December 30, 1975
By the winter of 1975, Ford was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $2.10/hr — the Watergate convictions were finally coming in, with Nixon's former top aides John Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman found guilty of the cover-up just days into the new year. On screens and turntables, Barry Manilow's "Mandy" sat at number one on the charts while "All in the Family" dominated television as the top-rated show in the country. The Golden State Warriors had claimed the NBA championship that year, and in a landmark moment for American justice, the Watergate verdicts marked the first time senior White House officials had been criminally convicted for abuses carried out inside a sitting president's administration.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — December 30, 1975
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 30, 1975
Varied Backing Seen For Soviet In Angola; Moscow Asks End To Armed Intervention
President To Ask 10‐Billion Tax Cut With Spending Lid
U.S. Puns To Ask Soviet To Explain Its Angola Policy
Millions In Taxes Lost By States On Military Pay
World Events — December 1975
Time Person of the Year — 1975
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 30, 1975
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1975–76 Season
Emmy Winners — 1975
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 30, 1975
Ebert 4-Star Films — December 30, 1975
On the field
Sports Champions — December 30, 1975
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