February 22, 1967
By the winter of 1967, Johnson was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.40/hr — the United Nations was actively debating a path toward peace in Vietnam, with the Senate unanimously passing a resolution urging President Johnson to seek Security Council intervention in the conflict. On the cultural front, The Monkees held the number one spot on the charts with "I'm A Believer," while William Manchester's "Death of a President" sat atop the nonfiction bestseller list. The Philadelphia 76ers had just claimed the NBA championship over the San Francisco Warriors, and that same winter the United Nations General Assembly voted by consensus to adopt the Rescue Agreement, a landmark treaty establishing the rights and obligations of nations in the recovery of astronauts and spacecraft in outer space.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — February 22, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of February 22, 1967
Gavin Urges Bombing Halt Without A Pledge By Hanoi; Retired General Tells Senators Turmoil In China Offers New Peace Hope Asks Sharp Troop Cut In Europe Gavin Urges U.S. To Halt Bombing
Johnson Assures Nonatomic Lands On Peaceful Uses; Message For Reopening Of Arms Parley Says Treaty Won'T Halt Their Projects He Seeks To Calm Bonn Asserts Pact To Bar Further Spread Will Protect All Soviet Talk Called Mild Johnson Assures Nonatomic Lands
World Events — February 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — February 22, 1967
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1966–67 Season
Emmy Winners — 1967
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — February 22, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — February 22, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — February 22, 1967
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