Anchor's Away: The Life of Walter


	Anchor's Away: The Life of Walter

aklimento

7-19-2009 9:08 AM

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art buchwald, walter cronkite, cbs nightly news, most trusted man, humor, satire

aklimento says:

28 years old hilarious piece of kind, slightly political humor of one media star about another.

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7-19-2009 9:15 AM

ofcapri

Homage.

7-22-2009 8:45 PM

mountainpalm

Farewell Walter....

We will miss you.

That's the way it is!

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March is the cruelest month of the year, particularly this year when we all lose Walter Cronkite as anchorman on the CBS nightly news. We are not only saying goodbye to a man who has spent more time in our homes than most of our children, but also to a person who has been voted, year after year, as the most trusted man in America.
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I am a personal friend of Walter's and I now can reveal for the first time how Walter achieved this title.
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Walter Cronkite was born in St. Joseph, Mo., the only child of a dentist and a housewife. When he was 7 years old, his mother sent him to the store for a quart of milk. Walter saw a lady drop a dime on the floor of the store. He picked it up and gave it to her. She patted him on the head and said, "Someday you will be the most trusted man in this country."
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This incident changed Walter's life because he finally knew what he wanted to be when he grew up.
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