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Geraldo in the 1970s

Geraldo shows in the 1970s

Geraldo in chair 1970s

The 1970s saw some truly momentous moments in Geraldo’s TV history. 1973 was the Willowbrook Expose, helping spur the national conversation about how the developmentally disabled were treated in this country. Additional shows, like The Littlest Junkie were part of Geraldo’s original and groundbreaking work for WABC’s 20/20.

Watch some of these historic videos below.

Angie Chester bunny of the year

Playboy, Political Activism

The head of the bunny regime, Hugh Hefner, takes us on a tour of the West Coast Playboy Mansion. He then comes back east and appears live on the show to discuss his empire and how it grew.
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Grace Slick, 1974

An interview with Grace Slick

  1974   Good Night America, Geraldo Rivera sits down with Grace Slick, then performing with Jefferson Airplane, to talk about hard rock and hard drugs. Grace shares her experiences as a musician who has tried all the ‘fun’ and...
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Janis Joplin singing

Hard Rockers, Hard Drugs

Geraldo Rivera hosts Good Night America episode 3 to talk about the 60's and years of hard drugs, hard rockers, and overdoses..
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Marijuana is the grass still greener

Marijuana, Amnesty for Deserters?

Marijuana is it really harmful or should it be legalized? Geraldo looks into this question with the help of such experts as Keith Stroup, head of N.O.R.M.L., a doctor who advocates its legalization and a doctor who thinks it's too...
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Migrants dirt cheap 1973

Migrant workers, dirt cheap

  1973   This segment begins with a clip from Edward R. Murrow in CBS’s ‘Harvest of Shame’, from 1960. 13 years later for Good Night America, Geraldo Rivera investigates migrant worker conditions in California, and across the nation. We...
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Cesar Chavez, 1973

An interview with Cesar Chavez

  1973   Geraldo Rivera interviews Cesar Chavez on the set of Good Night America. With reports of violence between the United Farm Workers and the Teamsters, Geraldo and Cesar discuss the issues affecting migrant workers and potential solutions.  ...
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Geraldo Rivera on set 1973

Beatles History

Good Night America Pilot featuring The Beatles, a Carole King concert, Cesar Chavez in studio.
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Geraldo Rivera, 1972

Willowbrook the Last Great Disgrace

  1972   The original report into conditions at the Willowbrook State School. This Peabody Award winning expose gripped the nation’s attention and helped lead to the closure of “warehouses for the mentally disabled”. Human beings living in their own...
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1972

John Lennon & Yoko

  1972   We visit John Lennon and Yoko Ono in San Francisco. This clip starts with a question about hypocrisy. Mr. Lennon is being asked to be part of various anti-drug campaigns, while at the same time the Nixon...
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