1964: Newspaper Industry

Archives consist of articles that originally appeared in Collier's Year Book (for events of 1997 and earlier) or as monthly updates in Encarta Yearbook (for events of 1998 and later). Because they were published shortly after events occurred, they reflect the information available at that time. Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.

The 1964 presidential campaign was the first in anyone's memory in which a majority of U.S. daily newspapers supported a Democratic candidate. Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson received the editorial backing of 440 dailies with a combined circulation of 26,997,400, while 359 dailies, with an aggregate... ...