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Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
American Journalist
Born: Nov 4, 1916
Died: Jul 17, 2009
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I never took any elocution lessons, no diction lessons. I might have been a pretty decent broadcaster if I had, but what you see, I'm afraid, is what you get. Walter Cronkite
You Took Broadcaster See Pretty Never Had Been Diction Get Any Decent Afraid Might Lessons
The military people don't like it; the government probably doesn't like it, but the people should know what they're sending their young people into when they permit their governments to declare war and engage in war. Walter Cronkite
War Government People Young Military Like Know Permit Governments Sending Young People Declare Should Engage
I don't think it's in any way harmful, this marriage of media and politicians. I think it enhances the communications process considerably and makes it possible for the public to be far more aware, far more up-to-date on issues and the opposite sides of the issues. Walter Cronkite
Marriage Politicians Think Harmful Considerably Sides Way Possible More Makes Issues Opposite Up-To-Date Any Process Public Far Communications Media Aware Enhances
It's hard for us to really understand the immensity so far of the conquest of space. Walter Cronkite
Space Immensity Understand Far Us Really Hard Conquest
I feel no compulsion to be a pundit. As a matter of fact, I really don't have that much to say about most things. Working with hard news satisfies me completely. Walter Cronkite
News Me Matter Say About Compulsion Fact Feel Most Much Really Working Hard Satisfies Things
I'm a liberal, but I'm not biased. Seriously. Walter Cronkite
Seriously Liberal Biased
Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy. Walter Cronkite
Dan Dan Rather Rather Just
The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twice as good as the half-hour newscast, but many times as good. Walter Cronkite
Life Good Great Sadness My Life Would Never Hour Been Times Achieved Which Many Twice
I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated. Walter Cronkite
Man Gone Most Debated Trusted America
There were a few youthful fishing trips, but I never enjoyed the experiences, partly because I didn't like hurting the bait. Walter Cronkite
Few Hurting Trips Never Like Bait Partly Because Were Fishing Experiences Youthful Enjoyed
I wouldn't give up on the U.N. yet. Walter Cronkite
Give Up
I hope that, somewhere, Mom and Dad are proud that little Walter is performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Walter Cronkite
Hope Mom Somewhere Tabernacle Mormon Performing Proud Little Choir Mom And Dad Dad
With all this dolling up and featuring of the news, it's getter harder and harder just to get the facts of the story. Walter Cronkite
News Facts Up Get Just Story Harder
I think that the failure of newspaper competition in a community is a very serious handicap to the dissemination of the knowledge that the citizens need to participate in a democracy. Walter Cronkite
Failure Democracy Knowledge Competition Community Think Dissemination Citizens Participate Handicap Very Newspaper Serious Need
Anchormen shouldn't cry. Walter Cronkite
Cry
I simply told people what I thought about the state of the war in Vietnam, and it was that we better get out of this. Walter Cronkite
War People Better Thought State Out About Simply Get Vietnam
I record it here today to establish my early predisposition to editorial work - to be both pontifical and wrong. Walter Cronkite
Work Today Record Both Wrong Editorial Establish Early Here
Arianna Huffington has exercised her renowned wisdom to give journalism another boost along the ever busier Internet. Her blog site promises to be an interesting challenge for those of us lucky enough to be invited to participate with our occasional contributions. Walter Cronkite
Wisdom Challenge Internet Promises Enough Our Those Boost Give Journalism Participate Invited Along Occasional Another Renowned Blog Contributions Site Interesting Busier Us Lucky Ever Her
I looked at the world with the humaneness, I think, which is one of the hallmarks of being liberal in my mind. Walter Cronkite
World Mind Think Liberal Looked Being Which
I write pretty quickly. Write pretty fast. I was an old press service man. That was part of the necessity of that occupation. Walter Cronkite
Service Man Old Press Pretty Write Part Occupation Quickly Fast Necessity
I certainly think cameras ought to be in courtrooms. Walter Cronkite
Think Ought Cameras Certainly
I can swear on a stack of Bibles that not once in doing the 'CBS Evening News' for 19 years - well, I take it back. Once perhaps. But during 19 years, with perhaps one exception, was I ever aware of any political or commercial pressure on that broadcast whatsoever. Walter Cronkite
News Bible Political Pressure Back Broadcast Once Exception Take Perhaps Well Doing Years Commercial Whatsoever Any Stack Swear Evening Evening News Aware Ever
Advertising's always been a considerable pressure on publishers. Walter Cronkite
Pressure Considerable Advertising Always Been Publishers
I'm one of the best condensers in the business. Walter Cronkite
Best Business
In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain. Walter Cronkite
State Top Presidents Ways Recognize Hierarchy Kind Obituary Advance Journalism Heads How How Far Fame Famous Former Length Far Certain Measure Chain Prepared Among Two
Sometimes a famous subject may even outlive his own obituary writer. Walter Cronkite
Sometimes Own Obituary Outlive Writer His Subject May Famous Even
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