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Walter Cronkite - Additional Footage

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NAME15 Walter Cronkite
 "An enchantment for a child" (2:48)
Fond memories of childhood in Kansas City.
 Walter Cronkite
"He transferred that feeling of his to us" (1:07)
Cronkite discusses a teacher's influence on his career as a journalist.
Walter Cronkite
"Draw of the professional field" (1:46)
Cronkite on what led him to drop out of college.
 Walter Cronkite
"A terrifying and immediate lesson" (3:28)
Cronkite's reaction to the racism that he and his family observed after moving to Texas.
Walter Cronkite
"The worst mistake in my life" (3:36)
An early mistake, and a lesson about accuracy in journalism.
 Walter Cronkite
"I was paralyzed in wanting to meet a lady" (1:30)
Cronkite meets Betsy Maxwell, the woman he will marry.
Walter Cronkite
"Tears were flowing down their cheeks" (3:31)
The inspiration for the famous story "Nine Crying Boys."
 Walter Cronkite
"The worst criminals who ever lived" (4:31)
Cronkite describes the experience of covering the Nuremberg trials.

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