Vanderbilt Television News Archive

NBC Evening News for 1968-12-23

This program is 28 minutes long

• Introduction Chet Huntley, David Brinkley (New York City)

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  12:00:00 am — 12:00:10 am

  [Introduction in progress at beginning of tape, which represents 1st 30 mins. of 1 hour telecast.]

• Apollo 8

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  12:00:10 am — 12:00:50 am

  (Studio) Apollo 8 crew takes television pictures of earth. Pictures shown. [ASTRONAUT - describes picture.]
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• Pueblo

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  12:00:50 am — 12:01:30 am

  (Studio) Pueblo crew arrives in South Korea. Film of helicopter arrival shown; site Ascom City, South Korea. Crew now enrte. to San Diego, California, and reunion with families. Flown to San Diego by United States Navy.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• (Commercial: Mogen David Wines.)

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  12:01:30 am — 12:02:20 am

• Apollo 8

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  12:02:20 am — 12:05:50 am

  (Studio) More pictures of earth shown. [Frank BORMAN - talks with ground station in Houston, Texas.] James Lovell quoted.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• (Commercial: Pall Mall Cigarettes.)

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  12:05:50 am — 12:06:50 am

• Pueblo Crew Release

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  12:06:50 am — 12:14:30 am

  (Studio) Pueblo crew freed at Panmunjom, South Korea. Commander Lloyd Bucher reports crew beaten by North Korean captors.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

  (No location given) Details of release set forth. Film of release shown.
  REPORTER: No reporter given

  (Korean DMZ (demilitarized zone) and Panmunjom, Korea) Reporter describes scene as crewmen cross Bridge of No Return. Bucher 1st to cross. Body of Duane Daniel Hodges delivered. Crew taken to Panmunjom.
  REPORTER: Jack Perkins {via satellite} and Liz Trotta

  (No location given) Bucher comment with regard to inability to stand imprisonment considered. Bucher holds news conference Film shown. [BUCHER - tells of imprisonment; mistreatment.]
  REPORTER: Jack Perkins

• (Commercial: Ben Gay Lotion and Ointment; Coty's Emeraude Perfume; Phillips 66 Services.)

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  12:14:30 am — 12:16:20 am

• Pueblo

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  12:16:20 am — 12:17:50 am

  (Studio) Capture of Pueblo by North Korea recalled. Maps and drawings shown. Stills of capture shown.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• Pueblo

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  12:17:50 am — 12:20:00 am

  (Studio) Details of US-N. Korea negotiations recalled. Type of United States apology described. Apology given by United States in writing, truth of written apology denied in speech. [US Negotiator Major General G. WOODWARD - reads paper re: US apology.] Film of negotiation shown. Contradictory nature of form and substance noted.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

• (Commercial: Black and Decker Power Tools.)

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  12:20:00 am — 12:21:00 am

• Pueblo

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  12:21:00 am — 12:25:50 am

  (Studio) North Korea keeps USS Pueblo. Not regarded as great loss.
  REPORTER: David Brinkley

  (Tokyo, Japan) United States military code of conduct noted. Bucher quoted, on films at news conference [BUCHER - praises crew. Recalls capture. Maintains he was not in North Korean waters. Reason given for surrender.] Mil. code of conduct said perhaps outdated. Contradictory nature of whole situation noted.
  REPORTER: Jack Perkins

• Pueblo

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  12:25:50 am — 12:26:20 am

  (Studio) State Department to be grateful to USSR for Pueblo crew release. Many countries perhaps helpful.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• United Nations / Pueblo / Other Reactions

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  12:26:20 am — 12:26:50 am

  (Studio) United Nations Secretary Gnl. U Thant pleased with crew release. Representative Bob Wilson quoted. Senator Coleman Young, Ohio, quoted, with regard to CIA role. Senators Thomas Dodd, Clifford Hansen react with regard to so-called Panmunjom, South Korea, confession.
  REPORTER: Chet Huntley

• (Commercial: Micrin Mouthwash; Johnson's Baby Shampoo.)

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  12:26:50 am — 12:27:50 am

• Program To Last 1 Hour

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  12:27:50 am — 12:28:30 am

  (Studio) Tape For NBC, 12-23-68 ends after next item.
  REPORTER: Announcer

  (NOTE: Tape end here. The Archive did not tape the half hour special report.)