Presidential State Funeral Archives: Funeral of former President Harry S. Truman (12/28/1972)
  • December 28th, 1972: CBS News live coverage of the funeral festivities of the 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO.
     
    Walter Cronkite breaking news of LBJ's death (01/22/1973)
  • Monday, January 22nd, 1973: The moment CBS News Evening Anchor Walter Cronkite broke the news of the death of the 36th President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson.
     
    Reactions on the passing of the 36th President of the United States
  • Tuesday, January 23rd-Wednesday, January 24th, 1973: Reactions from former US Supreme Court Associate Justice Abe Fortas, United States Senators Hubert Humphrey (D-MN), Barry Goldwater (R-AZ), Edward Kennedy (D-MA) & others.

     
    Presidential Deaths Breaking News Archives: Cronkite reporting on LBJ's Death (01/22/1973)
  • Monday, January 22nd, 1973: The moment at the 8:28 mark when Cronkite gets notified by LBJ's press secretary Tom Johnson informing Cronkite that LBJ passed away from a heart attack, making Nixon the only living President at the time.


     
    Presidential Inauguration Archives: Lyndon Baines Johnson (January 20th, 1965) New
  • Wednesday, January 20th, 1965: 2nd Inauguration of President Lyndon Baines Johnson on the East Front Grounds of the US Capitol. The inauguration festivities was aired on ABC News.
     
    Presidential Inauguration Archives: Richard Milhous Nixon as the 37th President (January 20th, 1969) New
  • Monday, January 20th, 1969: Richard Milhous Nixon inaugurated as the 37th President from the US Capitol East Front Grounds; CBS News broadcast coverage of the inauguration festivities.
     
    Presidential Inauguration Archives: Nixon's 2nd Inauguration as the 37th President (January 20th, 1973) New
  • Saturday, January 20th, 1973: Nixon's 2nd Inauguration as the 37th President from the US Capitol East Front Grounds. CBS News coverage of the inauguration festivities.
     
    ABC News Special Coverage: Nixon's Farewell Address (August 9th, 1974) New
  • Friday, August 9th, 1974: Farewell Address of Richard Milhous Nixon as the 37th President of the United States from the East Room of the White House. ABC News aired live coverage of the festivities.
     
    CBS News Special Coverage: Inauguration of Gerald Rudolph Ford as the 38th President (August 9th, 1974) New
  • Friday, August 9th, 1974: CBS News Special Coverage of the Swearing-In Ceremony of Gerald Rudolph Ford as the 38th President of the United States from the East Room of the White House.
     
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