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===1956–1963: ''Look Here'', Eichmann trial, and NBC News===
In 1956, with television now the leading broadcast medium, Agronsky left ABC (whose program was still weak) and returned to NBC, as a news correspondent.{{sfn|Carnes|2002}}{{sfn|Broadcasting Publications|1981}} From 1957 through 1964, starting with the Dave Garroway-hosted ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' show, he did all the interviews out of Washington, D.C. In 1960, the show (and so Agronsky) began interviewing [[United States federal executive departments|executive Secretaries]]. During this period his reputation grew.{{sfn|Carnes|2002}}{{refn|group=NBC|Reports in ''[[#
*January 7, 1964: "'Today' Scores A Dozen Years Of TV Achievement".
*January 8, 1964: "Secretaries Dillon, Rusk, Celebrezze To Be First Guests As 'Today' Starts Fourth Year Of Interviews With Cabinet Members".
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[[File:Martin Agronsky Polaris 05.jpg|thumb|Martin Agronsky with the USS ''George Washington'']]
In December 1962, Agronsky and a film crew underwent Navy training and joined the submariners of the [[USS George Washington (SSBN-598)|USS ''George Washington'']], part of the [[UGM-27 Polaris|American Polaris program]], undersea for almost three weeks during operational duty to film the documentary ''Polaris Submarine: Journal of an Undersea Voyage''. It won a variety of awards, including a documentary award, the St Mark's Plaque – First Prize, at the 1963 [[Venice Film Festival]].{{refn|group=NBC|name=Polaris|August 5, 1963: "NBC News TV Program, "Polaris Submarine," Wins First Prize St. Mark's Plaque At 1963 Venice Film Festival". in ''[[#
Agronsky began television coverage of the [[March on Washington]] in August 1963, at 8:30{{nbsp}}a.m. on ''Today'', giving a half-hour report. Coverage then continued in different bursts across networks;{{sfn|Watson|1994}} Agronsky reported with [[Nancy Dickerson]] from the [[Washington Monument]] during the day.{{refn|group=NBC|Reports in ''[[#
*August 26, 1963: "Assignments Listed For NBC News' Comprehensive TV And Radio Coverage Of Civil Rights March"
*August 26, 1963: "Live Coverage Of Civil Rights March On Washington To Be Fed By NBC-TV (Via Telstar II) To 11 Eurovision Networks"
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*August 29, 1963: "NBC News' Comprehensive TV Coverage Of March On Washington Spanned 17 Hours, With Excerpts Seen In Europe Via Telstar II"
}} This same month, NBC wrote that Agronsky's "incisive questioning of Cabinet members[,] Congressmen and other
Washington [D.C.] officials, as well as visiting statesmen from abroad, often results in important newsbreaks in the next day's papers."{{refn|group=NBC|August 28, 1963: "'Today' Reflects The Interesting And Important". in ''[[#
===1963: Assassination of John F. Kennedy===
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