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November 4, 1916 july 17, 2009 was an american broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the cbs evening news for 19 years 19621981. How cronkite and the slimc lost the vietnam war for america. This episode of the excellent 1987 documentary series focuses on the air war over vietnam. Sep 03, 2012 this episode of the excellent 1987 documentary series focuses on the air war over vietnam. Dan rather, morley safer and ed bradley report the stories of courage, failure, tactics, violence and ultimately an end to the tragedy. Hailed as the most trusted man in america during his 18 years as anchor of the cbs evening news, walter cronkite first gained national recognition for his reporting from the battlefields of. The story of us news anchor walter cronkites protest against the vietnam war is being turned into a film by steven spielberg, according to variety. When walter cronkite assessed the militarys progress in the vietnam war in 1968, his view departed from the governments official optimism.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. The vietnam war was raging and the american public. Each video is numbered 1 through 14 with video 9 not included. Cbs news anchor walter cronkite went to vietnam to provide viewers with an assessment of the wars progress. How walter cronkite changed the way we perceived the. Walter cronkite and the vietnam war the new york times.
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