http://edition.cnn.com/20(...)kite.dead/index.html
Former U.S. TV anchorman Walter Cronkite has died at the age of 92.
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Met name zijn verslagen uit Vietnam, en zijn vernietigende conclusie over de oorlog in 1968 heeft een hoop Amerikanen aan het denken gezet.
Na zijn Vietnam reportages, zei President Johnson (in prive sfeer in het Witte Huis): "If I have lost Walter, I have lost Middle-America." - refererend aan de Middle-Class van Amerika die elke avond zijn nieuwsberichten naar de woonkamer haalde, stipt om 19:00.
Nog 1 keer, Walter:
"This is my last broadcast as the anchorman of The CBS Evening News; for me, it's a moment for which I long have planned, but which, nevertheless, comes with some sadness. For almost two decades, after all, we've been meeting like this in the evenings, and I'll miss that. But those who have made anything of this departure, I'm afraid have made too much. This is but a transition, a passing of the baton. A great broadcaster and gentleman, Doug Edwards, preceded me in this job, and another, Dan Rather, will follow. And anyway, the person who sits here is but the most conspicuous member of a superb team of journalists; writers, reporters, editors, producers, and none of that will change. Furthermore, I'm not even going away! I'll be back from time to time with special news reports and documentaries, and, beginning in June, every week, with our science program, Universe. Old anchormen, you see, don't fade away; they just keep coming back for more. And that's the way it is: Friday, March 6, 1981. I'll be away on assignment, and Dan Rather will be sitting in here for the next few years. Good night."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Cronkite
R.i.P