CBS NEWS CAMPAIGN '68: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION {PART 1 OF 6} (TV)

Summary

First segment of live coverage of the last night of the 1968 Republican National Convention. Walter Cronkite explains that Richard M. Nixon has been nominated and made his surprise V.P. choice of Maryland Gov. Spiro Agnew, Bill Plant describes choice of Agnew as centrist and aimed at party unity, Eric Sevareid and Roger Mudd analyze the choice, Daniel Schorr interviews Ronald Reagan, and film of an Agnew family interview is shown. Mike Wallace interviews black delegates unhappy with Agnew, Art Buchwald rates Agnew's chess-playing ability, Sen. Strom Thrumond lauds Agnew, and C. Douglas Dillon expresses displeasure with the choice to Joseph Benti. Includes commercials. Continues with T78:0762.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: August 8, 1968 Thursday 7:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 1:01:03
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T78:0761
• GENRE: News
• SUBJECT HEADING: Republican National Convention - 1968; U S - Elections - 1968; U S - Officials - Talk/Interviews; Political satire; Political satire
• SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 1968
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Robert Wussler … Executive Producer
• Bill Leonard … Executive Director, Director
• Gordon Manning … Executive Director, Director
• Walter Cronkite … Anchor, Chief Correspondent
• Roger Mudd … Reporter
• Mike Wallace … Reporter
• Daniel Schorr … Reporter
• Eric Sevareid … Reporter
• Art Buchwald … Commentator/Critic, Humorist
• Bill Plant … Reporter
• Joseph Benti … Reporter
• Spiro Agnew
• Strom Thurmond
• C. Douglas Dillon
• Richard M. Nixon
• Ronald Reagan