663     November 7, 1966 (Taped same day)
Betsy, Bill, Bess, Henry

Special guest Walter Cronkite
Cronkite, the anchorman for the CBS Evening News, quizzes the panel and the studio audience to find out how much they know about the upcoming national elections.  Election Day is tomorrow.  Among the results: Only 62% of the studio audience could name their representative in the US Congress.  Two panel members, Betsy and Henry, couldn't name theirs.  While this all appears to be a civic-minded endeavor, the point of Cronkite's rare appearance on an entertainment program to promote the network's election coverage tomorrow night.  He would also show up on Captain Kangaroo the next morning.

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