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...Brown, an appellation that could come as a big surprise to Brown. The expertly produced program catches Reagan in a wide assortment of moods. He grins, laughs and frowns as the occasion dictates-but he always looks good. Reagan headquarters would dearly love to show the famous hour-long Telestar debate with Robert Kennedy-in which Bobby showed up rather badly-but CBS, the producing network, has refused permission, claiming copyright privileges. In addition, 750,000 copies of an eight-page Reagan tabloid have been distributed with the state's Sunday newspapers. In all, about $300,000 is being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Republicans: Nixon's Steppingstones, Reagan's TV Show | 5/24/1968 | See Source »

Representatives from both the Columbia Broadcasting System and the British Broadcasting Company were in Cambridge last week to talk to the Harvard debaters about the possibility of a televised confrontation between the Council and the Cambridge University Debating Club via telestar satellite. The proposed topic was "The Decline of Western Civilization...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Rules Out Telstar Debate Between Harvard, Cambridge Clubs | 5/26/1965 | See Source »

...power, the imagination of the civilized world was captured by an even more dramatic U.S. achievement: the lofting into the heavens of a bejeweled sphere crammed with man-made magic wands that turn blips and beeps into sights and sounds. With the launching of Telstar (mispronounced by most as Telestar), the U.S. raised the curtain on intercontinental television and opened a whole new epoch in the art of communications. Even more, by its immediate and remarkable success, Telstar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: A Star Is Born | 7/20/1962 | See Source »

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