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Cronkite Gives Blessing To Couric

Walter Cronkite, 89, once voted the most trusted man in America, had some kind words to say about Katie Couric, the person now sitting in his anchor chair at CBS News. "I think she is doing a great job," Cronkite says. While he has been critical of increasing sensationalism in broadcast news, he describes the changes to his former program, now with longer magazine-type segments and citizen commentaries, as "somewhat revolutionary ... I hope that the daring new presentation, I guess, is successful, as to me, they deserve to be." Cronkite is remembered for the way he paused, removed his glasses and seemed to choke up when announcing that President Kennedy had died. He roared, "Go, baby, go" at the launch of Apollo 11 and his critical news reports on the Vietnam War and Watergate are credited with helping to sway public opinion.

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