Walter Cronkite on Presidential Elections - Interview Excerpt
In this interview excerpt, Cronkite discusses how the News handled polling in the 1952 Presidential Election. Walter Cronkite was interviewed for four-and-a-half hours (in two sessions) in New York, NY. Mr. Cronkite described his early journalism days as a print reporter for United Press, anchoring the first televised political conventions, hosting the show You Are There, and how he became managing editor and anchor of the CBS Evening News for 20 years. He gave the Archive a fascinating perspective on how the television press covered some of the 20th Century's most important news events including: Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, John F. Kennedy's assassination, the Vietnam War, and the first moon landing, among many others. Part 1of this two-part interview was conducted by Don Carleton on April 28, 1998.
Walter Cronkite on Election Coverage - Interview Excerpt
In this interview excerpt, Cronkite discusses how the News handled polling in the 1952 Presidential Election. Walter Cronkite was interviewed for four-and-a-half hours (in two sessions) in New York, NY. Mr. Cronkite described his early journalism days as a print reporter for United Press, anchoring the first televised political conventions, hosting the show You Are There, and how he became managing editor and anchor of the CBS Evening News for 20 years. He gave the Archive a fascinating perspective on how the television press covered some of the 20th Century's most important news events including: Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, John F. Kennedy's assassination, the Vietnam War, and the first moon landing, among many others. Part 2of this two-part interview was conducted by Don Carleton October 18, 1999.
Walter Cronkite - On his "that's the way it is" signoff
Walter Cronkite was interviewed for the Archive of American Television in 1998. In this excerpt from his 4-hour interview, he explains the origin of "That's the way it is"-- his signature sign-off on the CBS Evening News. For more information about this and other interviews: www.emmytvlegends.org
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