From the Archives: Roe v. Wade, LBJ dies

January 22, 1973: Two big news stories dominated the day. The United States Supreme Court in its Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion. And, Former President Lyndon Johnson died. As NBC’s Garrick Utley began to introduce Betty Rollin’s report on abortion, he received word about LBJ. NBC’s Ray Scherer reports on Johnson’s life. (Nightly News)

MSNBC | January 23, 2012

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