The Alamo

John Daly on a little sagebrush covered mace or overlooking the mission Alamo. The besieged and completely surrounded garrison of free Texans, less than two hundred men, are still blocking the events of Santa Ana's three thousand Mexican troops into the heart of free Texas.

They still hold out, but it may be that on this morning of March 6, 1836, Santa Ana's troops will storm forward in their final all-art attack. For a short while ago, Santa Ana's cannon, which for eleven days have kept up a relentless bombardment of the Alamo, suddenly ceased firing.

When there are signs of activity in the Mexican lines, Korea's began to dash to and from Santa Ana's headquarters. The LMO! March 6, 1836! CBS is there! The defense of the LMO! CBS asked you to imagine that our microphone is present that this unforgettable moment of Texas history.

All things are, as they were then, except for one thing. CBS is there! This broadcast, the sixth in a special summer series used and directed for Columbia by Robert Euchion is based on authentic historical fact and quotation.

Team 36 and John Daly. Look before us. We wonder as the whole world wonders what is going on inside the Alamo. The little mission which looks like a brown roosting hen, its head the bell tower and its body, the rectangular stockade that stretches back from the mission proper is ominously quiet.

Our CBS mobile unit is outside the Mexican Rhines and about a half a mile away from the Alamo. Mexicans have taken no notice of our unit since they first questioned us when we arrived on the scene. The fact that the United States is officially neutral in this revolt of the Texas Patriots against the Santa Ana government still protects us and permits us to continue