What made Kennedy's death so remarkable is that he was the only one of the assassinated Presidents to have his passing extensively covered by visual as well as print media. Cronkite's show of emotion on announcing his death was a breach of typical network newscasting, but that man always did things his own way, and it was necessary then.
Yes, he was. He's written about getting the story out of Dallas that day.
That's what I thought. Thanks!
What made Kennedy's death so remarkable is that he was the only one of the assassinated Presidents to have his passing extensively covered by visual as well as print media. Cronkite's show of emotion on announcing his death was a breach of typical network newscasting, but that man always did things his own way, and it was necessary then.
That's a good point, David, thanks.
Cronkite was the best. Can't think of a better person to have handled this.
Dan Rather was the field reporter for CBS during this, wasn't he?
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Anonymous and Blue! And read ahead on the turkey. It's not something you can just do on the fly.
It's going to be like cramming for an exam - and I wasn't the best student.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Joanne!