Tag Archives: Walter Cronkite

CBS News: 1980 GOP Convention Ford Bush VP Drama

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  CBS News trying to figure out who Ronald Reagan had nominated for Vice President at the 1980 Republican National Convention. Reagan had narrowed it down to former President of the United States Gerald Ford of all people … Continue reading →

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CBS News: John Anderson vs Ronald Reagan: 1980 Presidential Debate

Posted on July 30, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:CBS News– U.S. Representative John Anderson (Republican, Illinois) 1980 Independent presidential candidate. Source:The New Democrat “In 1980, the League of Women Voters invited independent John Anderson to their first presidential debate, and President Carter refused to attend. Ronald Reagan showed … Continue reading →

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Kyungho Dean: Documentary- Edward R. Murrow vs. U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat What was so brilliant about Ed Murrow and his See it Now broadcast which was CBS News’s nightly newscast before the CBS Evening News was created, what was so brilliant about … Continue reading →

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CBS Evening News: (12/26/72) The Death of President Harry Truman

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Derik Schneider

. Source:The Daily Journal I believe Harry Truman was one of our top 3-5 presidents in American history, but certainly in the top ten. Because of how he managed post-World War II especially in Europe and put America in position … Continue reading →

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CBS News: Walter Cronkite Announces The Death of President John F. Kennedy

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Journal Newscasters and journalists in general are trained to never show their feelings and give commentary. That old Joe Friday saying of just the fact. For all of you Dragnet fans, but these people are exactly that, people … Continue reading →

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CBS News: RFK Assassination (1968)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Derik Schneider

Source:CBS News– anchor Walter Cronkite telling it the way it is. Source:The Daily Journal “CBS News Live Coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, as it happened.” From Joseph Hewes “Raw footage shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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CBS News: CBS News Bulletin: JFK Assassination Coverage 11/22/1963

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Daily Press You hate to have something like a presidential assassination, or any assassination really have to be the test of the quality of your news coverage or not. But unfortunately greatness only tends to come in times of … Continue reading →

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CBS News: Walter Conkrite- Interviewing President John F. Kennedy (1963)

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Erik Schneider

Source:CBS News– President John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) being interviewed by CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, in 1963. Source:The Daily Press “CBS-TV Interview With President John Fitzgerald Kennedy On Sept. 2, 1963” From President John F. Kennedy In September, 1963, CBS … Continue reading →

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Reason Magazine: Nick Gillespie Interviewing Joseph Campbell: Walter Cronkite Wasn’t the Most Trusted Man in America

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Ederik Schneider

. Source:FreeState Now Whether Walter Cronkite was the most trusted man in America or not, who knows, Walter Cronkite was the most trusted news anchor in America. Which was more important and easier to judge. He had this saying at … Continue reading →

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