Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, October 1, 1967

Vietnam

President Johnson, his top advisers and much of the world are awaiting Hanoi’s reaction to Johnson’s offer to halt U.S. bombing of North Vietnam on condition it lead promptly to productive peace discussions.

Nixon’s Mother Dies

Mrs. Hannah Nixon, 82, mother of former Vice President Richard M. Nixon, died in Whittier Nursing Home, Whittier, Calif., this morning, Nixon aides said.

Nixon was in New York, and arrangements were being made for him to fly to California.

Reagan Rallies GOP

Gov. Ronald Reagan, disclaiming any interest in the 1968 presidential nomination, told a Republican rally in Columbia, S.C., Friday night that the Democrats can be ousted from the White House “if we forget past grudges and intra-party fighting.”

This story was originally published October 1, 2017 at 6:45 PM with the headline "Looking Back."