October 14, 1966
That fall of 1966, gas ran $0.32 a gallon and Johnson was in the White House — the Vietnam War was escalating, with President Johnson publicly offering a U.S. withdrawal only after North Vietnamese forces pulled back first. On the radio, the Four Tops were sitting at number one with "Reach Out I'll Be There," while audiences were still packing theaters for "Doctor Zhivago," the sweeping epic that had dominated the box office since the previous winter. The Baltimore Orioles capped the season by sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in four straight games to win the World Series, and NASA closed out its Gemini program when "Gemini 12" splashed down safely in the Atlantic, with Buzz Aldrin logging over five hours of spacewalks and putting to rest earlier concerns about astronaut fatigue during extravehicular activity.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 14, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 14, 1966
Johnson Rejects Unilateral Pause In Bombing By U.S.; Insists He Won'T Leave Men Fighting In Vietnam With 'Hands Behind Back' Thant Plan Ruled Out President Also Asks Nations Seeking Peace To Appeal To North Vietnam'S Chief
Soviet Calls U.S. 'Deluded' In Hope For New Ties Now; Brezhnev Rebuffs Johnson'S Bid For Cooperation While Vietnam War Goes On Bloc Parley Expected East Europe'S Leaders Said To Plan Steps To Coordinate Harder Line On China Brezhnev Says Johnson'S Hope For New Ties Now Is 'Delusion'
World Events — October 1966
Time Person of the Year — 1966
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 14, 1966
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1966–67 Season
Emmy Winners — 1966
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 14, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — October 14, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — October 14, 1966
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