Veteran newscaster Howard K. Smith died. He was an associate of Edward R. Murrow. Among other things, he monitored the legendary Kennedy/Nixon debate. In fact, he was right there for a lot of late-20th century events.
“A recent poll shows that 44% of the American people believe that President Nixon should resign, and 51% belive in UFOs. Maybe we need a new president, but it sounds like we need a new public even more.”