September 25, 1967
That fall of 1967, gas ran $0.33 a gallon and Johnson was in the White House — the Vietnam War was dominating headlines, with Johnson defending the air campaign and facing growing pressure from Congress to limit his authority to deploy troops. On movie screens, Sidney Poitier was drawing crowds in "To Sir, with Love," and on the radio, a Memphis teenager named Alex Chilton was singing lead on The Box Tops' "The Letter," the country's top song. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox in a seven-game World Series, and that same fall, test pilot William J. Knight pushed an X-15 research aircraft to Mach 6.7, setting an unofficial world speed record for a fixed-wing aircraft that still stands today.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 25, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 25, 1967
Canada Gives U.N. A Four-Step Plan On Vietnam Peace; Halt In U.S. Bombing Linked To International Authority Over Demilitarized Zone Military Freeze Asked Return To Cease-Fire Pact Reached At Geneva Parley In 1954 Is Proposed Canada Gives U.N. 4-Step Plan For Vietnam Peace
Military Will Join Air War Sessions At The White House; Military To Join White House Air War Sessions
President Denies Military Victory Is Goal In Vietnam; In Reply To Critics Of War, He Calls Power Essential To A Political Solution Gives Medal Of Honor At Ceremony, Johnson Says He Wishes 'Nothing More' Than Successful Talks Johnson Replies To Critics On War
Johnson Accepts Defense Fund Cut With Objections; He Signs $69.9-Billion Act But Fears More Will Be Needed Before June 30 Scores Curb On British Upholds Their Right To Bid Against U.S. Shipbuilders For Pentagon Awards
World Events — September 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 25, 1967
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1967–68 Season
Emmy Winners — 1967
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 25, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 25, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — September 25, 1967
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