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Obama, Clinton at Cronkite Memorial
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CBS just now released a bunch of details for the Cronkite memorial, which'll be Sept. 9, 10:30 a.m. at Avery Fisher...The big news Prez Obama will speak. Bill Clinton too! That's a little surprising, considering these guys didn't know each other particularly well....Mickey Hart, of the Dead, might seem to be a little unsual too, but he and Walter were buddies (though I'm reasonably certain Cronkite was not a Deadhead.)
Here's CBS:
"The program includes tributes in words, images and music, including presentations by President Barack Obama, former President
Bill Clinton, son Chip Cronkite, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, CBS Corporation
President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves, CBS News and
Sports President Sean McManus, CBS News' Katie Couric, Andy Rooney and
Bob Schieffer, and NBC News' Tom Brokaw, among others. Musicians Jimmy
Buffett, Mickey Hart, Michael Feinstein, Wynton Marsalis and the "The
President's Own" United States Marine Band will
perform.
BTW, the public's invited but it sounds like one of those first-come-first-serve routines.
Tags: walter cronkite , President Barack Obama , former President Bill Clinton , son Chip Cronkite , astronaut Buzz Aldrin , CBS Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves , CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus , CBS News' Katie Couric , Andy Rooney and Bob Schieffer , and NBC News' Tom Brokaw , among others. Musicians Jimmy Buffett , Mickey Hart , Michael Feinstein , Wynton Marsalis and the "The President's Own" United States Marine Band
