Walter Cronkite's Life and Career in Pictures

Walter Cronkite television anchor news reporter newsman
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The Era of Television
Cronkite's career expanded with the medium. He was recruited by Edward R. Murrow and asked to anchor the network's coverage of the political conventions. Here, he covers the historic visit of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to the United States.

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