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Obama lauds Cronkite, news media at memorial
Quick ReadPresident Obama praises Walter Cronkite and the industry he loved at a star-studded NYC memorial.
Photo credit: AP | President Barack Obama listens to former President Bill Clinton speak at a memorial service for the late CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Seated next to the president, and second from the left, is CBS president and chief executive Leslie Moonves. (Sept. 9, 2009)
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Broadcast news came to Lincoln Center Wednesday morning to remember Walter Cronkite, but it may be an American president who never even knew him who left the most indelible memory.
At turns personal -- President Barack Obama referred to "Walter" throughout his prepared remarks -- and at turns passionate, even fiery, the president used the occasion not only to celebrate Cronkite's extraordinary...
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