Almanac: Cigarette warning labels
4,105 views · Published 27 July 2014 · 2:08 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: CBS Sunday Morning · 2014 · News & Politics
On July 27, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation requiring warning labels on packages of cigarettes. The warnings came a year-and-a-half after Surgeon General Luther Terry announced the findings of a groundbreaking study. Charles Osgood reports.