Tag Archives: Robert MacNeil

David Von Pein: NBC News’s David Brinkley on JFK Assassination- November 23, 1963

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

“Assassination of John F. Kennedy, mortal shooting of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, as he rode in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. His accused killer was Lee Harvey Oswald, a former … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Robert MacNeil & Jim Lehrer Introducing the Watergate Hearings

Posted on September 23, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The Daily Times If you are familiar with C-SPAN or the Cable Special Public Affairs Network, well the PBS coverage of the 1973 U.S. Senate Watergate hearings is basically the early days of C-SPAN. Gavel to gavel coverage of a … Continue reading →

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PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report: 1988 Iowa Caucus, Democratic Candidates

Posted on September 16, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Governor Michael Dukakis looked like the clear Democratic nominee for President as early as the summer of 1987 and was never really seriously challenged for that nomination. Representative Dick Gephardt was supposed to win the Iowa Caucus … Continue reading →

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PBS: MacNeil/Lehrer Report- New York City Bailout: 11/25/1975

Posted on September 10, 2014 by kireschneider

  Source:The New Democrat The late 1960s and probably the 1970s as a whole was a very rough period for New York City. Facing high crime rates, high poverty, high unemployment, a lousy economy in general, as well as mismanagement … Continue reading →

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