A Reporter's Life

Cronkite, Walter

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9780679458142: A Reporter's Life
ISBN 10: 067945814X ISBN 13: 9780679458142
Publisher: Random House Audio, 1996

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He has been called the most trusted man in America.  His 60-year journalistic career has spanned the Great Depression, several wars, and the extraordinary changes that have engulfed our nation over the last two-thirds of the 20th century. When Walter Cronkite advised his television audience in 1968 that the war in Vietnam could not be won, President Lyndon B. Johnson said: "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America."

Here is Cronkite's remarkable autobiography: his growing up in Kansas City and Houston; his service as a war correspondent for United Press; his plunge into television when it was still an infant industry; his rise to anchorman of The CBS Evening News and its eventual dominance of the airwaves.  Here is Cronkite covering space shots, political conventions, a coronation, the assassinations of the Kennedys and King.  Here are Cronkite's portraits of presidents, his behind-the-scenes tales of politics and broadcasting, his vigorous views on the future of television and the presentation of news.

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Walter Cronkite has been called the most trusted man in American.  His journalistic career has spanned six decades.

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4 cassettes / 4 hours
Read by the Author
Also available on CD

He has been called the most trusted man in America.  His 60-year journalistic career has spanned the Great Depression, several wars, and the extraordinary changes that have engulfed our nation over the last two-thirds of the 20th century. When Walter Cronkite advised his television audience in 1968 that the war in Vietnam could not be won, President Lyndon B. Johnson said: "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America."

Here is Cronkite's remarkable autobiography: his growing up in Kansas City and Houston; his service as a war correspondent for United Press; his plunge into television when it was still an infant industry; his rise to anchorman of The CBS Evening News and its eventual dominance of the airwaves.  Here is Cronkite covering space shots, political conventions, a coronation, the assassinations of the Kennedys and King.  Here are Cronkite's portraits of presidents, his behind-the-scenes tales of politics and broadcasting, his vigorous views on the future of television and the presentation of news.

Reviews

It's quite thrilling to hear Walter Cronkite's voice again. For many listeners the CBS journalist was part of every day throughout the '60's, '70's, and '80s. Cronkite reviews his encounters with presidents, world leaders and the events of those years. The memoir shares Cronkite's opinions, not just his newscast presentation of facts and events. Enriched by his low, avuncular voice, Cronkite delivers the narrative with the concise, crisp precision of his broadcasts. Careful listening helps as the commentary on politics, public figures and historic moments is not chronological. A slight melancholy and his acerbity about the current media are somewhat lost in the professionalism of his delivery. However, it"s valuable to hear Cronkite present his own reflections. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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Publisher
Random House Audio
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
067945814X
ISBN 13 
9780679458142
Binding
Audio Cassette
Rating
  • 3.78 out of 5 stars
    3,121 ratings by Goodreads

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