December 13, 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 13, 1964
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 13, 1964
President Charts A Soft Approach In Basic Policies; Opposes Expansion Of War In Vietnam—Would Accept Atomic Fleet Changes; Cautious On Mandate; He Rejects Proposal To Turn Over Portion Of Income Taxes To The States
World Events — December 1964
Time Person of the Year — 1964
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 13, 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 13, 1964
Ebert 4-Star Films — December 13, 1964
On the field
Sports Champions — December 13, 1964
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