1970
Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ed spoke for America telling the widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. “All of us sympathize with your terrible grief, and every woman in America envies your courage.” Coretta Scott King spoke graciously about her husband, and shared clips of his “Let Freedom Ring” and “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speeches.
1971
The Final Show
“The Ed Sullivan Show” aired for the final time. The show featured Gladys Knight and The Pips performing “If I Were Your Woman” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Sid Caesar and Carol Channing with a comedy sketch, singers Jerry Vale, Caterina Valente and comics Robert Klein and Pat Henry. This show was a repeat of the February 7, 1971 episode...Read More