARRY REASONER - Vietnam bomb blasts American Embassy. Reactions pertaining to U.S. involvement in the war. The first commitment of combat troops by the Johnson administration is ordered, sending two battalions of U.S. Marines into South Vietnam to help protect a major air base in DaNang. Comments from President Johnson, Senator Morse. General Maxwell Taylor in Washington D.C. for high level conferences.
April 2, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Soviet woman's open letter, to be used as a tool to stop U.S. barbaric aggression in Vietnam.
May 9, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Air war continues in Vietnam. LBJ asks congress for more money for Vietnam involvement backed by McNamara's claims that every U.S. attack has diminished Viet Cong aggressiveness.
May 15, 1965 - VIETNAM TEACH-IN - Unprecedented television event broadcast, live in New York, on WNDT Ch. 13, which did not broadcast on the weekends at that time. Commencing at 9am on Saturday, many speakers are heard during this day long public hearing on America's Vietnam policy, held in Washington D.C. and featuring many educators, and a debate between President Johnson's aide, McGeorge Bundy, and Cornell professor George Kahin. Television coverage of this Vietnam Teach-In began at 9am. This audio air check covers 6 hours and 15 minutes of coverage, including morning, afternoon and early evening sessions.
May 30, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - General Taylor optimistic in Vietnam developments. Introduction of Combat Troops in Vietnam. Comment by Henry Cabot Lodge on U.S. pulling out, discounts peace negotiations.
May 30, 1965 - NEWS with DON GARDNER - U.S. ground troops may be used in Vietnam.
May 30, 1965 - NEWS - Vietcong launch big offensive in South Vietnam. South Vietnam officials request U.S. Marines for aid.
June 6, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietcong augment aggressive attacks. Hubert Humphrey states, "We will not weaken." Comments from President Johnson, Sam Fulbright, Dean Rusk.
June 8, 1965 - NEWS - A direct combat move for U.S. troops in Vietnam, is escalating U.S. involvement.
June 8, 1965 - CBS NEWS - More than 25 thousand American troops are in Vietnam, five years after first U.S. troops were deployed there (May, 1960). To date, 491 U.S. troops have been killed since 1961.
Note: First U.S. soldier to be killed in Vietnam War was James Davis, who with three Vietnamese soldiers was gunned down near Saigon, December 22nd, 1961. Comment on American build-up in Vietnam by N.Y. senator Jacob Javitz.
June 11, 1965 - BARRY FARBER SHOW - Farber interviews Victor Riesel, who comments on Vietnam / U.S. involvement.
June 11, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting for Cronkite) - Another coup take over by Generals in South Vietnam. U.S. buildup of soldiers to 50 thousand troops. News analysis of events.
June 12, 1965 - WORLD THIS WEEK - Vietnam updated report of weeks events.
June 14, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - First U.S. offensive by troops. Weekend fighting brings large casualties. Worst defeat by South Vietnamese and American advisors so far. Grim reports from South Vietnam by Maury Safer from Dai Swai.
June 16, 1965 - NEWS - McNamara reports on new combat battalions arriving in South Vietnam, which now increases to 75 thousand.
June 21, 1965 - WCBS RADIO NEWS - The defense department has approved an extra $55.00 a month increase in combat pay for all U.S. military servicemen stationed in South Vietnam. The Pentagon says that 27,000 Navy men serving with the 7th Fleet off Vietnam may also become eligible for the increase as well.
June 25, 1965 - NBC NEWS - British Commonwealth Leaders suggest a four point peace plan for Vietnam. It includes an end of American bombing raids on North Vietnam, and the movement of troops and supplies to South Vietnam, a cease fire, and then a peace conference that would negotiate the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the country, including American Forces.
June 26, 1965 - WORLD THIS WEEK - LBJ calls for the United Nations to end Vietnam War. In the streets demonstrators protest against President Johnson. Soviet Union replies and criticizes the U.S. as aggressors.
June 27, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietnam Crisis. President Johnson at the U.N. Senator Dodd comments by telephone. Vietnam families of soldiers respond. Bomb explosion kills 40 in Vietnam. Russian criticism of U.S. involvement, and position.
July 9, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting for Cronkite while on assignment in Vietnam) - LBJ says war in Vietnam will get worse before it gets better. More U.S. troops will be sent to Vietnam. Walter Cronkite reports from Zone - D in South Vietnam where there have already been 425 combat deaths. Report from DaNang air base. General Maxwell Taylor resigns, replaced by Henry Cabot Lodge. Robert F. Kennedy challenges United States policy in Vietnam.
July 12, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting for Cronkite while on assignment in Vietnam) -Walter Cronkite reports near DaNang. Air strike mission in Vietnam jungle. Additional U.S. troops arrive in Vietnam. Officially, United States has declared Vietnam as an official war. Report from Camron Bay on arrival of U.S. troops (First Division Infantry).
July 14, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting for Cronkite while on assignment in Vietnam) -McNamara suggests calling up the Reserves, and National Guard, and implementing the DRAFT to meet the demands in Vietnam, contrast of what McNamara stated a year ago. Walter Cronkite interviews airborne brigade in Vietnam.
July 18, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - LBJ states that the war in Vietnam is a "National Horror." He also states that the world is at stake in Vietnam. McNamara and Lodge go to South Vietnam. Congressman Gerald Ford attacks President Johnson on his Vietnam policy.
July 21, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting for Cronkite while on assignment in Vietnam.
NOTE: Almost all of this entire newscast is devoted to the war in Vietnam. - Intense review on the course of the war in Vietnam. McNamara statement after Vietnam visit. More Americans may have to be sent to Vietnam increasing U.S. troops to 200,000. Reports from Walter Cronkite, and Morley Safer in Vietnam. U.S. Marines burn village in retaliation for a burst of enemy gunfire. Tensions are high.
August 1, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - President Johnson comments on what must be done in Vietnam. More fighting men needed, raise the Draft Call from seven thousand to 35 thousand more. Reports from Jungle in Vietnam. Ambassador Lodge speaks of the role of U.S. servicemen in war. Peter Jennings reports from Vietnam. Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon comment on use of foreign troops in Vietnam. LBJ's ambassador Goldberg seeks U.N. help to negotiate end of the war.
August 5, 1965 - SPECIAL - "VIETNAM" (8 min. excerpt) - Vietnam report and comments.
August 6, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE
NOTE: Return of Walter Cronkite after reporting from Vietnam, for the past six weeks. Protest March against U.S. involvement in Vietnam in Washington, DC. Counter protest also detailed.
August 8, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Comments from LBJ, Hubert Humphrey, James Farmer, and Ambassador at Large, Averill Harriman, all of whom express no interest in stopping the war. Maxwell Taylor gives a report on South Vietnam. Joint Chief Wheeler says that war will continue and be augmented. Premier Ky pessimistic on loyalty of people to South Vietnam, wants more U.S. troops. Comments by U.S. troops on Vietcong. Comments by Senator Church and others. Draft calls rise sharply. Sec. Rusk says Vietnam challenges will not drive U.S. out of Vietnam.
August 8, 1965 - MEET THE PRESS - General Maxwell D. Taylor, who has just returned from a one year stint as Ambassador to Vietnam is interviewed by newsmen Stewart Hensley; UPI, Jack Raymond; N.Y. TIMES, NBC's Sander Vanocur, and Producer Lawrence E. Spivak.
August 13, 1965 - CBS MORNING NEWS with MIKE WALLACE - Dr. Martin Luther King comments on ending the Vietnam War, working as an intermediary.
August 15, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Anti-Vietnam protests at Berkley. LBJ tries to halt troop train. Comments by Nixon, Lodge, McCormick, and Rusk.
Sept. 3, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Cronkite describes combat drawings from Vietnam.
Sept. 6, 1965 - ABC FLAIR REPORT with TED KOPPEL - Report on captured pilots in Vietnam.
Sept. 18, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Song played "DRAFT AMERICAN RAG" by Anti-Draft movement.
Sept. 18, 1965 - WCBS NEWS with JIM JENSEN - Morley Safer reports from Vietnam combat zone.
Oct. 11, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - "Anti-Draft Protection." Protesters advise on how to avoid the draft.
Oct. 12, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Morley Safer reports from Vietnam, describes a battle incident.
Oct. 13, 1965 - NEWS - Worldwide demonstration against U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Oct. 15, 1965 - NBC NEWS - Anti-Vietnam War draft demonstration in New York City. Man on the street and demonstrator comments.
Oct. 17, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Mary Martin entertains U.S. troops in Vietnam. Anti-war protestors keep score on US leaders. Comments from McNamara, GOP leaders, Goldwater, others. Everett Dirksen criticizes President Johnson.
Oct. 18, 1965 - NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH FRANK McGEE - Anti- Vietnam protesters. Arrest of David Miller, first draft card burner.
Oct. 18, 1965 - ABC NEWS with PETER JENNINGS - Anti-War protesting
Oct. 18, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Angry congressmen comment at protest rally. Moscow and Peking exploit anti war movement in the U.S. Eric Sevareid editorial on the anti-war demonstration. First Draft Card publicly burned by David Miller.
Oct. 24, 1965 - WORLD THIS WEEK - Anti-Vietnam draft demonstrations with backlash and comments from draftees.
Oct. 25, 1965 - ABC FLAIR REPORT with TED KOPPEL - Letter from Vietnam Lieutenant who writes about his own gripes regarding Anti-War demonstrators in the United States.
Oct. 27, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Battle report from Mekong Delta. David Miller (first person to burn a draft card, protesting the U.S. involvement in Vietnam War) comments on his position. ACLU defends Miller.
Oct. 27, 1965 - WORLD THIS WEEK - Fierce firefight with Vietcong. Comments on combat from both sides. In the U.S. Vietnam pro-stand from students increases.
Nov. 3, 1965 - ABC NEWS with PETER JENNINGS - In Washington DC man sets himself on fire to protest against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Nov. 4, 1965 - BARRY FARBER COMMENTARY - Related to Dickey Chappell who died of injuries in Vietnam. Audio-taped interview with Dickey recalled.
Nov. 6, 1965 - WORLD THIS WEEK - Suicide by man in Washington DC who protests the death of Dickey Chappel in Vietnam. North Vietnam calls him a hero. Commentary by officials in Moscow, London, Paris. Draft card burners protest in New York City at Union Square.
Nov. 6, 1965 - ABC NEWS - Two men burn draft cards in New York City, their comments, also comment from Barry Goldwater.
Nov. 7, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Dean Rusk underlies military action in Vietnam. Defiance in New York City by draft card burners. Quaker pacifist immolates self at Pentagon. Comment by Barry Goldwater. Robert F. Kennedy remarks on giving blood to North Vietnam. Dickey Chappel killed by landmine in Vietnam.
Nov. 7, 1965 - WBAI - N.Y. PUBLIC RADIO - "How to Dodge The Draft." Faking illness, declaring oneself as homosexual, and other tactics.
Nov. 7, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - KKK goes to Texas to support President Lyndon Baines Johnson's Vietnam's war policy.
Nov. 14, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Senator Durksin comments on draft card burners. Man sets fire to himself in front of the United Nations during Anti-War protest rally. Durksin comments on the future of the war in Vietnam. Hubert Humphrey comments on the war.
Nov. 15, 1965 - RADIO MOSCOW - Comments on U.S. failures in Vietnam.
Nov. 17, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - 86 U.S. troops killed in Vietnam. Report by Morley Safer on amphibian assault by USMC against Vietcong.
Nov. 21, 1965 - ABC NEWS with PETER JENNINGS - U.S. suffers heavy casualties in La Drang Valley. On the spot report of the battle.
Nov. 21, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - U.S. wages battle in La Drang Valley. South Vietnam casualties high. North Vietnam "peace feeler" rejected by the U.S. Comments by U-Thant, Mark Clark. Gerald Ford suggests that U.S. should bomb North Vietnam. Red China is refused admission into the United Nations.
Nov. 21, 1965 - FRANK McGEE REPORT - Vietnam War reaches a new high for the United States.
Nov. 23, 1965 - ABC NEWS with PETER JENNINGS - Heavy fighting in Vietnam results in very high U.S. casualties. Jack Smith, twenty year old son of Howard K. Smith, wounded. Comments from both. Howard K. Smith gives commentary on the war.
Nov. 24, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - 240 American soldiers killed in battle of La Drang Valley. Total U.S. soldiers killed to date total 1,335. General Westmoreland sees long protracted conflict ahead. Wife of dead GI reads one of his letters. Wounded GI recalls his battle experience.
Nov. 27, 1965 - NEWS - Vietcong will release two prisoners who relate possible atrocities by U.S. soldiers on Vietcong in retaliation. Anti-Vietnam and Pro Vietnam protestors comment. Comments from draftees, and other SDS student war protesters.
Nov. 27, 1965 - WORLD THIS WEEK - Anti-Vietnam protesters in Washington D.C. Heavy casualties in La Drang Valley. Wife of dead GI Comments on statements by wounded GI's. Norman Thomas speaks out against the LBJ war.
Nov. 27, 1965 - "SPEAK OUT" - Anti-Draft Youth Speak Out.
Nov. 27, 1965 - PACIFICA RADIO (WBAI SOUND MONTAGE) - The sounds of Anti-Vietnam protestors in Washington D.C.
Nov. 28, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - 25,000 protesters protest the war at the White House. Speakers include, Dr. Benjamin Spock. President Johnson is distressed by activities in Vietnam. Sec. of State Dean Rusk comments on protests and peace attempts. Radio Peking comments. Ho Chi Minh, in letter to Dr. Pauling, urges that U.S. troops withdraw. Sec. McNamara comments on current fighting. General Westin relays Thanksgiving message to the troops.
Nov. 29, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting for Cronkite) - LBJ in Houston Texas hears Rev. Billy Graham sermonize support of President's Vietnam policy.
Nov. 30, 1965 - ABC NEWS with PETER JENNINGS - The United States will increase Vietnam Buildup. Comment by McNamara. Two GIs (former prisoners) campaign against the war. Survivors of La Drang Valley comment on the battle. Anti-War Protests in Washington D.C. Norman Thomas speaks.
Nov. 30, 1965 - CBS SPECIAL "BATTLE FOR LA DRANG VALLEY" with host Walter Cronkite. Reported by Morley Safer. Where we currently stand in Vietnam.
Dec. 5, 1965 - NEWS CLOSE-UP: "WAR AGAINST WAR." - Survey of anti-war protestors in the United States including group youth against Fascism and SDS.
Dec. 6, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Vietnam Report. Ho Chi Minh is interviewed. He demands U.S. withdrawal. Linus Pauling comments on Ho's letter to him with possible ceasefire. Former GI prisoners interviewed; they comment on treatment when held captive.
Dec. 19, 1965 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - No peace feelers from Hanoi. Ho Chi Minh says North Vietnam will fight five to ten years to drive the United States out of his country. President Johnson speaks about a Vietnam peace. Governor Scranton says that the U.S. has not been fully informed about what is going on in Vietnam.
Dec. 20, 1965 - NBC SPECIAL "VIETNAM: DECEMBER 1965" - Live Special with host Frank McGee, David Brinkley, Elie Abel, Chet Huntley, Garrick Utley, Sander Vanocur and others. Examination of the growing U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and the escalation of protests at home. Included are interviews with US Ambassador, Henry Cabot Lodge, General William Westmoreland, and defense Secretary Robert McNamara. Reports of the effectiveness of ARVN troops and the stability of the Saigon government, and chances for negotiated peace. President Johnson's recent statements on the Vietnam War and U.S. involvement are heard.
Dec. 24, 1965 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - GI Christmas Party in Vietnam for children. Morley Safer comments on the war with an editorial on this Christmas Eve broadcast.
Dec. 24, 1965 - GARRICK UTLEY & HOWARD K. SMITH COMMENTARY - The future of the Vietnam conflict is communicated.
Dec. 28, 1965 - "CHRISTMAS IN VIETNAM" A Special CBS Report on how American GIs in Vietnam spent Christmas Day, featuring interviews with servicemen on their feelings concerning the war and their participation in the war. Reporter: Charles Kuralt.
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Jan. 1, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - One hour expanded review of the year, 1965, Vietnam War, anti-war protests.
Jan. 1, 1966 - DOCUMENTARY: "SIT-IN" - Protesting Vietnam war at the University Of California Berkeley Campus.
Jan. 2, 1966 - "DANG XOIE: THE TOWN VIETCONG COULDN'T KILL." - SPECIAL Emmy Award ABC Documentary, narrated by Bill Buetel. First telecast in August 1965.
Jan. 2, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - U.S. seeks peace in Vietnam, seeking support from various European Capitals. Vice President Hubert Humphrey comments on President Lyndon Johnson's peace efforts.
Jan. 9, 1966 - FLAIR REPORT with Ted Koppel - Senator Wayne Morse comments on the current Vietnam War situation.
Jan. 16, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - LBJ's Vietnam's peace missions, comments from Rusk, Ford, Dirksen. Report from Vietnam. Yale Professor returns from North Vietnam.
Jan. 30, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Vietnam Report. Richard M. Nixon comments.
Jan. 30, 1966 - 20TH CENTURY with Walter Cronkite -"MAN OF THE MONTH: HO CHI MINH." - Profile of the North Vietnamese President. Participants include Dr. Bernard B. Fail, who interviewed Ho in 1962, British journalist, James Cameron, British historian and Vietnam expert, P.J. Honey and Robert Shapien, and former OSS officer Paul Heilliwell. CBS reporter is Alexander Kendrick.
Jan. 31, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - President Johnson resumes bombing in North Vietnam. Senator Morse, in debate on Vietnam, question to be put before the United Nations. Vietnam report on current fighting. Commentary by Eric Sevareid on the renewal of U.S. bombing North Vietnam. Mission pilots interviewed in Vietnam.
Feb. 5, 1966 - ABC SCOPE: VIETNAM REPORT: "THE WAR IN VIETNAM." The first of 97 consecutive weekly reports related to the Vietnam War. Howard K. Smith, moderator.
Feb. 5, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - U.S. resumes bombing in North Vietnam. Reactions by Senator Wayne Morse, Clark, Kennedy, McGovern, Harriman, LeMay, McNamara, and Long. President Johnson to go to Hawaii to meet with South Vietnamese General Ky, and with Westmoreland. Report on a search and destroy mission in Vietnam.
Feb. 5, 1966 - FRANK McGEE REPORT - Honolulu Summit. President Johnson to meet South Vietnamese General Ky.
Feb. 7, 1966 - "MARY MARTIN: HELLO DOLLY ROUND THE WORLD." Mary Martin narrates this Special Broadcast, a report on the State Department sponsored tour of HELLO DOLLY in Vietnam and other locations, bringing entertainment & creating morale for the troops in the Far East.
Feb. 8, 1966 - "COUNCILS OF WAR." CBS SPECIAL REPORT (unscheduled). Walter Cronkite anchors this one hour report with Roger Mudd and Eric Sevareid.
Feb. 8, 1966 - "VIETNAM, ONE YEAR OF ESCALATION." NBC Special Report on WNBC Radio with Winston Hall.
Feb. 8, 1966 - CBS SPECIAL REPORT FROM HAWAII - President Johnson's conference reporting on round table discussions between "Vietnam and U.S. Many journalists report the present status and nature of the war. Walter Cronkite, Bill Stout, Harry Reasoner, Marvin Kalb, Herbert Kaplow, Ray Shearer. President Johnson's speech regarding Vietnam peace attempts by the United States. Vice President Hubert Humphrey's speech.
Feb. 8, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - President Johnson is back in Los Angeles after three day peace conference in Honolulu.
Feb. 8, 1966 - NEWS - Goldwater comments on how the war in Vietnam is to be won. Allied troops clash with the Vietcong.
Feb. 17, 1966 - SENATE HEARINGS ON VIETNAM - reported on CBS Radio, with Neil Strauser.
Feb. 19, 1966 - ABC SCOPE: VIETNAM REPORT-"THE CHINESE PUZZLE." - Examines communist China's role in Vietnam. Moderator is Howard K. Smith.
Feb. 21, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) apologizes to the press for previous controversial remarks he made on U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Feb. 24, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting).
Feb. 27, 1966 - VIETNAM DEBATE ON WBAI RADIO - Recorded in January 1966, moderator is Elizabeth Hardwick. Panelists include, Dwight MacDonald and Norman Mailer.
Feb. 27, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - LBJ in New York City for talks. Protestors in and outside of hotel. President Johnson answers critics. Anti-Vietnam protests loud and clear.
March 5, 1966 - WORLD THIS WEEK - Dan Rather comments on the Vietnam War and U.S. involvement.
March 5, 1966 - RADIO PEKING REPORT (via short wave radio pick-up).
March 6, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES with narrator Fred Foy recounting news of the past week. Capsulation of recorded ABC newscasts.
March 6, 1966 - RADIO PEKING REPORT
March 7, 1966 - ABC NEWS with PETER Jennings (Bob Young substituting).
March 7, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - First Anniversary of U.S. Marines involvement in the Vietnam War.
March 13, 1966 - "VIETNAM PERSPECTIVE: CHINA AND THE WAR." - Marvin Kalb hosts this WCBS Radio Special with Senator J. William Fulbright, chairman of Foreign Relations.
March 14, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
March 18, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
March 18, 1966 - RADIO PEKING REPORT
March 20, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES
March 23, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Roger Mudd substituting).
March 23, 1966 - ABC NEWS - Bill Moyers comments on "Issues & Answers" regarding Vietnam War. He states, "The winner will be the side with most will."
March 24, 1966 - WCBS TV NEWS with Tom Dunn - Anti-Vietnam protestors arrested during parade.
March 26, 1966 - WINS RADIO NEWS
April 1, 1966 - "VIETNAM: THE HOME FRONT." - Special NBC one hour report with Frank McGee. How the American people look at the Vietnam War. Included are discussions with private citizens, congress members critical of U.S. policy, anit-war demonstrations, and of a National Council of Churches meeting protesting the war. Also, a look at the draft, GI wives, the war's effect on the economy, and reactions of GIs dissenting and debating at home. Vice President Hubert Humphrey comments. He states, ", the U.S. will not withdraw, and we will persevere until there are free elections in South Vietnam."
April 4, 1966 - NEWS - South Vietnam mob demonstrate against the Nguyen Cao Ky government supported by Buddhists and students.
April 5, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Severe mob demonstrations against military government of General Ky. Commentary by Eric Sevareid and Charles Collingwood.
April 6, 1966 - "VOICES FROM THE RIGHT" - Special Broadcast on right wing forces, including John Birch Society and others cries out against current U.S. foreign and domestic policies.
April 7, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Revolt in Saigon.
April 7, 1966 - ABC NEWS with Peter Jennings (Bob Young substituting).
April 9, 1966 - "FIRING LINE with WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY." Premiere show ("Buckley Debates").
Buckley debates Socialist Norman Thomas on the subject of the Vietnam War.
April 10, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Violent demonstrations in South Vietnam. Anti-U.S. protests in Saigon and Da Nang.
April 13, 1966 - WCBS LATE NEWS with Tom Dunn - Vietcong in mortar attack at U.S. air base near Saigon, inflicts heavy damage to planes. Commentary from Eric Sevareid on Vietnam / U.S. possible change in current policy.
April 13, 1966 - CBS NEWS ROUND-UP - Morning news with Neil Strauser.
April 13, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Senator Robert Kennedy comments on North Vietnam bombings.
April 17, 1966 - ABC SCOPE: VIETNAM REPORT: "TOUR OF DUTY." Profile of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade, the first unit to complete a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam. Interviews with soldiers about to leave for the U.S. and with Brigade's commander, Brig. General Ellis W. Williamson. Howard K. Smith reports.
April 17, 1966 - "OPEN END with DAVID SUSSKIND." - Four wounded Vietnam GIs relate their experiences while serving in Vietnam.
April 19, 1966 - "Conversation with Hubert Humphrey." From the White House, a half hour conversation with Vice President Humphrey.
April 21, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE
April 25, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Eric Sevareid commentary on the futility of fighting in Vietnam.
May 5, 1966 - ABC SCOPE: VIETNAM REPORT: " THE YOUNG VETERANS." Personal view of the war as seen through the eyes of four veterans who survived it. Howard K. Smith reports.
May 20, 1966 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Alex Kendrick.
May 28, 1966 - ABC NEWS - Sam Jaffe reports from Vietnam.
May 29, 1966 - ABC SCOPE: VIETNAM REPORT: "INSIDE NORTH VIETNAM." - Focus on the defensive preparations being taken by the North Vietnamese government and interviews with President Ho Chi Minh, Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Supreme Court President, Pham Van Bach, and with radio propaganda broadcaster, "Hanoi Hanna."
May 29, 1966 - ISSUES & ANSWERS - George Christopher and Ronald Reagan, candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of California, are guests, answer questions also related to Vietnam War.
May 29, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietnam Report.
May 29, 1966 - FLAIR REPORT with Ted Koppel - Report on self immolations by protesters.
May 29, 1966 - VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT - U.S. suffers highest casualties in Vietnam. 920 servicemen killed, wounded or missing. Self immolation in protest against the Nguyen Cao KY government, urging LBJ to renounce the Nguyen Cao KY government. Students protest and send "blood letters."
July 17, 1966 - NEWS - North Vietnam urges re-mobilization and will not seek peace.
July 17, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietnam Report. Vietnam bombings and North Vietnam reaction.
July 19, 1966 - NBC's MARVIN KALB COMMENTING ON VIETNAM.
July 30, 1966 - ROBERT PIERPOINT analysis on President Johnson's frustration with Vietnam War.
July 30, 1966 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Bombers raid North Vietnam. U.S. flier rescued.
Aug. 1, 1966 - RADIO MOSCOW - Commentary regarding U.S. focus to expand war into North Vietnam.
Aug. 6, 1966 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK - 287,000 United States troops currently engaged in Vietnam.
Oct. 16, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES.
Oct. 16, 1966 - Issues and Answers - Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Howard K. Smith.
Oct. 30, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES.
Nov. 2, 1966 - ABC NEWS with Peter Jennings - LBJ home from trip to the Far East.
Nov. 3, 1966 - ABC NEWS with Peter Jennings.
Nov. 6, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES.
Nov. 8, 1966 - VIETNAM FILM REPORT BY DALE MINOR - Aired on WBAI Public Radio, Minor filmed report on conditions in Vietnam after spending six months there.
Nov. 10, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Roger Mudd substituting). Vietnam report. Editorial by Eric Sevareid.
Nov. 16, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Report on fighting in Vietnam. GIs comment in aftermath of battle. Ho Chi Minh thanks Soviet Union for aide.
Nov. 19, 1966 - VIETNAM FILM REPORT BY DALE MINOR - Additional report by Dale Minor on conditions in Vietnam. Broadcast on WBAI Public Radio.
Nov. 21, 1966 - SOUNDS FROM VIETNAM- CBS Radio Special with Alexander Kendrick.
Nov. 23, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
Nov. 27, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES.
Dec. 1, 1966 - THE BARRY FARBER SHOW - Debate on Vietnam with guests Donald Keys and William Rasher.
Dec. 4, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES.
Dec. 7, 1966 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting).
Dec. 8, 1966 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Troops hoping for Christmas two day truce. Maxwell Taylor, others.
Dec. 25, 1966 - CBS REVIEW OF 1966 with HARRY REASONER.
Dec. 25, 1966 - 1966: THE NEWS IN REVIEW - One hour Special aired on WNEW Radio with Alan Walden.
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Jan. 8, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - U.S. pilot shot down by migs over Vietnam. Interview with one of the pilots. U.S. Marines in Mekong Delta. Pilot discusses North Vietnam bombings.
Jan. 8, 1967 - "A NEW KIND OF WAR" - Special ABC TV broadcast with Howard K. Smith reporting.
Jan. 18, 1967 - BOB HOPE SPECIAL - From Vietnam, a variety special broadcast with Bob Hope, Delores Hope, Rev. Billy Graham, Anita Bryant, others.
Jan. 21, 1967 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Alexander Kendrick.
March 15, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Eric Sevareid commentary on President Lyndon Johnson's speech regarding his current Vietnam policy.
March 21, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - First survey of "People's Pole" regarding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
March 21, 1967 - "VIETNAM PERSPECTIVE: THE JOHNSON HO CHI MIN LETTERS." - CBS TV Special Report. Roger Mudd, Charles Collingwood, Martin Agronsky, others.
April 14, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Morley Safer reports from Vietnam. Vietcong terrorize villages against South Vietnam government. Communists in London falsify U.S. actions in Vietnam.
April 23, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Dean Rusk says that the U.S. will not be defeated or withdraw from South Vietnam.
May 7, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - U.S. Marines in bitter battle take hills in North Vietnam from Vietcong. LBJ gives Congressional Medal of Honor to widow of Marine killed in Vietnam. Senators Ford and Dirksen and others commit to war in Vietnam.
May 15, 1967 - ABC REPORTS with Edward P. Morgan. Vietnam News.
May 18, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietnam War Report. Senators draft a proposal for Peace in Vietnam.
June 22, 1967 - "DISSENT OR TREASON?" - ABC TV Special- U.S. protestors against the Vietnam War.
June 30 - 1967 - NEWS - Vietnam Report o Vietcong rockets which hit U.S. air base.
July 2, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - New draft law enacted.
July 8, 1967 - WORLD THIS WEEK - McNamara in Vietnam. He states that the war is being won. Needs more troops (70,000 to 200,000) so not to lose initiative. U.S. casualties rising rapidly against determined enemy.
July 9, 1967 - "THE AMERICAN FIGHTING MAN IN VIETNAM." An NBC Radio Special Broadcast.
July 19, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - (Harry Reasoner substituting).
July 16, 1967 - FRANK McGee REPORTS - Report on the poor quality of South Vietnam fighting men who are deserting and the lack of support for men on the line. U.S. comment on the poor performance of ARVIN troops. Peace groups seek petition to end the war in Vietnam.
July 23, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietcong accurately mortar U.S. air base. Three fighter migs shot down, comment by the pilot.
July 24, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - (Harry Reasoner substituting) - Vietnam Report.
July 25, 1967 - "THE ANDERSON PLATOON." - CBS TV Documentary. First broadcast on July 4, 1967, this is a repeat airing, with French correspondent Pierre Schoendoerffer. The documentary focuses on a U.S. army platoon in Vietnam. Cameras follow a unit of the First Cavalry Division led by Captain Joseph B. Anderson, in combat, and during periods of off-duty.
July 26, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - 465,000 U.S. troops now in Vietnam. McNamara and General Westmoreland state that the United States is winning the war.
Sept. 29, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Eric Sevareid commentary on U.S. current position in Vietnam.
Sept. 29, 1967 - NEWS - President Johnson on the Vietnam War. He states that he wants peace, and to confer with Ho-Chi-Minh.
Oct. 2, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - South Vietnam election disrupted by opponents.
Oct. 8, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - United Nations pressures the United States to stop bombing North Vietnam. U.S. military urges LBJ to invade the North. 13,000 GIs killed in the Vietnam War thus far. South Vietnam assembly upholds recent elections. Newsmen "roughed up" in Saigon. Martha Raye returns to Vietnam to entertain the troops. Interview with North Vietnamese official in London.
Oct. 8, 1967 - "PERSPECTIVE FROM ABC NEWS." - Radio report regarding past weeks developments in Vietnam and other issues. From 1961 to date, there have been over 13,000 U.S. military deaths related to the Vietnam War.
Oct. 9, 1967 - NBC NEWS - Gabe Pressman reporting, Vietnam War protestors.
Oct. 11, 1967 - NEWS - McCormick supports President Johnson on his position regarding Vietnam. He attacks critics stating such anti-war criticism encourages the North Vietnamese. Senator Fulbright comments.
Oct. 14, 1967 - ABC SCOPE: VIETNAM REPORT: "EYEWITNESS NOTES FROM HANOI." - Harrison Salisbury of the New York Times and ABC's David Schoenbrun, discuss their views on North Vietnam based upon their visits to that country, and the controversy surrounding the possible peace feelers from Hanoi.
Oct. 15, 1967 - ISSUES & ANSWERS - Ronald Reagan discusses the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Oct. 15, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietnam pressures for peace. U.S. draft dodgers flee to Canada.
Oct. 16, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - (Mike Wallace substituting) - Joan Baez arrested, protesting the war in Vietnam.
Oct. 17, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Vietcong ambush kills many GIs. To date, 705 U.S. planes lost in Vietnam War. Nationwide strikes protest against the war and the draft. Shouting women at induction center.
Oct. 21, 1967 - CBS & NBC RADIO NEWS - Anti-war demonstrations at the Pentagon.
Oct. 21, 1967 - FRANK McGee SATURDAY REPORT - Anti- Vietnam demonstration in Washington D.C.
Oct. 22, 1967 - FACE THE NATION - Guest, Dr. Benjamin Spock gives his views on President Johnson, expressing his disfavor with the U.S. and its involvement in Vietnam.
Oct.22, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Anti-war protesters and supporters of the Vietnam War voice their points of view.
Oct. 23, 1967 - CBS NEWS - Vice President Hubert Humphrey comments on protestors. Commentary by Eric Sevareid.
Oct. 23, 1967 - "VIETNAM: LISTEN." - First of five reports on protest of Vietnam War. Protests at Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
Oct. 25, 1967 - "VIETNAM: LISTEN." - Part 2 of five part series of Vietnam protesters. Yale University student protesters.
Nov. 7, 1967 - "WHERE WE STAND IN VIETNAM." - Part Two - CBS TV second of two reports on the U.S. position in Southeast Asia. A look at South Vietnamese politics and the pacification programs and stabilization of the central government. Included are interviews with President Nguyen Van Thieu and his runner-up Truong Dinh Zau. Charles Collingwood reports.
Nov. 9, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - (Harry Reasoner substituting).
Nov. 10, 1967 - WCBS NEWS with Jim Jensen.
Nov. 10, 1967 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Harry Reasoner, Dan Rather, Ralph Penza report.
Nov. 17, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
Nov. 17, 1967 - BRAD CRANDALL SHOW - (MORT SAHL substituting). Sahl takes phone calls on this radio call-in show (WNBC) from listeners regarding the Vietnam War.
Nov. 17, 1967 - DEAN MEL NEWS (WNBC RADIO).
Nov. 17, 1967 - WASHINGTON THIS WEEK.
Nov. 17, 1967 - PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON NEWS CONFERENCE.
Nov. 19, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietnam Report
Nov. 20, 1967 - SUNDAY CBS NEWS with Harry Reasoner.
Nov. 20, 1967 - CBS EVENING REPORT with Jim Jensen.
Nov. 21, 1967 - WCBS NEWS with Joseph Benti.
Nov. 22, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Eric Sevareid commentary on President Johnson.
Nov. 24, 1967 - ABC NEWS WITH PETER JENNINGS.
Nov. 24, 1967 - "DAK-TO: THE HILLS OF HEROISM." - WNBC Radio Special narrated by Dean Mel. The sounds of battle, and voices of soldiers fighting at Dak-To.
Nov. 24, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Eric Sevareid, Morley Safer, Marvin Kalb.
Nov. 24, 1967 - NBC NEWS - CHET HUNTLEY - Vietnam Report.
Nov. 24, 1967 - CONVERSATIONS with PROF. ARNOLD TOYNBEE - PBS WNET Ch. 13 New York local series of broadcasts with historian Professor Toynbee, a stern critic of American policy in Vietnam.
Nov. 24, 1967 - WNBC NEWS with Dean Mel.
Nov. 25, 1967 - CBS RADIO NEWS with Reed Collins - Ho Chi Minh ill. Chris Borgen reports Hippie protest against the Vietnam War.
Nov. 26, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Sounds of the News this past week.
Nov. 26, 1967 - MEET THE PRESS - Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey is questioned by panel, including issues related to the Vietnam War.
Dec. 1, 1967 - Dec. 1, 1967 - SAME MUD, SAME BLOOD - Special One hour report written and narrated by NBC news journalist, Frank McGee. - Mid-September to mid-October found newsman, Frank Mcgee in the northern region of South Vietnam with a platoon of the 101st Airborne. His assignment: Find out what the war is like for the Negro soldier? Is he accepted in the ranks, and does he make a good soldier? Platoon sergeant Larry B. Lewis was questioned on these subjects, as were his men. Their answers form the core of this documentary report.
Dec. 2, 1967 - WCBS NEWS with Jim Jensen - Chris Bergen, Ralph Penza report on Anti-Vietnam demonstrations.
Dec. 3, 1967 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara stepping down after 7 years. Reaction by Capital Hill. Report from Vietnam. 212 GI's killed last week.
Dec. 4, 1967 - "VIETNAM: THE OPPOSITION." - One hour report (recorded in October 1967), broadcast on WBAI Pacific Radio. Focus is on Police brutality against protestors of the war. Round table discussion and interviews with critics of Vietnam U.S. involvement.
Dec. 4, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - President Johnson has an eleven percent jump in popularity polls.
Dec. 5, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Commentary by Eric Sevareid regarding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Dec. 5, 1967 - JIM JENSEN WCBS NEWS - Ralph Penza reports on Anti-Vietnam demonstrators at New York City draft center.
Dec. 6, 1967 - WCBS NEWS with Jim Jensen - Anti Vietnam demonstrators meet N.Y.C. longshoremen in a fray, who call them "communists." Comments from Senator Robert F. Kennedy, author, Arthur Miller, and Senator Ted Kennedy on domonstration, and violation of the law. Dean Rusk optimistic on peace. Vietcong massacre in Vietnam. Youth sets self on fire near the United Nations.
Dec. 6, 1967 - HUNTLEY BRINKLEY REPORT - Anti-Vietnam protest coverage.
Dec. 9, 1967 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Alexander Kendrick - Demonstrations by Anti-Vietnam crowds. Dr. Benjamin Spock speaks.
Dec. 10, 1967 - CBS SUNDAY NEWS with Harry Reasoner (Dan Rather substitutes).
Dec. 14, 1967 - CBS LATE REPORT with Tom Dunn.
Dec. 17, 1967 - DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW - "The Wild Wild Left," with representatives from the Natural Conference on New Politics.
Dec. 19, 1967 - President Lyndon B. Johnson News Conference on Vietnam - Special report from the White House. Correspondents pose questions. Dan Rather, Frank Reynolds, Ray Scherer.
Dec. 20, 1967 - CBS MIDDAY NEWS with Joseph Benti.
Dec. 22, 1967 - CBS LATE REPORT with Tom Dunn.
Dec. 24, 1967 - CBS SUNDAY NEWS with Harry Reasoner - Vietnam Report. Dan Rather report on LBJ.
Dec. 26, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Reports from Marvin Kalb, John Lawrence, Mike Wallace, others. Stories include Vietnam refugees, General Westmoreland sees great progress made in the war. South Vietnam peasants complain about lack of food. Nguyen Cao KY interview and comments over corruption. Romney Christmas in South Vietnam.
Dec. 26, 1967 - "VIETNAM: A CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE." (Part 2) documentary report on WBAI Public Radio. Originally broadcast, May, 2, 1967.
Dec. 27. 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Militant protestors create disturbances in Chicago.
Dec. 28, 1967 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - (excerpt).
Dec. 28, 1967 - "YEAR OUT, YEAR IN." - ABC TV Special reviewing events of 1967. Bill Lawrence, Frank Reynolds, Howard K. Smith, others.
Dec. 30, 1967 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Reed Collins substitutes.
Dec. 30, 1967 - ABC SCOPE: VIETNAM REPORT "VIETNAM OUTLOOK '68." ABC correspondents Lou Cioffi, Bill Brannigan, John Scali, George Weston, and Don North appraise U.S. Vietnam policy and look ahead to what may happen in Vietnam in 1968.
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Jan. 2, 1968 - CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENTS REPORT: AMERICA & THE WORLD - Major news events of 1967 are discussed focusing on America's global posture and its relation to the rest of the world. The Vietnam War is a major topic. Eric Sevareid hosts. Dan Rather, Winston Burdett, Charles Collingwood, Marvin Kalb, others.
Jan. 3, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Eric Sevareid commentary on current Vietnam War.
Jan. 3, 1968 - RADIO PEKING REPORT (short wave).
Jan. 3, 1968 - MERV GRIFFIN SHOW - Guest Dick Gregory enters his 210th day of fasting in protest against the war in Vietnam. Thus far he has reduced from 158 lbs. to 109 lbs.
Jan. 4, 1968 - THE LATE REPORT with Tom Dunn - Senator Jacob Javits, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy voice their current opinions regarding the war in Vietnam.
Jan. 6, 1968 - ISSUES AND ANSWERS - Guest is Senator Eugene McCarthy who is questioned by Bob Clark, Joseph C. Harsh and others.
Jan. 6, 1968 - ABC SCOPE: VIETNAM REPORT "THE M-16 WHAT WENT WRONG?" - The Final of 97 consecutive "Vietnam Reports" which began February 5, 1966. An in-depth look at the Army's controversial new rifle and its myriad deficiencies. Jules Bergman narrates.
Jan. 7, 1968 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Fred Foy narrates News Highlights of the past Week with actuality news reports, as they originally occurred.
Feb. 4, 1968 - NBC NEWS WEEKEND SPECIAL REPORT - NBC news correspondent Sidney Lezard hosts this half hour special report. Chief of intelligence of the U.S. High Command in Vietnam states flatly that the enemy is fully prepared to launch a second offensive throughout South Vietnam. 60,000 North Vietcong in Tet offensive and have now 65,000 more troops ready to go into battle. Wilson Hall, Howard Tuckner report. Re-cap of Tet Offensive attack by Vietcong at 2:54am. Friday, January 31st News conference is heard after attack by South Vietnam President Win Van Tu. Casualties amount to 15,000 Vietcong dead. 400 U.S. troops and 900 South Vietnamese soldiers killed. Hardest hit city has been Saigon. David Burrington reports from Saigon via Satellite. 20,000 persons driven from their homes in the past five days. More than 2,500 civilians killed here. Prices have jumped more than 100%. Parts of the city without water. Telephone circuits are down everywhere. The dead cannot be buried.
Feb. 8, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Eric Sevareid commentary on Robert F. Kennedy's current Vietnam policy. Walter Cronkite reports that he will be going to Vietnam for two weeks to judge for himself, up close, current circumstances in Vietnam.
Feb. 9, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Hughes Rudd. Vietnam Report.
Feb. 9, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - More mopping up operations in Saigon. Comments by GIs and Vietcong prisoners. General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, who shot Vietnamese officer in cold blood, hears journalist's comments.
Feb. 10, 1968 - WCBS RADIO NEWS - Commentary by Martin Agronsky on Vietnam policy and Eugene McCarthy.
Feb. 11, 1968 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES.
Feb. 14, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - Vietnam peace proposals. Raids against North Vietnam. Saigon report from Walter Cronkite.
Feb. 14, 1968 - ABC NEWS - Only certain occupations will now get deferments, not graduate students or other occupations. Jim Burns with students who state, ", could cripple the teaching profession."
Feb. 16, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - Dan Rather reports from Vietnam. 19 year old Marine killed in Vietnam. Parents refuse to have him buried in military cemetery. Eric Sevareid commentary. Draft deferments changed.
Feb. 17, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Hughes Rudd - Vietnam Vietcong aggression reported.
Feb. 17, 1968 - WCBS RADIO - Commentary by Marvin Agronsky on Vietnam policy.
Feb. 19, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - Walter Cronkite reports from Whey Vietnam. Marines comment on the war through songs and words.
Feb 20. 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - New draft requirements directed by Hershey. Mike Wallace reports. Graduate students object, now not automatically deferred.
Feb. 21, 1968 - CBS LATE REPORT with Tom Dunn - 18,239 United States troop deaths in Vietnam since 1961.
Feb. 21, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - Marines become stressed at Wue. Fulbright comments on the war. Eric Sevareid commentary. 543 GIs killed in Vietnam last week. 18,200 killed since 1961.
Feb. 23, 1968 - FRED DARWIN COMMENTS ON VIETNAM.
Feb. 24, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Martin Agronsky reporting from Vietnam.
Feb. 24, 1968 - RADIO PEKING (short wave radio) Report.
Feb. 25, 1968 - CBS SUNDAY NIGHT NEWS with Harry Reasoner.
Feb. 26, 1968 - ABC EVENING NEWS with Bob Young.
Feb. 26, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - Vietnam Report. Reasoner concludes the broadcast by stating, "Walter Cronkite returns from Vietnam and will be back with CBS Evening News tomorrow night."
Feb. 28, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
Feb. 28, 1968 - ABC EVENING NEWS with Bob Young.
Feb. 29, 1968 - NEWS.
Feb. 29, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Cronkite gives an editorial on Vietnam observations, and opinions.
Feb. 29, 1968 - JOE PYNE SHOW - Host, Joe Pyne argues with guest who is anti-Vietnam War, and wants to impeach President Johnson.
March 1, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
March 4, 1968 - NEWS with Dean Mel
March 4, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Walter Cronkite gives his fourth Vietnam evaluation report since returning from Vietnam. North Vietnamese strategy to end the war.
March 5, 1968 - ABC EVENING NEWS with Bob Young.
March 6, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
March 7, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
March 7, 1968 - NEWS - 3,200 GIs killed during first 9 weeks of 1968. Report from Mekong Delta. Comment from Rusk on dangers of deescalating the war in Vietnam. Senator Morse urges U.S. to withdraw from Vietnam.
March 8, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE.
March 8, 1968 - Fred Darwin commentary regarding the Vietnam War, WAR vs. EXPENDITURES.
March 10, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS with Walter Cronkite.
March 12, 1968 - SENATE COMMITTEE ON VIETNAM WAR - NBC RADIO. Two hour broadcast. Russ Ward.
March 14, 1968 - NEWS with Fred Darwin - More than 20,000 killed in Vietnam War.
March 14, 1968 - HUNTLEY BRINKLEY REPORT - Defector returns to the United States. Chet Huntley, David Brinkley.
March 16, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Vietnam report. Almost 20,000 GIs killed in Vietnam since 1961.
March 17, 1968 - WEEKEND REPORT.
March 17, 1968 - MEET THE PRESS - Robert F. Kennedy is questioned by Sander Vanocur, Tom Wicker, Robert Novak.
March 17, 1968 - PUBLIC HEARING - Moderator, Jerome Wilson. Debate between city councilman Ed Koch and attorney Louis Nizer. Among the topics, the Vietnam War crisis, and what to do about it.
March 18, 1968 - ABC TV NEWS - Robert F. Kennedy in dispute with President Johnson on commission's proposals to end the Vietnam War. Over 3,400 planes lost in Vietnam. In London continued protests against the U.S. policy in Vietnam.
March 18, 1968 - CBS MORNING NEWS with Joseph Benti - South Vietnam attacks.
March 18, 1968 - ABC NEWS - Vietnam Report. To date more planes lost than in Korea conflict. Vanessa Redgrave expresses her opinion on the Vietnam War. Student demonstrations, in London, against the war.
March 18, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - President Johnson Vietnam speech, who states, "Complete The Job At Home." Mike Wallace reports that 679 enemy troops were killed last week. Jeff Graulnik reports from Vietnam. Morley Safer reports the protests and riots in London, UK.
March 19, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Vietnam War policy.
March 20, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - Steve Rowan Vietnam report. Jeff Graulnick reports on new weapons. Report on draft dodgers.
March 20, 1968 - NEWS - General Sharp comments sharply against present U.S. policy in Vietnam. Heavy Vietnam casualties. U.S. deserters, and draft dodgers.
March 21, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE (Harry Reasoner substituting) - President Lyndon B. Johnson's press conference. New offensives in Saigon. 336 U.S. servicemen killed in a month and a half since the Tet offensive. South Vietnam increases their army numbers. Dan Rather reports on President Johnson and his persistence in keeping with "Peace With Honor in Vietnam" pledge. Joan Baez to be married to draft resistor.
March 22, 1968 - ABC NEWS with Bob YOUNG & FRANK REYNOLDS - Robert F. Kennedy makes college appearance. Takes questions regarding Vietnam. He states that this is their war and they will have to win it for themselves. Bob Clark reports. Report on homeless Vietnam children. Betty Mull, secretary to Senator Jacob Javits works in Saigon orphanage four times a year.
March 22, 1968 - NEWS - General Westmoreland will leave post in Vietnam to become Chief of Staff of Army on July 2nd. Senator Robert F. Kennedy delivers a speech which attacks President Lyndon B. Johnson, on U.S. policy in Vietnam.
March 22, 1968 - WOR NEWS - General Westmoreland will become General Chief of Staff.
March 23, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK.
MARCH 24, 1968 - RADIO PEKING (short wave radio) - Commentary on U.S. attacks in Vietnam, called "imperialists," and the United States will face defeat.
March 24, 1968 - NORTH VIETNAM SHORT WAVE RADIO - North Vietnam patriotic song. The voice of Vietnam.
March 25, 1968 - ABC RADIO NEWS - 5000 students support U.S. Vietnam presence, state the war is legal regardless of the fact that no act of war has been declared. Vietnam update report.
March 27, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Report from Vietnam. Bert Quinn reporting. Dan Rather, Walter Cronkite.
March 27, 1968 - TOWN HALL MEETING (WBAI PUBLIC RADIO) - Draft resistance rally held on January 14, 1968. Speakers include Richard Goodwin, Michael Ferber, and David Ziverman.
March 27, 1968 - WALTER KIERNAN COMMENTARY - More than half the men drafted will be college students.
March 28, 1968 - ABC NEWS with Bob Young - U.S. Jet fighter plane falls into the hands of the enemy. Vice President Hubert Humphrey defends party Vietnam policy. States President Johnson is a great president.
March 28, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - F 111A Jet Fighter missing in Vietnam.
March 28, 1968 - WALTER KIERNAN COMMENTARY - Ho Chi Minh proposals are fruitless until U.S. stops bombing North Vietnam.
March 30, 1968 - WCBS NEWS with MIKE WALLACE (Radio) - President Johnson set to speak to the American people on TV tomorrow night.
March 30, 1968 - CBS NEWS RADIO 88 with Alan Jackson - 30,000 more men will be sent to Vietnam as stated by President Johnson in Tomorrow's speech to the nation. Former President Harry Truman says that President Johnson will definitely win election when he runs for a second term.
March 30, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Reed Collins - President Johnson's disdain for anyone who riots.
March 31, 1968 - THIS WEEK IN VIETNAM - Overview where we stand in Vietnam. Events this week. Comments from Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Robert Kennedy, Nelson Rockefeller, Eugene McCarthy, Richard Nixon, and George Wallace. President Johnson defends his stand on the war. In a few hours the President will speak to the nation on television. Dean Brayless, from NBC news, reports.
March 31, 1968 - PBL REPORT (WNDT Channel 13 New York) - Host Edward P. Morgan predicts that President Johnson will come in third in the election. Interview with Eugene McCarthy.
March 31, 1968 - PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON'S SPEECH TO THE NATION - Peace through negotiations will reduce bombing North Vietnam. States, he will not run in the elections for another term as President of the United States. Comments from Sid Davis, Ray Scherer, Elie Abel, Herb Kaplow, Charles Quinn, Senator Henry Jackson, Dan Rather, Roger Mudd, Edwin Newman. Reports from "man in the street," and their comments/reactions.
March 31, 1968 - SUNDAY CBS NEWS with Harry Reasoner - Report on Johnson's refusal to run for a second term as President. Comments from Richard Nixon, and Congressman Joseph Pesnick.
March 31, 1968 - SPECIAL ANCHOR REPORT - Anchor, Edwin Newman and Eli Abel report on LBJ's decision not to run.
April 1, 1968 - LOU ADLER NEWS RADIO 88 (CBS) - President Johnson reflects on his speech last night. Bill Moyers, Robert F. Kennedy comment.
April 1, 1968 - "PEACE, POLITICS AND THE PRESIDENT" - One hour CBS Special Report on President Johnson's decision not to seek re-election, and on the prospects for peace in Vietnam. Walter Cronkite anchors. George Herman, Dan Rather. Extended interview with Richard Nixon. Comments from John Hughes, Bill Moyers, and Theodore White.
April 3, 1968 - NBC RADIO NEWS - Herb Kaplow Reports.
North Vietnamese agree to talks.
April 3, 1968 - ABC NEWS with Bob Young - George Watson reports from Vietnam.
April 3, 1968 - CBS RADIO NEWS SPECIAL: "Hanoi & Washington: The Road Ahead." - Host Reed Collins. Daniel Schorr, Robert Pierpoint, Marvin Kalb.
April 3, 1968 - "VIETNAM REPORT: POSSIBILITIES FOR PEACE." - ABC TV SPECIAL. Bob Young reports on the conditions for peace talks set by Hanoi, earlier in the day.
April 3, 1968 - "THE FIRST STEPS: NEW MOVES IN VIETNAM." - Special NBC news report with Edwin Newman, delaying THE TONIGHT SHOW starring Johnny Carson.
April 5, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Most of the broadcast is devoted to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. However, one update on Vietnam is reported by Bert Quint from Hanoi.
April 6, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Reed Collins - North Vietnam willing to talk terms with the United States.
April 7, 1968 - CBS NEWS - Peace talks with Vietnamese in Hanoi.
April 7, 1968 - WNBC RADIO NEWS - "Day of Hanoi and Tribute in New Jersey." Rally in East Harlem.
April 8, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Eric Sevareid commentary, "War & Peace" relationship to the Vietnam War.
April 11, 1968 - 11th HOUR NEWS with Jim Hartz - 24,500 reservists called up for duty, the first for the Vietnam War. More on the Hanoi and U.S. negotiations at current peace talks. 279 GI Americans killed last week, bringing the total killed since 1961 to 21,000.
April 13, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Reed Collins - Charles Collingwood, who is in Hanoi at the peace talks is interviewed by Collins.
April 15, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - President Johnson, in Hawaii. From North Vietnam, Charles Collingwood reports. Eric Sevareid on "UN Talks.", peace in Vietnam.
April 16, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Another updated report from Charles Collingwood in North Vietnam.
April 16, 1968 - CBS SPECIAL REPORT - "HANOI: A REPORT BY CHARLES COLLINGWOOD." Emmy Award nominated personal documentary report on the North Vietnam Capital. Produced and Reported by Charles Collingwood.
April 17, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Dean Rusk attempt to produce peace with Hanoi.
April 20, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK with Reed Collins - Richard Nixon asks President Johnson for a cease fire. Johnson asks the American people to consider a moratorium on criticism of United States and its policy related to the Vietnam War.
April 20, 1968 - NEWS RADIO 88 - Doctor Benjamin Spock Peace Rally.
April 22, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Don Webster reports from Vietnam. Eric Sevareid editorial on Clark Clifford's speech today regarding South Vietnam's army and how it will soon be able to "take over for themselves.", or will it? And thus escalate the war even more.
April 24, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Don Webster reports from North Vietnam.
April 26, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Don Webster reports from North Vietnam.
April 29, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - An updated report from Vietnam.
May 1, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - President Johnson's proposal for Peace Talks on an Indonesian Ship. South Vietnam President, Thieu, is interviewed. 700 enemy troops killed. 43 U.S. troops killed this past week. Dan Rather, Bernard Kalb report. Rockefeller states his position on Vietnam U.S. policy. Morton Dean reports. More protests at Columbia University. Robert Schakne reports. Daniel Shore reports on "Poor Peoples March." Dr. Ralph Abernathy proclaims protest against the war in Vietnam, protest march to begin in two weeks.
May 2, 1968 - CBS NEWS with Tom Dunn - North Vietnam attacks, four day battle, 1,200 enemy dead.
May 3, 1968 - CBS SPECIAL REPORT with Dan Rather - Press Conference with President Johnson regarding Vietnam Peace talks to take place May 10th in Paris France.
May 3, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Peace talks in Paris. Dan Rather reports on President Johnson's visit with former President Harry Truman in Missouri. Eric Sevareid commentary on Paris Peace Talks.
May 3, 1968 - "WE WON'T GO." - NBC Documentary one hour Special. George Page Reports. As of this date 700 draft resistors are in U.S. prisons. 4000 to 6000 avoid the draft by going to Canada.
MAY 6, 1968 - CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE - Upcoming Peace talks in Paris. Paris demonstrations. North Vietnam assaults near Saigon. George Stevenson reports. Newsman killed by South Vietnamese.
May 11, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Paris Peace talks begin. President KY comments. Saigon fighting continues.
MAY 12, 1968 - VOICES IN THE HEADLINES - Vietcong execute four newsmen in Saigon.
May 13, 1968 - NEWS with Walter Kiernan - Kiernan commentary on Peace talks in Paris.
MAY 14, 1968 - NEWS-
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MAY 16, 1968 - NEWS-
MAY 17, 1968 - NEWS-
MAY 18, 1967 - NEWS-
MAY 18, 1968 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK -
MAY 27, 1968 - ABC NEWS - Report on unproductive and propaganda laden "Peace Talks." Comment from Ambassador Harriman.
May 27, 1968 - JAMES KILPATRICK COMMENTARY ON "STUDENT REVOLUTIONS."
-Part Two-
June 4, 1968 - April 30, 1975
(248 Entries)
#15836: CBS NEWS SPECIAL: "HILL 943" 1968-06-04, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite
Special about Vietnam. Walter Cronkite reports.
#15842A: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH HARRY REASONER, THE 1968-06-09, CBS, min.
Harry Reasoner, Morley Safer, James Earl Ray
From London, British police have arrested James Earl Ray for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Morley Safer reports Hardline negotiations by North Vietnam in peace talks
#15852: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, THE 1968-08-28, , min.
Lester Maddox, Edmund Muskie
The 1968 Democratic National Convention begins.
Highlights: Speech by Senator Edmund Muskie
Anti-Vietnam protesters
Rioters quelled by police
Lester Maddox withdraws from the Presidential race with a comment
Credentials dispute in the hall at New York State delegation
More on rioters in the Hilton Hotel area
Rioters creating problems at the convention.
#15872: NEWS, THE 1968-10-03, , min.
George Wallace, Curtis LeMay
More on the candidates, yuppies disturb the Senate committee, news from Vietnam
George Wallace chooses General Curtis LeMay as his vice-presidential running mate, LeMay comments on the necessary use of nuclear weapons.
Wallace and LeMay in dispute with a reporter over this matter
#15891: ABC NEWS WITH FRANK REYNOLDS, THE 1968-10-12, ABC, 24 min.
Lyndon Johnson, Ted Koppel, Bill Moyers, Richard Nixon, Jules Bergman, Frank Reynolds
Ted Koppel reports on President Johnson and Richard Nixon
Bill Moyers with commentary on Vietnam
Jules Bergman with a report on the Apollo 7 space flight.
#15896: ABC NEWS, THE 1968-10-17, ABC, min.
Lyndon Johnson, Howard Cosell, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy
Jackie Kennedy announces she will marry Aristotle Onassis
"Secret Peace Move" speculation in Vietnam with light ground action reported
Hopes for a bombing halt from President Johnson and Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey quip at Al Smith dinner
More on Jackie Kennedy's wedding in Greece
Black power in Mexican Olympics, Howard Cosell reports on the controversy.
#15904: NEWS, THE 1968-10-21, , min.
Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, Curtis LeMay
The day's news events.
Vietnam peace efforts
General Curtis LeMay on Vietnam and Cuba
Report on George Wallace
Harris and Gallup polls
Kennedy-Onassis marriage and the Vatican
Olympic medals
Humphrey in New York City
Stock market report
#15907: EVENING NEWS, THE 1968-10-24, , min.
Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, John Carlos
President Johnson and Vietnam position
Casualties in action
Upcoming voting for Wallace, Nixon, and Humphrey
Gallup Poll
Olympic Swimming
Olympic flame
Czechoslovakia Report
Nixon and the Democrats
West Germany report
John Carlos and Black Power at the Olympics
Campus unrest at Berkeley
#15910: ABC NEWS WITH HOWARD K. SMITH 1968-10-25, ABC, min.
Howard K. Smith, Bill Moyers, Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, Frank Reynolds, Edmund Muskie
A report on the Vietnam peace progress,
Frank Reynolds and Howard K. Smith report on Security measures for Hubert Humphrey.
George Wallace rally in New York City
Edmund Muskie is heckled,
Bill Moyers and Howard K.Smith commentary on ideal president, Olympic report.
#15914: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1968-10-27, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, David Schoumacher
Report on the situation in Czechoslovakia, Vietnam peace progress
Eugene McCarthy endorses Hubert Humphrey-David Schoumacher reports, CBS poll, West Germany report, Possible Nixon staff, Johnson analysis, President/Rice, Nixon in New York, Humphrey in Ohio
#15917: NEWS,THE 1968-10-28, , min.
Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam peace efforts
Czechoslovakia
Humphrey in Ohio, Nixon in New York
New York voting poll
Olympics report
West Germany news
Stock market report
#15918: ABC AND CBS NEWS, THE 1968-10-29, CBS, min.
Howard K. Smith, Walter Cronkite, Richard Nixon, Robert Kennedy, Spiro Agnew, George Forman
The latest news from CBS and ABC news.
ABC News: Howard K. Smith reporting
Czechoslovakia news, USSR Flight the Kennedy Memorial, The cost of living
George Forman and the Olympics, Black Militancy
CBS News with Walter Cronkite:
Nixon in Michigan, New York Times and Spiro Agnew, Kennedy Memorial, Vietnam peace talks continue, Czechoslovakia News,
Poland News, West German spy scandal, Senate Report on poverty
#15928: ABC NEWS WITH FRANK REYNOLDS, THE 1968-11-04, ABC, min.
Howard K. Smith, Sam Jaffe, Ted Koppel, Bill Lawrence, Tom Jarriel, Frank Reynolds, Eugene McCarthy, Edmund Muskie, John Rolfson
ABC News events of the day. Highlights:
Election odds
Hubert Humphrey campaign- Humphrey answers questions on the Vietnam war and the Middle East crisis.
Senator Edmund Muskie comments on birth control and legalized abortion, Eugene McCarthy calls and talks to both Muskie and Humphrey, on the draft and socialism.Nixon campaign-Ted Koppel, Frank Reynolds report.
George Wallace campaign- Sam Jaffe, Frank Reynolds
Election coverage-Tom Jarriel, Frank Reynolds, Howard K. Smith
Vietnam peace talks-John Rolfson, Frank Reynolds.
#15947: ABC NEWS WITH FRANK REYNOLDS, THE 1968-11-20, ABC, min.
Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Adam Clayton powell, John F. Kennedy, Frank Reynolds, Louis Rukeyser, Don Baker, Russell Jones, Jim Kilpatrick, Bill Downs, Sam Yorty, Norman Thomas
Mine disaster in West Virginia
Vietnam peace talks
Demonstration in India
Greece Report
Czechoslovakia Report
Moon Landings
Johnson/Humphrey Report
Nixon with commentary
Powell/Yorty Report
Campus unrest in California
New York City schools
Marine Anniversary
Norman Thomas Birthday (Presidential Socialist candidate turns 84.)
Italy
Kennedy Memorial
#15961: NEWS:ABC AND CBS NEWS 1968-11-29, ABC, min.
Walter Cronkite, Sam Donaldson
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.
#15978: NEWS, THE 1968-12-12, , min.
Announcer
Nixon cabinet announcement
Report on the Paris peace talks
Vietnam war report
Mine safety after Virginia disaster.
Mideast news
Report on Apollo 8.
#15980: NEWS, THE 1968-12-13, , min.
Abba Eban, Sadam Hussein, David Kennedy
Mideast news
Interview with Sadam Hussein
Abba Eban
Vietnam war news
US-Mexico border
Air crash in Venezuela
David Kennedy news conference
#15985: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1968-12-16, CBS, 27 min.
Walter Cronkite, Bob Hope, Mike Wallace, Spiro Agnew, Muhammad Ali, Lyndon Johnson
Nixon/FBI/CIA/
Report on the crime rate
Chicago transit fares
Decisions by the Supreme COURT
Paris peace talks
Electoral College reform
Vietnam war news
Report on Apollo 8
Stock market report
San Mateo College violence
Mike Wallace reports from Palm Beach California where 31 GOP politicians are have fun in the sun. Bob Hope golf tournament.
Muhammad Ali begins serving a 10 day jail sentence for driving without a license.
National Christmas tree lighting with President Lyndon Johnson
#15986: NEWS, THE 1968-12-17, , min.
Richard Nixon
News events of the day
Paris peace talks
Vietnam war news
Commentary on South Vietnam
Nixon and the United Nations
Apollo 8 dress rehearsal for moon walk
Middle East news
US-USSR arms limitation
#15989: CBS SPECIAL: "PARIS THE PEACE GAME" VIETNAM PEACE TALKS 1968-12-17, CBS, min.
Host
A CBS special report on the Vietnam peace talks in Paris.
#16001: NEWS, THE 1968-12-23, , min.
David Brinkley, Chet Huntley, Frank Borman, William Anders, Lloyd Bucher, James Lovell
Pueblo crew is released
Apollo 8 news
Vietnam ceasefire
Paris peace talks
From NBC News: Chet Huntley and David Brinkley reporting
Release of the Pueblo crew
Apollo 8 news
#16030: NEWS, THE 1968-12-31, , min.
Edward Kennedy, Pope Paul
Mideast News
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 awards
A report on nursing homes
Edward Kennedy considered for Democratic Senate whip
Israel/Pope Paul
Vietnam war news
New Year's Eve, 1969.
Top 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 End
1969
#16057: NEWS, THE 1969-01-10, , min.
Frank Borman, William Anders, James Lovell
Sweden is the first Western country to recognize North Vietnam.
New York City holds ticker tape parade for Apollo V111 astronauts, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders.
#16060: NEWS, THE 1969-01-13, , min.
Richard Nixon, Averell Harriman
News events of the day.
Averell Harriman predicts peace in Vietnam, due to Paris talks,
President-Elect Nixon meets with six black leaders in New York City. They complain of not one black person in Nixon cabinet.
#16065: NEWS, THE 1969-01-16, , min.
Lyndon Johnson
President Johnson says fighting in Vietnam likely to continue during peace talks,
Eight-day strike against the Associated Press ends.
#16067: NEWS, THE 1969-01-17, , min.
Lyndon Johnson
North Vietnam demands removal of all US troops from Vietnam during peace talks,
Russian spacecraft Soyuz lands with four Cosmonauts aboard.
Farewells to President Johnson who is about to leave office.
#16090E: NEWS, THE 1969-01-20, , min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge arrives in Paris for Vietnam peace talks,
Coverage of the Richard Nixon inauguration.
#16091: NEWS, THE 1969-01-24, , min.
Lloyd Bucher
Another US helicopter shot down in Vietnam,
Pueblo commander Lloyd Bucher continues his testimony about the North Korean capture of the USS Pueblo.
#16096: NEWS, THE 1969-01-27, , min.
Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon
Nine days of rain in California, floods persist.
Accidental explosion kills seven in Vietnam.
President Nixon withdraws Johnson nominations, but says some names might be resubmitted following a review.
#16073: NEWS, THE 1969-01-30, , min.
Shirley Chisholm
A report on the Paris peace talks,
Representative Shirley Chisholm comments on becoming a member of the US House of Representatives,
Vietnam report, accuracy on reports of North Vietnamese casualties are questioned. helicopter report from Vietnam.
#16100: NEWS, THE 1969-01-30, , min.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Melvin Laird
No progress at Paris peace talks,
More US casualties in Vietnam,
Defense secretary Melvin Laird plans Vietnam trip.
#16105: NEWS, THE 1969-02-03, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon makes his first European trip,
Viet Cong and North Vietnam to meet with South Vietnam about military matters.
#16125: NEWS, THE 1969-02-11, , min.
Clay Shaw
Paris peace talks continue,
Continued fighting in Vietnam,
Clay Shaw trial continues in alleged murder plot against John F. Kennedy.
#16126: NEWS, THE 1969-02-12, , min.
Robert F. Kennedy, Sirhan Sirhan
Continued fighting in Vietnam,
More peace talks in Paris,
Sirhan, Sirhan may change his plea to guilty in trial of murdering Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
#16133: FIRING LINE WITH WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. 1969-02-16, WOR, min.
Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Eric F. Goldman, William F. Buckley Jr.
Former President Lyndon Johnson's relations with the intellectual community are discussed by William F. Buckley, Jr. and historian Eric F. Goldman, author of "The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson" including Johnson's style as compared to President John F. Kennedy's and Vietnam's place in the American experience.
#16138: NEWS, THE 1969-02-18, , min.
Announcer
In Vietnam, Danang prepares for attack by enemy troops.
A DC-3 is believed to have crashed near Nevada border.
#16139: NEWS, THE 1969-02-19, , min.
Announcer
Iraq sentences eight Iraqis to death for spying for Israel.
Heavy fighting in Vietnam involving US Marines.
#16171: 60 MINUTES 1969-03-04, WCBS, min.
Richard M. Nixon, Mike Wallace, Harry Reasoner, Ogden Nash, Bill Moyers, Nat Hentoff, Emmet Hughes
Tonight: Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner host.
A report on hundreds of North Vietnamese films currently being distributed in the United States, especially to Universities for discussion and understanding the Vietnamese point of view on the war. How they see their own challenges.
Nat Hentoff is interviewed by Mike Wallace related to a report on Rock 'N' Roll current trends in music.
Harry Reasoner reports on what is considered by society as "ugly." He ends this explorative essay reading a poem written by Ogden Nash, "The Hippopotamus."
Mike Wallace reads letters from viewers who comment about past 60 Minute programs.
Mike Wallace discusses the just delivered President Richard M. Nixon news press conference earlier tonight with Bill Moyers, publisher of Long Island newspaper Newsday, and Emmet Hughes former advisor to President Dwight Eisenhower.
An essay on a tour of Pear Harbor with former Japanese submarine seamen.
NOTE: The Library of Congress has archived all of the "60 MINUTES"series which premiered September 24, 1968 with the exception of 13 of the first season's 19 episodes.
Those NOT archived are broadcasts number 1 (Sept. 24 1968), 3 (Oct. 22, 1968), 6 (Dec. 10, 1968), 8 (Jan. 7, 1969), 9 (Jan. 21, 1969), 10 (Feb. 4, 1969), 11 (Feb. 18, 1969), 12 (March 4, 1969), 13 (March 15, 1969), 14 (April 1, 1969), 15 (April 15, 1969), 16 (April 22 1969) & 19 (June 24, 1969 which had two re-runs and one new episode).
ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, Inc. has in its archive excerpts from the premiere episode, #1 (Sept. 24, 1968), episode #8 (Jan. 7, 1969), episode #10 (Feb. 4, 1969), episode #12 (March 4, 1969) and episode #16 (April 22, 1969).
#16181: NEWS, THE 1969-04-01, , min.
Richard Nixon, Sirhan Sirhan
President Nixon discusses Vietnam with other world leaders,
Court outburst by Sirhan Sirhan.
#16187: NEWS, THE 1969-04-05, , min.
Announcer
Many Vietnam anti-war protests in US cities.
#16191: DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW, THE 1969-04-06, WNEW, 22 min.
David Susskind, Russell Baker, Al Capp, Art Buchwald
1958-1987
Theatrical and television producer David Susskind hosted this talk program consisting of a wide variety of topics. Each show centered around one topic consisting of four to seven guests.
On this episode: Satirical columnists Al Capp, Russell Baker, and Art Buchwald have a go at the generation gap and everything else.
Other topics: The war in Vietnam, the draft, airlines, computers, television, the sexual revolution.
#16192: NEWS, THE 1969-04-07, , min.
Nguyen Cao Ky, Richard Nixon
President Nixon plans Vietnam troop withdrawal.
Iowa's Little Sioux River floods,
South Vietnamese President Ky says North Vietnamese knows they can't win battlefield war.
#16217: NEWS,THE 1969-05-01, , min.
Announcer
May Day activities in Europe. More Vietnam casualties reported.
#16221: NEWS,THE 1969-05-05, , min.
Abe Fortas
The United States deescalates in North Vietnam.
The USS New Jersey arrives from Near East.
Congress protests over outside interests of judge Abe Fortas.
#788: ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT WITH HOWARD K. SMITH 1969-05-14, WABC, 60 min.
Richard M. Nixon, Howard K. Smith
President Richard M. Nixon talks to the American people from the White House in Washington, D.C. The main topics are the new proposals and initiatives to be taken in Vietnam, where there have been American servicemen killed in action since 1965.
Howard K. Smith reacts to the speech.
#9321: RICHARD NIXON IN SAIGON 1969-07-30, NBC, 60 min.
Pat Nixon, Garrick Utley, Charles Percy, Richard M. Nixon, Nguyen Van Thieu
Live coverage of President Richard M. Nixon's trip to South Viet Nam. On this unscheduled five and one half-hour visit, Nixon meets with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu to discuss United States troop withdrawals.
#16234: NEWS,THE 1969-08-05, , min.
Richard Nixon
Hanoi releases three American prisoners of war,
President Nixon contemplating more Vietnam troop withdrawals.
#16239: NEWS,THE 1969-10-15, , min.
John Lindsay, Jacob Javits
Moratorium Day protests in Washington Square Park in New York City to end Vietnam war.
Mayor John Lindsay and New York Senator Jacob Javits attend.
#16238: MORATORIUM DAY TO END THD WAR IN VIETNAM 1969-10-15, , min.
Eugene McCarthy, Jerome Grossman, David Hawk, Sam Brown, David Mixner, Marge Sklenkar, John Gage
The moratorium to end the war in Vietnam was a massive demonstration and teach-in across the United States against the United States involvement in the Vietnam war. It took place on October 15th, 1969, followed a month later by a large moratorium march on Washington.
The moratorium developed from Jerome Grossman's April 20th, 1969 call for a general strike if the war had not concluded by October. David Hawk and Sam Brown, who had previously worked on the unsuccessful 1968 presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy, changed the concept to a less radical moratorium and began to organize the event as the Vietnam Moratorium Committee with David Mixner, Marge Sklenkar, John Gage, and others.
#16245: NEWS,THE 1969-12-02, , min.
Richard Nixon
The House passes a resolution to support President Nixon's Vietnam peace efforts.
South Vietnamese government announces casualties inflicted this week by Viet Cong.
#16248: NEWS,THE 1969-12-03, , min.
Spiro Agnew
15% increase approved for Social Security.
North Korea releases three American helicopter crewmen.
Vice President Agnew discusses reasons to stay in Vietnam.
#16252: NEWS,THE 1969-12-04, , min.
Ronald Reagan
United States and South Vietnam to observe ceasefire on Christmas and New Year's Day.
Ronald Reagan to run for reelection as California Governor.
#16260: NEWS,THE 1969-12-09, , min.
Richard Nixon, William Peers, Archies
President Nixon will make another Vietnam troop withdrawal report before Christmas.
Lt.General William Peers testifies before House sub-committee study of My Lai.
"Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies a big hit in the United Kingdom.
#16266: NEWS SPECIAL: NIXON SPEECH 1969-12-15, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon speaks to the nation about Vietnam.
#16272: NEWS,THE 1969-12-18, , min.
Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon
Senator Barry Goldwater back from Vietnam tour, fears troops being pulled out too quickly.
President Nixon wants to end US policy in Vietnam.
#16274A: NEWS,THE, 1969-12-22, , min.
Host
100 killed as civilian South Vietnamese DC-6 crashes into schoolhouse.
Republicans try to save the Philadelphia Plan to hire more black workers.
Senator Mike Mansfield says Senate will stay in session to respond to presidential veteos.
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1970
#16300: BOB HOPE'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1970-01-15, NBC, min.
Connie Stevens, Bob Hope, Romy Schneider, The Golddiggers, Teresa Graves, Suzanne Charney, Neil Armstrong, Eva Rueber-Staier
Highlights of Bob's 15-day trip to entertain servicemen in Italy, Germany, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Guam. Guests include Connie Stevens, Suzanne Charney, Miss World: Eva Rueber-Staier, the Golddiggers, Romy Schneider, and Teresa Graves. Special appearance by astronaut Neil Armstrong.
#6037: BOB HOPE'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1970-01-15, NBC, 90 min.
Connie Stevens, Bob Hope, Romy Schneider, The Golddiggers, Teresa Graves, Suzanne Charney, Neil Armstrong, Eva Rueber-Staier
Highlights of Bob's 15-day trip to entertain servicemen in Italy, Germany, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Guam. Guests include Connie Stevens, Suzanne Charney, Miss World: Eva Rueber-Staier, the Golddiggers, Romy Schneider, and Teresa Graves. Special appearance by astronaut Neil Armstrong.
#16324: CBS NEWS SPECIAL: LBJ THE DECISION TO HALT THE BOMBING 1970-02-06, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite, Lyndon Johnson, Dean Rusk, Arthur Goldberg, Clark Clifford, J.William Fulbright
At the LBJ ranch in Texas, Walter Cronkite questions former President Johnson about the 1968 cessation of bombing over North Vietman.
Begun in 1965,the bombing was supposed to cut down infiltration of South Vietnam and produce negotiations. The 36th President recalls that even though the results were not satisfactory, any decision to halt the bombing had to wait until the enemy launched a major attack and failed. Early in 1968, the Tet Offensive provided the right moment.
The President reviews former Secretary of State Dean Rusk's proposal in March, 1968 to stop the bombing without reciprocity. He also discusses recommendations by then Secretary of State Clark Clifford and others, including UN Ambassador Arthur Goldberg. An unofficial brain trust was also assembled to advise the President, who announced a partial bombing halt on March 31st, 1968.
Other topics include Senator J. William Fulbright's opposition to the President and public opinion concerning the war in Vietnam.
#16323: NEWS,THE 1970-02-06, , min.
Lyndon Johnson
Unemployment jumps from 3.5 to 3.9%. Lyndon Johnson talks about Vietnam.
#16337: VIETNAM UPDATE 1970-03-26, , min.
Announcer
An update on the war in Vietnam.
#16343: NEWS,THE 1970-04-02, , min.
Francis Sargent
Japanese jet hijacked in South Korea,
Massachusetts governor Francis Sargent signs bill preventing government from forcing Massachusetts men from fighting an undeclared war in Vietnam.
Supreme Court to rule.
#16364: NEWS,THE 1970-04-15, , min.
Pope Paul VI, Richard Nixon
Apollo 13 reenters earth's gravity, Pope Paul prays for astronauts.
President Nixon's Vietnam report delayed due to Apollo 13 emergency.
#16366: NEWS,THE 1970-04-17, , min.
Richard Nixon, Harry Blackmun
President Nixon to give Vietnam speech.
Judge Harry Blackmun admits errors in rulings on companies he held stock in.
#16370: DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW, THE 1970-04-19, WNEW, min.
David Susskind
1958-1987
Theatrical and television producer David Susskind hosted this talk program consisting of a wide variety of topics. Each show centered around one topic consisting of four to seven guests.
Topic: Draft dodgers in Canada comment on the Vietnam war.
#16371: NIXON VIETNAM SPEECH COMMENTARY 1970-04-20, , min.
Richard Nixon
Commentary and feedback on President Nixon's Vietnam speech.
#16372: NEWS,THE 1970-04-21, , min.
Richard Nixon
Over 150,000 US troops pulled out of Vietnam in a year under Nixon administration.
Violence at Penn State University over war and racial issues.
#16407: DAVID SUSSKIND SHOW, THE 1970-06-14, WNEW, 40 min.
David Susskind, Richard Nixon
1958-1987
Theatrical and television producer David Susskind hosted this talk program consisting of a wide variety of topics. Each show centered around one topic consisting of four to seven guests.
Topic: Conservatives. Advocates of President Nixon and pro- Vietnam ideas.
#16434: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1970-09-09, CBS, 27 min.
Walter Cronkite, Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnamese President Ky to attend United States win the war rally. New busing programs begin in Mobile, Alabama and Charlotte, North Carolina. Heavy absenteeism in both cities.
Walter Cronkite reports. #16441: NEWS THE 1970-10-06, CBS, min.
Richard Nixon
Nixon ends European tour, Nixon announces new Vietnam peace plan.
#16474: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1970-10-06, CBS, 28 min.
Walter Cronkite, Richard Nixon, David Mitchell
Nixon's latest peace plan and withdrawal of troops for Vietnam. David Mitchell's My Lai trial begins in a day.
#16444: NEWS,THE 1970-10-07, , min.
Richard Nixon, David Mitchell
President Nixon gives Vietnam speech.
My Lai trial begins for Sargent David Mitchell.
#16476: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1970-10-07, CBS, 26 min.
Walter Cronkite, John F. Kennedy, Charles DeGaulle, David Mitchell
Former French President Charles DeGaulle says he warned President Kennedy war in Vietnam would be endless.
David Mitchell My Lai trial begins.
#16445: NEWS,THE 1970-10-08, , min.
Richard Nixon
Communist criticism about Nixon Indochina speech.
More US casualties in Vietnam. Saigon opposes cease-fire while communists still in South Vietnam.
#16446: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE, THE 1970-10-08, CBS, 29 min.
Walter Cronkite, Anwar Sadat
United Arab Republic will elect Anwar Sadat President of Egypt.
More US Vietnam casualties.
#16492: ABC EVENING NEWS WITH FRANK REYNOLDS 1970-11-05, ABC, 7 min.
Frank Reynolds
Vietnam war news, with commercials
#16461: ABC EVENING NEWS WITH FRANK REYNOLDS 1970-11-24, ABC, 25 min.
Peter Jennings, Frank Reynolds
115 brokerage firms merged, liquidated, or dissolved. Brokers in panic. Vietnam commentary. Includes commercials.
#16497: NEWS,THE 1970-12-27, CBS, min.
Mike Wallace
Vietnam casualties light due to holiday ceasefire.
Youth music festival in Laguna Beach, California.
#16495: POWS IN NORTH VIETNAM 1970-12-27, , min.
Announcer
A special on US POWs in North Vietnam
#16498: CBS YEAR-END REVIEW 1970-12-29, CBS, 57 min.
Charles Collingwood, Eric Sevareid, Richard C. Hottelet, Marvin Kalb, Morley Safer, Peter Kallscher
CBS Chief correspondents review the year's headlines in two one-hour programs. (December 27th and 29th.)
This is part 2.
Moderator Charles Collingwood leads a discussion about US involvement in Vietnam and Cambodia; the Paris peace talks; America's relationships with Russia and Red China; and revolutionary terrorist groups such as the Palestinian Guerillas.
Correspondents: Eric Sevareid, Marvin Kalb, Richard C. Hottelet, Morley Safer, Peter Kallscher, Charles Collingwood.
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#16504: NEWS,THE WITH HOWARD K. SMITH 1971-01-06, , min.
Howard K. Smith
Campaign launched to destroy marajuina fields in Vietnam. Fight to control VD in Vietnam.
#16505: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1971-01-07, CBS, 26 min.
Walter Cronkite, Charles Collingwood
United Nations Middle East peace talks. 1970 US Vietnam casualty toll 4,204.
#16512: NATIONAL POLLING DAY: WHAT AMERICA THINKS 1971-01-13, ABC, min.
Bill Moyers, Frank Reynolds, Walt Rostow, Ramsey Clark, Louis Harris, John Knowles
Americans have their say in this up-to-the-minute public-opinion survey.
Some 3,000 of them have been polled by Louis Harris Associates during the past 36 hours. Tonight, their answers are fed into studio computers for an analysis of views on the economy, crime in the streets, youth and drugs, Vietnam, and recreation interests.
Interpreting the data (in the studio and by cross-country telephone hookup) are pollster Louis Harris; former attorney general Ramsey Clark; former presidential assistants Walt Rostow and Bill Moyers; and John Knowles, general director of Massachusetts General Hospital. Viewers may compare their own opinions to those given in the poll.
Producer Lester Cooper says the program's aim is to "find out what common goals Americans have and how to make them work."
#16520: NEWS,THE 1971-01-19, , min.
Richard Russell
North Vietnam protests at Paris peace talks.
Senator Richard Russell in serious condition with respitory condition.
#16538: NEWS,THE 1971-02-02, , min.
John Connally
Japan news agency says 5,000 South Vietnamese in attack.
Former Texas governor John Connally responds to accusations he illegally received funds while governor.
#16553: NEWS,THE 1971-02-17, , min.
Richard Nixon, John Connally
President Nixon holds unscheduled briefing on Vietnam.
New treasury secretary John Connally asks Congress to raise the debt ceiling by $40 billion dollars.
#16555: NEWS,THE 1971-02-17, , min.
Richard Nixon, William Calley
President Nixon says US will use full air power to defend South Vietnamese troops.
Mental professionals testify in William Calley trial.
#16566: NEWS,THE 1971-04-04, , min.
Richard Nixon, William Calley
President Nixon to address the nation on Vietnam and intervenes in case of Lt. William Calley.
#16583: NEWS,THE 1971-04-18, , min.
Richard Nixon, William Calley
President Nixon will address the nation on Vietnam.
Lt. William Calley trained at officer training school in Fort Benning Georgia.
#16603: NEWS,THE 1971-05-06, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon asks Congress for $250 million loan guarantee for Lockheed Aircraft.
Weekend truce scheduled in South Vietnam in honor of Buddha birthday.
#16605: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1971-05-08, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite, Roger Mudd, Carl McIntyre
West Germany and France blame US for international monetary crisis.
Rev. Carl McIntyre leads "Victory in Vietnam" March. Roger Mudd subbing for Walter Cronkite.
#16604: PRO-VIETNAM WAR RALLY 1971-05-08, , min.
Carl McIntyre
A Pro-Vietnam war rally is held in Washington led by Rev. Carl McIntyre.
#16606: NEWS,THE 1971-05-09, , min.
Joseph Sisco
Egypt leaders briefed by Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Sisco about Israeli position on the reopening of the Suez Canal.
Cease-fire in South Vietnam ends.
#16631: NEWS,THE 1971-06-22, , min.
Richard Nixon
Senator votes to end Vietnam war.President Nixon addresses convention of the American Medical Association.
#16634: POW'S 1971-06-22, , min.
Host
Special report on Vietnam POW's.
#16635: NEWS,THE 1971-06-22, , min.
Ernest Medina
27 new drug treatment centers to be opened in US.
Seventeen South Vietnamese militia men killed in ambush in Mekong Delta.
Captain Ernest Medina trial witness says case against Medina in My Lai massacre probably can't be proved.
#16640: ADVOCATES,THE 1971-06-25, PBS, min.
Michael Dukakis
October 5th,1969-May 23rd, 1974 January 26th, 1978-September 9th, 1979.
One of PBS's most popular public affairs programs. The Advocates was mostly a series of debates, usually presented live. Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis served as moderator in its first years. Early in 1978 the show returned with Marilyn Berger as moderator.
Discussion about a possible pullout in Vietnam.
#16642: ISSUES AND ANSWERS 1971-06-27, ABC, min.
Howard K. Smith, David Hackworth
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."
Topic: Branding Vietnam a bad war. Moderator: Howard K. Smith
#16649: NEWS,THE 1971-06-30, , min.
Host
A discussion on Vietnam.
#16650: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE 1971-06-30, ABC, min.
Dick Cavett, John Kerry
December 29th,1969-January 1st,1975 (ABC)
Dick Cavett is back on television as ABC's new entrant in the late-night race. The format is desk and sofa five nights a week like the Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin shows. As Cavett sees it, it's the chemistry that counts. His forte:an articulate way with an interview, plus approaches to comedy that range from youthful innocence to the cynicism of WC.Fields.
A debate on Vietnam. Guest: John Kerry.
#16651: NEWS,THE 1971-07-07, , min.
Ernest Medina
Vietnam fighting disrupted by Typhoon Harriet.
Captain Ernest Medina to be present in South Vietnam when two witnesses testify in My Lai Massacre.
#16682: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE, THE 1971-09-20, CBS, 21 min.
Walter Cronkite, Edmund Muskie
Vietnam war events. Senator Edmund Muskie campaigning in South Carolina. Host: Walter Cronkite.
#16692: NEWS,THE 1971-09-23, , min.
Richard Nixon, John Harlan
Supreme Court justice John Harlan resigns due to failing health.
White House says President Nixon approved new air raids on South Vietnam.
#16696: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE 1971-09-30, ABC, min.
Dick Cavett
December 29th,1969-January 1st,1975 (ABC)
Dick Cavett is back on television as ABC's new entrant in the late-night race. The format is desk and sofa five nights a week like the Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin shows. As Cavett sees it, it's the chemistry that counts. His forte:an articulate way with an interview, plus approaches to comedy that range from youthful innocence to the cynicism of WC.Fields.
Discussion on Vietnam war crimes.
#16724: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE 1971-11-02, ABC, min.
Dick Cavett, Anthony Herbert
December 29th,1969-January 1st,1975 (ABC)
Dick Cavett is back on television as ABC's new entrant in the late-night race. The format is desk and sofa five nights a week like the Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin shows. As Cavett sees it, it's the chemistry that counts. His forte:an articulate way with an interview, plus approaches to comedy that range from youthful innocence to the cynicism of WC.Fields.
Guest: Lt. Colonel Anthony Herbert who served in both Korea and Vietnam witnessing alleged war crimes which his commanding officer refused to investigate.
#16743: NEWS,THE 1971-12-05, , min.
Edward Kennedy
Expansion of South Vietnamese military operation in Eastern Cambodia.
Senate sub-committee on South Vietnamese refugees requested by Senator Edward Kennedy made by General Accounting Office.
#16761: NBC WHITE PAPER: VIETNAM HINDSIGHT PART 1 1971-12-21, NBC, min.
Maxwell Taylor, Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy, George Ball, Roswell Gilpatric, John Kenneth Galbraith, David Halberstam, Arthur Schlesinger, Paul Harkins, John Vann, Rufus Phillips, Michael Forrestal, Frederick Nolting, Roger Hilsman, Mme.Nhu
"Vietnam Hindsight" Part 1: How It Began
First of a two-part examination of US involvement in Vietnam a decade ago. Includes appearances by Roswell Gilpatric, former secretary of defense George Ball, General Maxwell Taylor, former military adviser John Kenneth Galbraith, war correspondent David Halberstam, and former special assistant to the President Arthur Schlesinger. Others appearing are General Paul Harkins, Lt. Col. John Vann, former military adviser Rufus Phillips, Michael Forrestal, Frederick Nolting, former ambassador to South Vietnam,
Roger Hilsman, former assistant secretary of state, and Mme.Nhu, sister-in-law of Ngo Dinh Diem. Also clips of President John F. Kennedy and former defense secretary Robert McNamara.
#16413: NBC WHITE PAPER 1971-12-21, NBC, 72 min.
Floyd Kalber
Vietnam Hindsight. This two-part series looks at a decade of US involvement in Vietnam. Host: Floyd Kalber.
#16771: CBS NEWS WITH CHARLES COLLINGWOOD 1971-12-27, CBS, 5 min.
Charles Collingwood, Melvin Laird
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird speaks of North Vietnam raids.
Laird sees no draft calls for first three months of 1972. Host: Charles Collingwood
#16768: NEWS,THE 1971-12-29, , min.
Pope Paul VI, John Lindsay
US bombing of North Vietnam criticized by Pope Paul.
In Wisconsin, Presidential hopeful, New York Mayor John Lindsay speaks on Vietnam war.
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1972
#16780: NIXON PEACE PROPOSAL 1972-01-25, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon gives Vietnam peace proposal talk with discussion.
#16781: CBS NEWS SPECIAL: NIXON PEACE PROPOSAL 1972-01-25, CBS, min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon's Vietnam peace proposal.
#16783: NEWS,THE 1972-01-26, , min.
Richard Nixon
North Vietnam unhappy with Nixon peace proposal. Democrats and Republicans mixed on Nixon peace proposal.
#16784: NEWS,THE 1972-01-27, , min.
Richard Nixon
More US troops killed in Vietnam, 30 more wounded. President Nixon's peace proposal introduced at Paris peace talks.
#16789: NEWS,THE 1972-02-03, , min.
Edmund Muskie, William Rogers
Feud between Secretary of State William Rogers and Senator Edmund Muskie. Five more GI's killed in Vietnam.
#16793: NEWS,THE 1972-02-17, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon enroute to Peking. Major role taken by South Vietnamese in war.
#16808: NEWS,THE 1972-02-24, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon visits the Great Wall of China. In Vietnam, two more US troops killed, 21 wounded.
#16849: NEWS,THE 1972-04-11, , min.
Richard Nixon, Mike Gravel
Senate votes against postponing action on a bill limiting the President's war powers. Senator Mike Gravel's motion to declare war on North Vietnam was tabled.
#16865: NEWS,THE 1972-04-19, , min.
John Dowdy
Secretary of State William Rogers briefs House members on new level of Vietnam fighting. House Ethics Committee recommends Rep John Dowdy be stripped of voting rights, convicted of bribery and perjury.
#16866: NEWS,THE 1972-04-20, , min.
John Young, Charles Duke, Ken Mattingly
Apollo 16 moon landing postponed due to issue with command module service engine. Over one million killed in Vietnam since 1961.
#16870: VIETNAM WAR NEWS 1972-04-22, , min.
Announcer
Speeches from Vietnam anti-war protesters.
#16871: VIETNAM WAR COMMENT. 1972-04-23, , min.
Announcer
Comment on the Vietnam war.
#16875A: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1972-04-24, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite
US troop strength in South Vietnam decreases by 8500. Democratic Primaries in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Host: Walter Cronkite
#16877: NEWS,THE 1972-04-25, WNEW, min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger travels to Russia. Kissinger assesses Vietnam situation for President Nixon.
#16900: NEWS,THE 1972-05-01, , min.
Edmund Muskie, Le Duc Tho
Muskie campaign demise. North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho arrives at Paris peace talks.
#16910: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1972-05-04, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite, Richard Nixon, J.Edgar Hoover
United States and South Vietnam suspend Paris peace talks as they break down again. Funeral services for J. Edgar Hoover as President Nixon gives final eulogy.
#16911: NEWS,THE 1972-05-05, , min.
John F. Kennedy, William Porter, Robert Dole
US Ambassador William Porter breaks off Paris peace talks. Robert Dole blames John F. Kennedy for current Vietnam problems.
#16913A: NEWS, THE 1972-05-08, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon addresses nation on Vietnam. Democratic Primaries in West Virginia and Nebraska.
#16916: PRESIDENT NIXON VIETNAM SPEECH 1972-05-08, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon addresses the nation on Vietnam. Commentary follows.
#16923: VIETNAM WAR REPORT 1972-05-10, , min.
Announcer
Special report on the Vietnam war.
#16929: WAR IN VIETNAM, THE 1972-05-11, , min.
Announcer
Specials on Vietnam war.
#16931: NEWS,THE 1972-05-12, , min.
J.Edgar Hoover, Patrick Gray
Both US and North Vietnam agree to resume Paris peace talks but both set conditions unacceptable to the other. Patrick Gray is new FBI director replacing the late J. Edgar Hoover. Gray begins making changes to some of Hoover's policies, allowing female agents.
#16927: VIETNAM SPECIAL 1972-05-16, , min.
Announcer
Special on Vietnam.
#16938: NEWS,THE 1972-06-12, , min.
William Porter, John Lavelle
US Ambassador William Porter returns to Paris peace talks and is hopeful. General John Lavelle accused of ordering US pilots to strike unauthorized targets in North Vietnam.
#16939: WNEW NEWS 1972-06-15, WNEW, min.
John Lavelle, William Proxmire
Senator William Proxmire wants court-martial proceedings brought against General John Lavelle for unauthorized bombings of North Vietnam.
#16945: PRESIDENT NIXON NEWS CONFERENCE 1972-06-29, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon holds a news conference, in which he answers various questions from the press on Vietnam, the Paris peace talks and other topics.
#17014: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH ROGER MUDD 1972-08-11, CBS, min.
Morton Dean, Roger Mudd, George McGovern, William Rogers
George McGovern talks about the Vietnam war. Secretary of State William Rogers holds a press briefing on Vietnam.
Morton Dean subs for Roger Mudd.
#17018: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1972-08-15, CBS, 13 min.
Walter Cronkite, Charles Collingwood, Henry Kissinger, Paul McCloskey
Henry Kissinger undertaking general review of Vietnam problem. In Republican primaries, Rep. Paul McCloskey wins one delegate from New Mexico.
Walter Cronkite reports from the Republican National Convention in Miami. Charles Collingwood reports from New York City.
#17030: NEWS,THE 1972-08-15, , min.
Nguyen Van Thieu, Henry Kissinger
In Paris, Henry Kissinger talks to North Vietnam, flies to Saigon for talks with South Vietnam President Thieu.
#17031: NEWS,THE 1972-08-17, , min.
Nguyen Van Thieu, Henry Kissinger, Bobby Fischer, Boris Spassky
Henry Kissinger meets for two hours with South Vietnamese President Thieu. They will meet again shortly. After 40 moves, the 15th game in the world chess tournament between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer is adjourned.
#17020: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1972-08-17, CBS, 29 min.
Walter Cronkite, Charles Collingwood
155th session of Paris peace talks. Heavy American bombing raids against North Vietnam. Walter Cronkite and Charles Collingwood report.
#17022: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1972-08-18, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite, Charles Collingwood
Walter Cronkite reports from the Miami Beach Convention Center. Charles Collingwood from New York City.
Communist gunners shell United States Air Force base at Danang, South Vietnam. Hijacking to British Columbia, demands end to Vietnam war.
#16882: NEWS,THE 1972-08-29, , min.
Richard Nixon, Ron Ziegler
President Nixon campaigns in California and reduces Vietnam troop strength. It will be down to 27,000 by December, according to press secretary Ron Ziegler.
#17034: NEWS,THE 1972-08-29, , min.
Richard Nixon
American troop strength in Vietnam drops to 37,000. President Nixon campaigns in California.
#17066: NEWS,THE 1972-09-08, , min.
James Hoffa
Israeli planes hit Arab Guerrilla camps in Syria and Lebanon in retaliation for deaths of Israeli athletes at Olympic games.
White House refuses to make public investigation of break-in at Democratic National Headquarters. Jimmy Hoffa makes trip to North Vietnam for prisoner of war talks.
#17079: NEWS,THE 1972-09-15, , min.
Henry Kissinger, Le Duc Tho
Federal grand jury indicts seven people on the break-in at National Democratic Headquarters. At Paris Peace talks, Henry Kissinger meets with North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho.
#17087: NEWS,THE 1972-09-20, , min.
Spiro Agnew
Three US POW's freed by North Vietnam. On campaign trail, Agnew mentions Watergate.
#17093A: NEWS,THE 1972-09-25, , min.
Melvin Laird, George McGovern, Ferdinand Marcos
Melvin Laird calls George McGovern an agent of North Vietnam.
Philippine President Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines.
#17094: NEWS,THE 1972-09-26, , min.
Henry Kissinger, Andrei Gromyko
Henry Kissinger meets in Paris with North Vietnam negotiators. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at UN calls for end of Vietnam war.
#17096: NEWS,THE 1972-09-27, , min.
George McGovern, Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger extends talks with North Vietnamese negotiators into a second day. George McGovern returns to Washington.
#17097: NEWS,THE 1972-09-28, , min.
Henry Kissinger, John Lavelle
White House denies a major breakthrough at Paris peace talks. General John Lavelle's unauthorized bombing of North Vietnam is investigated by the Senate Armed Services Committee.
#17098: NEWS,THE 1972-09-29, , min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
Rumors of success at Paris peace talks as Henry Kissinger reports to President Nixon regarding his talks with North Vietnamese negotiators.
#17100: NEWS,THE 1972-10-01, , min.
Announcer
19 sailors are killed in an explosion on board the USS Newport News off the coast of South Vietnam.
#17102: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1972-10-03, , min.
Walter Cronkite, George McGovern
Super war plane developed. Vietnam news. McGovern campaigns in New York and Massachusetts.
#17113: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1972-10-06, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite, Eric Sevareid, Marvin Kalb, Daniel Schoor, Bob Schieffer, Bill Jones
Peace in Vietnam may not be far off. Heavy fighting on highway 13. Most serious threat to Saigon since 1969. All volunteer army may be close.
Watergate case. Amnesty campaign approaches McGovern. Bob Schieffer on part 111 of US-Soviet report.
#17118: NEWS,THE 1972-10-09, , min.
George McGovern, Henry Kissinger
Kissinger again meets in Paris with North Vietnamese negotiators.
Surrogates campaign for McGovern.
#17119: NEWS,THE 1972-10-10, , min.
George McGovern, Ferdinand Marcos
McGovern speaks on TV with his plan to end Vietnam war.
Martial law continues in the Phillipines.
#17120: GEORGE MCGOVERN POLITICAL TALK 1972-10-10, , min.
George McGovern
Senator George McGovern's address on his plan to end the Vietnam war.
#17121: NEWS,THE 1972-10-10, , min.
Richard Nixon, George McGovern
George McGovern's political speech on ending the Vietnam war.
High Republican officials ordered bugging and sabotage campaign to ensure Nixon's reelection.
#17123: NEWS,THE 1972-10-12, , min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
After four days of talks with North Vietnamese negotiators, Henry Kissinger returns to Washington to meet with President Nixon.
#17128: NEWS,THE 1972-10-16, , min.
George McGovern
McGovern campaigns with wife of POW. Supreme Court votes not to consider constitutional challenge against Vietnam war.
#17129: NEWS,THE 1972-10-17, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger holds more Paris talks with North Vietnam. North Vietnam wants VietCong to have voice in South Vietnamese government.
#17130: NEWS,THE 1972-10-19, , min.
Henry Kissinger
McGovern speaks about economy. Kissinger meets with South Vietnamese President.
#17136: NEWS,THE 1972-10-23, , min.
Richard Nixon, George McGovern
Nixon campaigns in New York. McGovern says White House has promised to keep him informed on Vietnam developments.
#17138: NEWS,THE 1972-10-24, , min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger reports on talks with South Vietnam to President Nixon. White House remains silent on developments.
#17142: NEWS,THE 1972-10-25, , min.
Sargent Shriver
Four sailors killed, 22 injured in aircraft accident on US carrier Midway off Vietnam. Political espionage should be made illegal, says Democratic vice presidential candidate Sargent Shriver.
#17143: NEWS,THE 1972-10-26, , min.
George McGovern, Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger says peace is at hand in Vietnam. McGovern Hopes US is moving towards peace settlement.
#17144: ABC NEWS SPECIAL: PEACE IN VIETNAM? 1972-10-26, ABC, min.
Announcer
ABC news looks at possible peace in Vietnam.
#17146: NEWS,THE 1972-10-26, , min.
George McGovern
McGovern reacts to developments in Vietnam. McGovern Hope's US is moving towards peace settlement.
#17150: NEWS,THE 1972-10-31, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger wants one more negotiating session with North Vietnam. Fighting intensifies in Vietnam before proposed ceasefire takes place.
#17151: VOTE FOR PEACE 1972-10-31, , min.
Richard Nixon
With peace in Vietnam reportedly near, anti-Nixon campaign takes place.
#17159: NEWS,THE 1972-11-17, , min.
Sargent Shriver, George McGovern, Henry Kissinger
George McGovern and Sargent Shriver vacation in Virginia.
Henry Kissinger goes to Paris to negotiate peace with North Vietnam.
#17161: NEWS,THE 1972-11-20, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger in Paris meets secretly with North Vietnamese negotiators.
Viet Cong and South Vietnam excluded from talks.
1800 US troops pull out of Vietnam.
#17162: NEWS,THE 1972-11-21, , min.
Richard Speck, Henry Kissinger
Richard Speck, who killed 8 nurses in 1966, sentenced to life in prison.
Second meeting in as many days between Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese negotiators.
#17163: NEWS,THE 1972-11-22, , min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
A third meeting near Paris between Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese negotiators for Vietnam peace.
President Nixon in Camp David retreat.
#17167: NEWS,THE 1972-11-24, , min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
Reports from Paris and Saigon say US and North Vietnam are no closer to peace settlement after five days of talks. North Vietnam's demands are said to be unreasonable. President Nixon and family visits New York City.
#17169: 60 MINUTES 1972-11-26, CBS, min.
Harry Reasoner
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.
Report on the first American POW in Vietnam.
#17174: NEWS,THE 1972-11-30, ABC, min.
Richard Nixon
No further Vietnam troop withdrawals while Paris talks continue. Troop strength now at 27,000. Nixon looked at by many as too powerful to be president.
#17177: NEWS,THE 1972-12-04, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Private talks on Vietnam peace settlement resume in Paris. Kissinger in private sessions with North Vietnam. US troop strength down to 25,500.
#17185: NEWS,THE 1972-12-13, , min.
Eugene Cernan, Henry Kissinger, Harrison Schmitt
Reports that South Vietnam is resisting peace settlement terms proposed by US and North Vietnam. Final moon exploration for astronauts Cernan and Schmitt.
#17189: NEWS,THE 1972-12-18, , min.
George McGovern, John Lavelle
House Armed Services Subcommittee exonerates General John Lavelle for making unauthorized strikes against North Vietnam. Committee says strikes were proper. McGovern denounces administration position on Vietnam.
#17190: NEWS,THE 1972-12-19, , min.
Eugene Cernan, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Evans, Harrison Schmitt
North Vietnam protests renewed air strikes at Paris peace talks. May boycott the talks.
Apollo XV11 returns home safely, completing last of the US moon missions.
#17192: NEWS,THE 1972-12-19, , min.
Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam considers boycotting any future peace talks because of US bombing.
#17193: NEWS,THE 1972-12-20, , min.
Richard Nixon, Pope Paul, Henry Kissinger
White House denies rift between Nixon and Kissinger on Vietnam peace talks. Pope Paul regrets resumed bombing of North Vietnam.
#17199: NEWS,THE 1972-12-25, , min.
Harry S Truman
Holiday bombing pause in Vietnam. Former President Truman's condition worsens.
#17203: NEWS,THE 1972-12-27, , min.
Harry S Truman
Body of Harry Truman lies in state at Truman library. Funeral to take place in the library.
North Vietnam boycotts Paris peace talks. Will not negotiate until bombing ceases.
#17206: CBS SPECIAL: VIETNAM: THE ELUSIVE PEACE 1972-12-28, CBS, min.
Host
Report on the current Vietnam peace talk situation.
#17208: NEWS,THE 1972-12-31, , min.
Pope Paul VI, Henry Kissinger
In Paris, North Vietnam demands US sign peace settlement. US wants changes. Pope Paul is happy to hear Vietnam peace talks are resuming.
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1973
#17211: NEWS,THE 1973-01-01, , min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam pushing for negotiated settlement. Kissinger and Nixon meet.
#17212: NEWS,THE 1973-01-08, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Thirty hours of terror in New Orleans as sniper kills 7 with many others wounded. Police kill gunman.
Vietnam peace talks resume.
#17216: NEWS,THE 1973-01-11, , min.
Leonid Brezhnev, Howard Hunt
In Watergate trial, Howard Hunt pleads guilty to all charges.
Leonid Brezhnev feels Vietnam war will end soon.
#17217: NEWS,THE 1973-01-12, , min.
Henry Kissinger, Le Duc Tho
Talk of final details to end Vietnam war are being worked out. Kissinger in private sessions with South Vietnam President Le Duc Tho.
The American League announces they will adopt a designated hitter rule for the 1973 season. The National League will continue to exercise the same rule of pitcher coming to bat.
#17219: NEWS,THE 1973-01-15, , min.
Alexander Haig
General Alexander Haig goes to South Vietnam to discuss peace negotiations with Saigon.
#17223: NEWS,THE 1973-01-18, , min.
Frederick Dent
Rumors abound of Vietnam peace settlement.
Senate approves Frederick Dent as Commerce secretary.
#17225: CBS EVENING NEWS WITH WALTER CRONKITE 1973-01-19, CBS, 10 min.
Walter Cronkite, Richard Nixon
Vietnam peace at hand.
A report on President Nixon's second inaugural tomorrow.
#17224: ABC EVENING NEWS WITH HOWARD K. SMITH AND HARRY REASONER 1973-01-19, ABC, 10 min.
Howard K. Smith, Harry Reasoner, Melvin Laird
South Vietnam reports ceasefire is close. Defense secretary Melvin Laird says South Vietnam has capacity for self-defense.
#17228: NEWS SPECIAL: NIXON PEACE ANNOUNCEMENT 1973-01-23, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon announces a peace agreement between the United States and South and North Vietnam.
#17229: NEWS AND COMMENTARY 1973-01-23, , min.
Announcer
News and commentary about the recently announced peace agreement between the US and North Vietnam.
#17233: NEWS,THE 1973-01-24, , min.
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam ceasefire has been reached, Formal signing soon.
Former President Lyndon Johnson's body arrives in Washington DC. for final ceremonies.
#17234: CBS NEWS SPECIAL: "VIETNAM: PEACE IN PERSPECTIVE" 1973-01-24, CBS, min.
Richard Nixon
CBS special report on the announcement made on 1/23 by President Nixon that a Vietnam peace agreement had been reached.
A look at the history of the Vietnam war and the implications of the accord.
#17235: HENRY KISSINGER PRESS CONFERENCE 1973-01-24, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger holds a press conference about the Vietnam peace agreement.
#17237: CBS NEWS SPECIAL: PEACE IN VIETNAM: A PERSPECTIVE 1973-01-24, CBS, min.
Richard Nixon
Peace in Vietnam: A Perspective.
CBS special report on the announcement made on 1/23 by President Nixon that a Vietnam peace agreement had been reached. A look at the history of the Vietnam war and the implications of the accord.
#17236: NEWS,THE 1973-01-24, , min.
Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
Commentary about death of President Johnson and end of Vietnam war.
#17239: NEWS,THE 1973-01-26, , min.
Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew
President Nixon requests day of prayer as Vietnam war ends.
Spiro Agnew to visit Southeast Asia to discuss postwar relations.
#17241: NEWS,THE 1973-02-05, , min.
Juan Corona
Juan Corona, accused of the mass murder of 25 migrant workers, asks for a new trial. In Paris,
Viet Cong and South Vietnam begin talks on South Vietnam's political future.
#17244: NEWS,THE 1973-02-07, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger trip to Southeast Asia. Canada says it will recognize North Vietnam.
#17247: NEWS,THE 1973-02-09, , min.
Richard Nixon, Virginia Knauer
North Vietnam and Viet Cong will release first group of US POW's shortly.
Virginia Knauer will stay on as Nixon's consumer advisor.
#17249: NEWS,THE 1973-02-11, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger arrives in Hanoi to discuss postwar US relations with North Vietnam.
#17251: NEWS,THE 1973-02-13, , min.
Richard Nixon
North Vietnam announces it will release another 20 POW's in next few days.
Nixon devalues the dollar by 10%.
#17255: NEWS,THE 1973-02-16, , min.
William Calley, Michael Heck
Army review court upholds conviction of Lt. William Calley in My Lai massacre.
Captain Michael Heck, who refused to fly mission over North Vietnam is given a dishonorable discharge.
#17257: NEWS,THE 1973-02-20, , min.
Richard Nixon
President Nixon visits Columbia, South Carolina to give thanks for his Vietnam support. Laos announces a ceasefire.
#17258: VIEFNAM DEBATE 1973-03-09, , min.
Announcer
A debate on Vietnam.
#17271: 60 MINUTES 1973-04-01, CBS, min.
Harry Reasoner, Wilbur Mills, Walter Wilber, Stuart Mott, Ross Perot
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.
Captain Walter Wilber, USN (anti-war former Vietnam POW) "Welfare For The Rich " part 2 (Ross Perot, Wilbur Mills, Stewart Mott).
#17286: DICK CAVETT SHOW, THE 1973-04-18, ABC, min.
Dick Cavett, Joseph S. Abbott, Michael Brazelton, James DiBernardo, John H. Fellowes, Donald Rander
December 29th,1969-January 1st,1975 (ABC)
Dick Cavett is back on television as ABC's new entrant in the late-night race. The format is desk and sofa five nights a week like the Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin shows. As Cavett sees it, it's the chemistry that counts. His forte:an articulate way with an interview, plus approaches to comedy that range from youthful innocence to the cynicism of WC.Fields.
Guests:Vietnam POW's. Major Joseph Abbott, Captain Michael Brazelton, Captain James DiBernardo, Commander John Fellowes, Sargent Donald Rander.
#17290: NEWS,THE 1973-04-23, , min.
John Dean, H.R. Haldeman
John Dean and H.R. Haldeman becoming more involved in Watergate case.
South Vietnam reports fewer ceasefire violations.
#17293: NEWS,THE 1973-04-26, , min.
Henry Petersen
Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen requests all transcripts from Watergate grand jury investigation.
Fighting reported heavy in Central South Vietnam.
#17297: NEWS,THE 1973-04-27, , min.
Henry Kissinger, Le Duc Tho
North Vietnam has no plans to send Le Duc Tho to Paris for discussions with Henry Kissinger.
#17321: NEWS,THE 1973-05-14, , min.
Henry Kissinger, Le Duc Tho
Viet Cong charges US planes with attacks in South Vietnam as US denies charges.
Louisiana worst hit of any state in Mississippi floods.
Le Duc Tho arrives in Paris for peace talks with Henry Kissinger.
#17336: NEWS,THE 1973-05-18, , min.
James McCord
James McCord testifies at Watergate hearings.
Vietnam peace talks renewed.
#17339: NEWS,THE 1973-05-20, , min.
Leonid Brezhnev, Willy Brandt
More ceasefire violations in Vietnam.
Leonid Brezhnev visits West Germany for more talks with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt.
#17324: POW SPECIAL 1973-05-24, , min.
Richard Nixon
The White House and President Nixon greet and salute returning POW's from Vietnam.
#17370: POLITICAL DISCUSSION WBZ RADIO BOSTON 1973-07-07, WBZ, min.
Jerry Williams, Avy Nelson
A talk radio telephone call-in show heard on WBZ radio, Boston.
Host:Jerry Williams, Avy Nelson subbing.
Topic: Vietnam
#17372: POLITICAL DISCUSSION WBZ RADIO BOSTON 1973-07-07, WBZ, min.
Jerry Williams, Avy Nelson
A talk radio telephone call-in show heard on WBZ radio, Boston.
Host:Jerry Williams, Avy Nelson subbing.
Topic: Vietnam
#17374: POLITICAL DISCUSSION WBZ RADIO BOSTON 1973-07-08, WBZ, min.
Jerry Williams, Avy Nelson
A talk radio telephone call-in show heard on WBZ radio, Boston.
Host:Jerry Williams, Avy Nelson subbing.
Topic: Vietnam
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1974
#5714: TOMORROW SHOW WITH TOM SNYDER, THE 1974-09-18, WNBC, 40 min.
Tom Snyder, Tom Palmary, Diane Palmary, Mike Nikkei, Robert Channers, Dick Hughes
October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982.
Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980. An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder.
This broadcast was taped in Southeast Asia Viet Nam. It is joined in progress and features a visit to an American-run orphanage, caring for 50 babies, in Saigon run by Diane and Tom Palmary...Mike Nikkei who runs an organization searching for 1,300 American MIA soldiers...Robert Channers who runs a children's services in Viet Nam providing adoptions of South Vietnamese children for U.S. parents, and Dick Hughes, living in Vietnam since the 1960's providing programs such as "Shoe Shine Foundation" "Training Centers" for Honda motor scooter repairs, and "Homes for Young Men," to those young Vietnamese who have no formal education, and are relegated to living by begging in the streets.
#5715: TOMORROW SHOW WITH TOM SNYDER, THE 1974-09-25, WNBC, 60 min.
Tom Snyder, Marabel Morgan
October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. This broadcast featured a discussion of trips to Hawaii, South Vietnam and Hong Kong. An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.
#17117: 10:00 NEWS WITH BILL JORGENSEN 1974-10-06, WNEW, min.
Gabe Pressman, Bill Jorgensen, Christopher Jones, Robert OBrien
Report on negotiations for Vietnam ceasefire. Including sports and weather. With commercials.
Reporters: Gabe Pressman, Christopher Jones, Robert O'Brien
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1975
#17975: NEWS,THE 1975-02-23, , min.
Gerald Ford
President Ford asked to give honorable discharges to some who fought in Vietnam and later deserted.
Tornado hits motel and restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, one killed, fifty hurt,
#17981: NEWS,THE 1975-03-17, , min.
Gerald Ford
South Vietnam reportedly to give three provinces to North Vietnam.
President Ford addresses convocation at Notre Dame University.
#17991: NEWS,THE 1975-03-29, , min.
Announcer
North Vietnamese troops close in on Danang, South Vietnam's second-largest city.
#17997: NEWS,THE 1975-04-02, , min.
Gerald Ford
Dire situation in South Vietnam as North continues takeover of key South Vietnam cities.
President Ford says he's not considering resumption of North Vietnamese bombing.
#17998: NEWS,THE 1975-04-03, , min.
Gerald Ford
President Ford holds San Diego news conference to assess situation in South Vietnam.
Small group of South Vietnam orphans arrive in California.
#18000: NEWS,THE 1975-04-04, , min.
Gerald Ford
C-5 plane carrying 300 South Vietnamese orphans to new US homes crashes, 175 believed dead.
President Ford flies from Palm Springs to San Francisco for a number of appointments.
#18003: NEWS,THE 1975-04-06, , min.
Henry Emerson
General Henry Emerson now commanding Army division in Korea.
San Francisco doctors say 31 South Vietnamese orphans flown to US nearly dead.
#18010: NEWS,THE 1975-04-16, , min.
John Connally
Americans trying to evacuate Vietnam wives and families.
Attorneys for defense and prosecution make final statements in John Connally bribery trial.
#18012: NEWS,THE 1975-04-17, , min.
Henry Kissinger
Cambodian war is over. American evacuation from South Vietnam.
Henry Kissinger talk to American Society Of Newspaper Editors.
#8965: NBC NEWS SPECIAL: RESIGNATION OF NGUYEN VAN THIEU, THE 1975-04-21, NBC, 30 min.
Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Nguyen Van Thieu
A special live report on the resignation of South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu.
#18015: NEWS,THE 1975-04-21, , min.
Nguyen Van Thieu
South Vietnamese President Thieu announces his resignation. Not much from White House on resignation.
#18016: NEWS,THE 1975-04-22, , min.
Gerald Ford, Itzhak Rabin
Evacuation of Americans in South Vietnam,
President Ford turns down meeting with Israeli Premier Itzhak Rabin.
#18017: NEWS,THE 1975-04-23, , min.
Gerald Ford
President Ford to give speech at Tulane University saying Vietnam war is over.
Catholic Relief Organization says it can take in 30 Vietnamese orphans.
#18023: NEWS,THE 1975-04-29, , min.
Nguyen Cao Ky
Final American evacuation of Saigon. Former South Vietnam premier Nguyen Cao Ky urges countrymen to remain in homeland and fight.
#18024: CBS NEWS SPECIAL: FALL OF SOUTH VIETNAM, THE 1975-04-29, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite, Leslie Midgley, Russ Bensley
"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.
#18025: SURRENDER OF SOUTH VIETNAM 1975-04-29, , min.
Announcer
Special on the surrender of South Vietnam.
#18024: CBS NEWS SPECIAL: FALL OF SOUTH VIETNAM, THE 1975-04-29, CBS, min.
Walter Cronkite, Leslie Midgley, Russ Bensley
"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.
#18025: SURRENDER OF SOUTH VIETNAM 1975-04-29, , min.
Announcer
Special on the surrender of South Vietnam.
#18026: NEWS,THE 1975-04-29, , min.
Gerald Ford
President Ford announces completion of South Vietnam evacuation.
#18027: NEWS,THE 1975-04-30, , min.
Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, Nguyen Van Thieu
South Vietnam surrenders to communists.
President Ford refused to give Congress copies of Richard Nixon's confidential correspondence to South Vietnam President Thieu.
#18028: WBAI RADIO: COMMENTS ON END OF WAR IN VIETNAM 1975-04-30, , min.
Announcer
WBAI commentary on the surrender of South Vietnam to the communists.
854 TOTAL VIETNAM ENTRIES
APRIL 23, 1961 - APRIL 30, 1975
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