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Nov 14, 2023 · Walter Cronkite as he removes his glasses while announcing the death of President John F. Kennedy, as seen from a television monitor on Nov. 22, 1963.
- stephen.battaglio@latimes.com
- 6 min
- Staff Writer
- Stephen Battaglio
The first word came over the television airwaves at 1:40 P.M. EST when CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite broke into As the World Turns with an audio announcement over a bulletin slide: "In Dallas, Texas, three shots were fired at President Kennedy's motorcade in downtown Dallas.
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News [1] for 19 years, from 1962 to 1981.
Nov 21, 2013 · In this introductory clip to a 1964 CBS special report, Walter Cronkite, with the help of a young Dan Rather, investigates the assassination of President Kennedy and the subsequent killing of Lee...
Nov 14, 2023 · Walter Cronkite as he removes his glasses while announcing the death of President John F. Kennedy, as seen from a television monitor on Nov. 22, 1963.
Nov 18, 2013 · On that 25th anniversary, many of the major journalists and dramatis personae on the scene in Dallas (or New York or Washington) on November 22, 1963, were still alive. Walker Cronkite was...
Jul 2, 2012 · A Critic at Large. Seeing It Now. By Louis Menand. July 2, 2012. Cronkite announcing the assassination of J.F.K., on November 22, 1963, as seen from a TV monitor. His TV career began in 1950,...
