Cronkite, Walter

Overview

Works:	1,378 works in 2,315 publications in 3 languages and 49,723 library holdings
Genres:	Biography History Documentary films Anecdotes Drama Documentary television programs Nonfiction films Personal narratives Nonfiction television programs Local history
Roles:	Narrator, Author, Interviewee, Commentator, Performer, Actor, Writer of accompanying material, Speaker, Editor, Reporter, Host, Interviewer, Producer, Author of introduction, Commentator for written text, Other, Director
Classifications:	PN4874.C84, 070.92

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Walter Cronkite

A reporter's life by Walter Cronkite( Book )
Cronkite by Douglas Brinkley( Book )
Around America : a tour of our magnificent coastline by Walter Cronkite( Book )
Cronkite's war : his World War II letters home by Walter Cronkite( Book )
Conversations with Cronkite by Walter Cronkite( Book )

A reporter's life by Walter Cronkite( Recording )
Assignment to Hell : the war against Nazi Germany with correspondents Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, A.J. Liebling, Homer Bigart, and Hal Boyle by Timothy M Gay( Book )
Walter Cronkite : his life and times by Doug James( Book )
Cronkite by Douglas Brinkley( Recording )
Walter Cronkite : the most trusted man in America by Paul Westman( Book )
Cronkite remembers by Walter Cronkite( Recording )
The Playboy interviews : larger than life( Book )
Walter Cronkite : this is Walter Cronkite by Paula Taylor( Book )
Cronkite remembers by Walter Cronkite( Visual )
Vietnam : chronicle of a war by CBS News( Visual )
Cronkite's war : his World War II letters home by Walter Cronkite( Recording )
Walter Cronkite : eyewitness to history( Visual )
Assignment to hell by Timothy M Gay( )
Walter Cronkite's farewell remarks by Walter Cronkite( Recording )
Cronkite remembers by Walter Cronkite( Book )

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Most widely held works by Walter Cronkite

We interrupt this broadcast : relive the events that stopped our lives-- from the Hindenburg to the death of Princess Diana by Joe Garner( Book )

2 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in English and held by 1,300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An illustrated book and two audio CDs provide actual news broadcasts and background information for 38 events of the 20th century

Outfoxed : Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism by Robert Greenwald( Visual )

8 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 1,261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This documentary contends that the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC) has a strong conservative bias in its news reporting practices. Includes interviews with former Fox News employees: anchors, analysts, producers, public relation specialists, and segment graphic designers; examines some of the inter-office memos these former employees provide. Also includes many clips from Fox News broadcasts

4 Little Girls by Spike Lee( Visual )

2 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and held by 1,225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it takes the lives of four young girls; Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins. This racially motivated crime, taking place at a time when the civil rights movement is burning with a new flame, could have doused that flame forever. Instead it fuels a nation's outrage and brings Birmingham, Alabama to the forefront of America's concern

Liberty's kids : the complete series( Visual )

10 editions published between 2002 and 2017 in English and held by 1,128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Travel back in time with Benjamin Franklin's teenage reporters as they confront the real and physical dangers of the American Revolution. Trapped in opposite sides of the war - James an American colonist and Sarah a young English reporter are forced to choose between friendship and allegiance to their countries. All while they try to look after mischievous Henri, a French boy whose comical escapades constantly lead to trouble. Journey through history and discover the high points of the American Revolution through this fun and animated educational adventure!"--Container

Network by Sidney Lumet( Visual )

2 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and held by 1,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A satirical look at the politics and power struggles of television executives as a network news anchorman turns the tables on the "ratings."

Eye on the world by Walter Cronkite( Book )

5 editions published between 1911 and 1971 in English and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

South by southeast by Ray Ellis( Book )

1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 781 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Passage from Maryland to Key West, Florida, with accompanying text by Walter Cronkite and watercolor illustrations by Ray Ellis. Includes a section on Charleston, South Carolina

North by northeast by Ray G Ellis( Book )

4 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 701 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes 110 captioned color reproductions of oil paintings of scenes from Cape May to the Canadian border by Ray Ellis

Dinosaur! : tale of an egg( Visual )

14 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and held by 591 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Enter the fascinating world of the baby dinosaur

McCarthy years by Edward R Murrow( Visual )

7 editions published between 1991 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Narrated by former CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite, The McCarthy Years turns back the clock to the 1950s, a time when the country lurched into a murky period of blacklists and witch-hunts for alleged Communists, all led by a young Senator named Joseph McCarthy. Murrow's broadcasts from the 1950s show McCarthy's abuse of power and signal the emergence of television news as an influential force in American life. Features footage of Roy Cohn, Bobby Kennedy, and McCarthy's denunciation of Murrow

Korean War stories by Robert Uth( Visual )

9 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Veterans share their stories of the "Forgotten War", reminding the viewer of the human and social costs the Korean War had on the U.S. Interviewees include Senators John Glenn and John S. Warner, baseball player Ted Williams, musician Willie Nelson, former Secretary of State James Baker, Rep. Charles Rangel, Lt. Col. Charles B. "Brad" Smith, Gen. Raymond Davis

The dream is alive by Graeme Ferguson( Visual )

17 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in English and held by 509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Go into space alongside the astronauts on the space shuttle. Experience working in zero gravity, and eating and sleeping in orbit. Witness the first spacewalk by an American woman, and the capture and repair of a satellite

Holocaust : in memory of millions by The Discovery Channel( Visual )

7 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and held by 497 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From the halls of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Walter Cronkite chronicles the entire story of the Holocaust-- from the rise of the Nazi party and their plan to exterminate the Jewish people, to tales of incredible bravery among Holocaust survivors and those who liberated the concentration camps. Combines original footage and personal photographs with oral histories by those who survived

Dispatches from the former evil empire by Richard Threlkeld( Book )

3 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 437 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recounts the experiences of Richard Threlkeld and his wife, Betsy Aaron, as they spend three years reporting from Moscow and meet a variety of people from throughout Russia, including reindeer herders from the Arctic and Kuzbass coal miners

A tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy : the historic 1962 televised broadcast( Visual )

2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A tour through the redecorated White House conducted by Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Dramatizes the meaning and significance of the White House by focusing on figures who lived in the White House and those who contributed to its construction and reconstruction. Discusses the function and administration of the Chief Executive's home and headquarters, as well as the duties and responsibilities of the Presidency. President Kennedy makes a brief appearance

The Edward R. Murrow collection( Visual )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 400 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An exploration of "the life and groundbreaking work of Edward R. Murrow, America's most esteemed broadcast journalist"--Container

The challenges of change by Walter Cronkite( Book )

3 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Trust and terror : new demands for crisis information dissemination and management( )

1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A proposal to expand the role of U.S. libraries in crisis information dissemination and management

The best of See it now by Edward R Murrow( Visual )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Narrated by CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace, The Best of "See It Now" features impressive highlights from one of TV's earliest documentary series, hosted by Murrow as his crossover from radio into television during the 1950s. Revolutionizing how news was delivered in a visual medium, See it now let viewers become intimate with the people who were directly shaping world events

This reporter by Edward R Murrow( Visual )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Narrated by the late CBS News correspondent Charles Kuralt, This Reporter presents a compellingly candid portrait of Murrow's illustrious career and features rarely-seen clips from CBS News Archives and interviews with his esteemed peers. From his gutsy search for journalistic truths during the McCarthy era to his celebrated Person to Person chats with Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando, this in-depth documentary explores how Murrow's poineering work left an indelible mark on American broadcasting

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