10 Questions for Walter Cronkite

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DO YOU WATCH CABLE-TV TALK SHOWS? I don't watch the shouters. Those that attempt to really explain the situation of the day, I find very useful, very helpful. But not ones that are purely for entertainment, which is where I put the shouters.

WHAT IS THE MOST UNDERPLAYED STORY TODAY? Congress. This is where our laws are made, where our laws are debated, and we don't cover Congress the way it ought to be. For one thing, we cover Congress only when it gets to the final vote on something, too late for the public to respond.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE WALLACE ABOUT RETIREMENT? Yeah, and Mike keeps saying he doesn't know what he'd do if he retired. I know what he'd do--he'd play tennis. That's what I'd do if my legs were better.

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