TV Guide: Hugh Downs

Video: Oh, God! Book II

Starz — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Synopsis: God returns to earth as an old man in a blazer, spreading spiritual PR with the help of a fifth-grader.

Video: First Earth Day: Interview with Earth Day Co-Founders

Hulu — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NBC's Hugh Downs talks with two of the co-founders of Earth Day, Denis Hayes and Representative Paul McCloskey. They discuss their aims and goals with Earth Day and how they hope it will make a difference.

Video: The Summer of Love: 1967

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The "Summer of Love" is remembered today through a haze of nostalgia, hindsight and hype. But how was the emergence of the youth counterculture actually covered at the time? These selections from the NBC News archives offer a rare and fascinating look back to 1967, and the beginnings of a cultural shock wave that is still being felt and debated today. Reporter Aline Saarinen covers the scene in Haight-Ashbury, and offers a reality check. Hugh Downs talks to LSD advocate Dr. Timothy Leary. Jack Perkins reports on the prevalence of drugs in the hippie culture. These are early examples of mainstream media reporting on youth culture, something that has since become commonplace.

Video: On This Day: February 14

iVillage — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

First lady Jackie Kennedy gave her famous televised tour of the White House, and Hugh Downs, Florence Henderson and Rob Thomas were born.