Walter Cronkite announces death of JFK

Walter Cronkite announcing the death of U.S. president John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.

See 5:00 for the most significant part.

R.I.P. Walter Cronkite
(November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009)
CBS News Anchor (April 16, 1962 - March 6, 1981)
A true professional in his field...he will be missed.

Number of views:
July 16, 2009 - around 40,000
July 24, 2009 - around 340,000
May 22, 2010 - 500,000
November 23, 2010 - 600,000
April 9, 2011 - 700,000
September 29, 2011 - 800,000

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[Jessyleppert]

Dan Rather worked with CBS in 1963?

[maxpowers518]

@Jessyleppert Yes, he joined CBS in 1962 and was made the chief of CBS's southwest bureau in Dallas. The JFK assassination gave him his first national exposure, and he was one of the few people to view the Zapruder film before it was shown to the public.

[MANKATO311]

This changed our nation,it was never the same.

[RichKilla86ers]

I shouted out,

Who killed the kennedys?

When after all

It was you and me

Let me please introduce myself

I'm a man of wealth and taste

[BBBSparky1]

Why was Johnson at the hospital? This would never happen now would it?

[bottledsoul]

I love how he weaved Johnson's inauguration and assumption of the Presidency into the report. As important as that was, who would have thought of that at the time?

[Karlox13]

@mlc2005 if you don't understand my comment, don't reply.

[mlc2005]

@Karlox13: WHAT??? Please get some help. Honestly, those of you who say "fuck capitalism" on such a post are just as brainwashed as those who bring "god" into every fucking conversation. PLEASE stop!!!

[callmebigpapa]

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy. E.Howard Hunt In audio recordings, discussions and writings, said that he and several others were involved in a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. He said the codename the conspirators gave for the operation was "The Big Event." The other alleged conspirators included David Phillips, Cord Meyer, Frank Sturgis, David Morales, William Harvey, a French gunman, Lucien Sarti, who worked for the Mafia, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

[MrTubinit11]

THERE'S A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET! HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!

[MrTubinit11]

WHY DID THE CAMERA MAN FOCUS ON THE BLACK GUY WITH THE BOWTIE? THE CAMERA MAN WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO ZOOM STRAIGHT, BUT HE JERKED THE CAMERA TO THE RIGHT AND ZOOMED ON THE BLACK GUY WITH THE BOWTIE! WTF? SERIOUSLY! COMMENTS PLEASE!

[ARunawayTrain]

Only Cronkite could deliver this and keep his composure, I don't think there will ever be a better broadcaster, not with the pussy ass PC-conscious fucks the industry pumps out today, we don't have any truly great household names in the news/broadcast business these days and its for good reason.

[shkotay]

@favre16 Yah this is what we used to have from the news and what we expected. The softballing weak kneed no hard question asking pretty idiots they have today couldnt lick his boots or carry his notebook for him.