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Very 1st coast to coast TV broadcast in 1951...
Very 1st coast to coast TV broadcast in 1951...
Item # 711899
September 04, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 4, 1951
* Very first coast to coast TV broadcast
* President Harry S. Truman on television
* Japanese peace treat conference in S.F.
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "TRUMAN AT PARLEY OFFERS JAPAN LIMITED 'PARTNERSHIP OF PEACE'; FOE MASSES SATELLITES IN KOREA" various subheads that include: "TV Spans U.S. for First Time As President Talks at Parley" and more with photo of Truman addressing the opening of the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco. (see images) Lengthy text continues inside. Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with 64 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On September 4, 1951, President Harry S. Truman's opening speech before a conference in San Francisco is broadcast across the nation, marking the first time a television program was broadcast from coast to coast.
Category: The 20th Century