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August 17th, 1976
BREAKING NEWS: SHOTS FIRED AT PRESIDENT ROCKEFELLER
At 5:39 PM CST, regularly scheduled programming was abruptly interrupted by the news bulletins especially CBS News.
Walter Cronkite: "Good evening everyone. This is a CBS News Special Report live from Kansas City, Missouri at the site of the 1976 Republican Party National Convention from the Kemper Arena.
Here are the first developments: At 5:00 PM CST, six shots rang out during the second day of the convention festivities. The first report is that someone in the New York State delegation has been seriously wounded by this shooting.
CBS News' Dan Rather is live outside of the Kemper Arena to give us the latest details on what's happening. Dan?"
Dan Rather: "Walter. Excuse me if I am out if breath because we're getting new information coming in. CBS News has confirmed that six shots had been fired at the New York State delegation, where President Rockefeller was seated at the front of the delegation flanked by several Secret Service agents.
According to eyewitnesses, the first shot appeared to have sounded like some weird firecracker. Then in quick succession, five additional shots rang out as Secret Service agents quickly grabbed President Rockefeller and rushed him toward a private exit somewhere inside the Kemper Arena and shoved him into the Presidential limousine accompanied by Secret Service vehicles including vehicles from the Kansas City Police Department, where they drove at high speed.
We don't know where President Rockefeller was driven to, but we're trying to send a team of CBS reporters to find out what's going on. "
BREAKING NEWS: SHOTS FIRED AT PRESIDENT ROCKEFELLER
At 5:39 PM CST, regularly scheduled programming was abruptly interrupted by the news bulletins especially CBS News.
Walter Cronkite: "Good evening everyone. This is a CBS News Special Report live from Kansas City, Missouri at the site of the 1976 Republican Party National Convention from the Kemper Arena.
Here are the first developments: At 5:00 PM CST, six shots rang out during the second day of the convention festivities. The first report is that someone in the New York State delegation has been seriously wounded by this shooting.
CBS News' Dan Rather is live outside of the Kemper Arena to give us the latest details on what's happening. Dan?"
Dan Rather: "Walter. Excuse me if I am out if breath because we're getting new information coming in. CBS News has confirmed that six shots had been fired at the New York State delegation, where President Rockefeller was seated at the front of the delegation flanked by several Secret Service agents.
According to eyewitnesses, the first shot appeared to have sounded like some weird firecracker. Then in quick succession, five additional shots rang out as Secret Service agents quickly grabbed President Rockefeller and rushed him toward a private exit somewhere inside the Kemper Arena and shoved him into the Presidential limousine accompanied by Secret Service vehicles including vehicles from the Kansas City Police Department, where they drove at high speed.
We don't know where President Rockefeller was driven to, but we're trying to send a team of CBS reporters to find out what's going on. "