December 3, 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 — December 3, 1964
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 3, 1964
U.N. Hears Soviet Agrees To Discuss Funds And Troops; Full Study Of Peace Forces Would Deal With Issues In Dispute With U.S.; Rusk Meets Gromyko; Thant Is Expected To Set Up Negotiating Committee—Assembly Chief Hopeful
Johnson Is Firm On U.S. Intention To Form A‐Fleet; Says Those Who Are Ready Must Go Forward, With ‘Respect’For Dissidents; Denies A Crisis In Nato; Tells 5,000 At Georgetown Convocation That Changes Are Always Difficult
Racial Sex Curb In Florida Upset; Supreme Court Annuls Ban On Mixed Couples Living Together ‘Habitually’
World Events — December 1964
Time Person of the Year — 1964
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 3, 1964
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1964–65 Season
Emmy Winners — 1964
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 3, 1964
Ebert 4-Star Films — December 3, 1964
On the field
Sports Champions — December 3, 1964
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