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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,935 posts) Tue Mar 7, 2023, 09:54 AM Mar 2023

📺On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite anchored his final broadcast of the 'CBS Evening News'

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📺On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite anchored his final broadcast of the 'CBS Evening News' (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 OP

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. wiki Tetrachloride Mar 2023 #1

When Nixon lost Walter it was the turning point doc03 Mar 2023 #2

Wasn't that LBJ? MerryHolidays Mar 2023 #3

I guess it wasn't either one? nt doc03 Mar 2023 #4

I just updated my post with a link. Quite a surprise! MerryHolidays Mar 2023 #5

Still miss him Easterncedar Mar 2023 #6

Tetrachloride

(8,447 posts)

1. Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. wiki

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 10:04 AM

Mar 2023

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Cronkite

doc03

(36,699 posts)

2. When Nixon lost Walter it was the turning point

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 10:15 AM

Mar 2023

in Vietnam.

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)

3. Wasn't that LBJ?

Reply to doc03 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 10:18 AM

Mar 2023

or maybe not at all:

https://www.ucpress.edu/blog/4249/w-joseph-campbell-recalling-the-mythical-cronkite-moment/

doc03

(36,699 posts)

4. I guess it wasn't either one? nt

Reply to MerryHolidays (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 10:19 AM

Mar 2023

MerryHolidays

(7,715 posts)

5. I just updated my post with a link. Quite a surprise!

Reply to doc03 (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 10:20 AM

Mar 2023

Easterncedar

(3,522 posts)

6. Still miss him

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 11:29 AM

Mar 2023

And the days when news was respected and shared. Yeah, naive, but I was young then too.

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