Walter Cronkite: History's Lessons
A Huge 'October Surprise,' 50 Years Later()
October 23, 2006 Commentator and former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite tells the story of a rare moment in the news business when separate crises converged at virtually the same moment. Fifty years ago, the United States was caught in just such a convergence: As the Russians invaded Hungary, the British and French invaded Egypt --- all in the final days of an American presidential election. It was the most far-reaching "October Surprise" of the 20th century.
The Battle of the Bulge Remembered()
December 27, 2004 Sixty years ago, the German army tried to push the Allies back one last time, as World War II neared its end in Europe. Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite was with Gen. George Patton's 3rd Army that Christmas. Cronkite reflects on the Battle of the Bulge, which remains the largest pitched battle in U.S. history.
The Mike Todd Party: Cronkite Recalls a TV Low()
November 29, 2004 Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite has been at the center of some of broadcasting’s most sublime and memorable moments. But 46 years ago, Cronkite was conscripted into a program that remains one of television’s most memorably vulgar shows: the 1957 Mike Todd party at Madison Square Garden.
The Landslide Election of 1964()
November 2, 2004 Forty years ago, Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeated Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater in a presidential election that reshaped America's electoral landscape. Commentator and former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite recalls the election of 1964.
Gulf of Tonkin's Phantom Attack()
August 2, 2004 Forty years ago today, a murky military encounter at sea plunged the United States deeper into the war in Vietnam. After an alleged attack by North Vietnamese on an American destroyer, President Johnson ordered American forces to attack the Viet Cong. Walter Cronkite looks back on the events as they unfolded.
Recalling the Mayhem of '68 Convention()
July 23, 2004 As Democrats prepare for next week's convention in Boston, commentator Walter Cronkite recalls a past convention held during the time of an unpopular war: the 1968 Democratic gathering in Chicago.
Eisenhower's Return to Normandy()
June 4, 2004 Forty years ago, the man responsible for D-Day visited Normandy with a television crew headed by Walter Cronkite. By then, Dwight D. Eisenhower had been hailed as a hero and elected president of the United States. Cronkite looks back on D-Day 60 years later and recalls his trip to Normandy with Eisenhower.
Recalling Khrushchev()
April 21, 2004 Former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev once loomed large over America, a symbol of the Cold War menace. Former CBS-TV anchorman Walter Cronkite recalls the rise and fall of the once-fearsome Kremlin leader. See photos from Khrushchev's historic 1959 visit to the United States.
