JFK Assassination (CBS Coverage) - Part 7/10 (1963)

RIP Walter Cronkite 1916-2009

From Wikipedia:

As he had been doing, Cronkite again reported the events as they were known. At 2:27 PM EST, word reached Cronkite of a report filed by Dallas bureau chief Dan Rather, which had stated that the President was dead but was unconfirmed. Rather's report had been originally given to CBS Radio, which relayed the report as if Kennedy actually was dead. There was some debate going on in the newsroom at the time whether or not to air the report. Cronkite delivered the news to the nation. Since Rather's report, as he had delivered it, only theorized that the President was dead and no word to that effect had come from any wire service (although Kennedy had died nearly thirty minutes before Rather's report was filed), Cronkite stressed that the report was not an official confirmation of the President's death and continued to report on the incident as if the President was still alive.

Cronkite later reported that the priest (Father Oscar Huber) called in to perform the Last Rites to the President did not believe that he was dead when he performed them, seeming to contradict what Barker and Rather had been reporting (and contrary to what Huber had told other reporters on the scene, as he had said Kennedy was dead when he entered the room to perform the Last Rites and had to pull back a sheet covering his body to perform them). Ten minutes later he received a report that the two priests who were with Kennedy were now saying that he was dead, declaring that it was as close to official as they could get. However, Cronkite continued to stress that there was no official confirmation of the death of Kennedy from the hospital (although his words seemed to indicate that this was the most likely outcome).

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[mashyourpotatoes76]

thumbs up if your wachting in 2011

[MiscVideos78rpm]

@mashyourpotatoes76 What exactly is the point to this comment. This video is not really old, not really a YouTube "classic", and what's the point of asking for thumbs up unless you have a reason for doing it or you really want someone to see something.

[70sman4ever]

The best there was, the best there IS, and the best there will ever be. For me being the 70s Man, Walter Cronkite STILL anchors the CBS Evening News man! You all dig that to your graves!

[observer9670]

Dan Rather got this information from Dallas police officers at the hospital. 

[physicalgrafiti12345]

John Kennedy, John Connoly, my name is John. Jail starts with J just like our names, you go to to jail for murder...OH MY GOD THAT MUST MEAN THAT I AM THE ONE THAT SHOT KENNEDY...but how did I do that since I'm only 18. THAT CAN ONLY MEAN I ALSO INVENTED TIME TRAVEL...AND A MIND CONTROL DEVICE TO MAKE ME FORGET WHAT I DID IF I EVER GOT CAPTURED. and btw if you put L...A and you look closely it creates the illusion that there are 4 ... instead of 3.

[kevindionstevens]

G A P  in motorcade saved Johnson. hmmmmm

[ksol1460tv]

@MuscleDaddyCMH *sigh*, the good old days. When you could turn on the news and get NEWS.

[ksol1460tv]

@blueguitarblue I would not be surprised if Johnson were in on it, especially after some of the things Mrs. K said. I would have to see more evidence though.

[oldies5161]

MuscleDaddy, I suggest you research Cronkite because its obvious you havent.

[MuscleDaddyCMH]

@oldies5161

A "radical liberal"??? What a lie.

[MuscleDaddyCMH]

@ksol1460tv

Wow, journalistic ethics? Who ever hears of THOSE these days! I LONG for a return to straightforward news reporting like this.