January 6, 1964
By the winter of 1964, Johnson was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.25/hr — the United States Surgeon General issued his landmark report declaring that smoking was hazardous to health, marking the first official federal acknowledgment of the link between cigarettes and disease. On television, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was winning Emmy Awards for comedy while Americans were reading John le Carré's "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" at the top of the fiction bestseller list. The Cleveland Browns claimed the NFL championship that season, and American athletes had just returned from Innsbruck, Austria, where the United States finished the Winter Olympics with 6 medals, including 1 gold.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 6, 1964
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 6, 1964
Congress Meets; Tax-Cut Bill Put At Top Of Agenda; Leaders Place It Ahead Of Civil Rights After They Confer With Johnson; Aged Care High On List; Opening Sessions BriefPresident Speaks Today On State Of The Union
Robert Kennedy Defeats Despair; Decides To Stay On In Cabinet Position Through Election; President Asks Him To Continue Filling A Special Role
Johnson State Of Union Address Provides Budget Of $97.9 Billion, War On Poverty, Atomic Cutback; Urges Rights Bill; Drop Of $500 Million In Federal Spending Seen By President; Johnson State Of Union Address Provides $97.9 Billion Budget And War On Poverty; Calls For Action To Secure Rights; President Plans Cutback In Nuclear Production—Asks Tax Reduction By Feb. 1
World Events — January 1964
Time Person of the Year — 1964
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 6, 1964
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1963–64 Season
Emmy Winners — 1964
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 6, 1964
Ebert 4-Star Films — January 6, 1964
On the field
Sports Champions — January 6, 1964
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