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Ten O'Clock News; Kennedy Library

10/16/1979

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum opens. Exteriors of the building designed by I. M. Pei, with reporter voice over describing the facilities. Exhibit halls in the museum. Dave Powers addresses a crowd at the opening ceremony.


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Kennedy Library

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:02:32

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Powers, David F. (David Francis), 1912-
Buildings
Exhibitions
Pei, I. M., 1917-
John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Locations
Columbia Point (Boston, Mass.)
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Contributors
Lydon, Christopher (Reporter)
Powers, David F. (David Francis), 1912- (Speaker)
Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Kennedy Library,” 10/16/1979, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8D516C09544042E8A4D3EC6A309054C0.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Kennedy Library.” 10/16/1979. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8D516C09544042E8A4D3EC6A309054C0>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Kennedy Library. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8D516C09544042E8A4D3EC6A309054C0
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