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Walter Cronkite Remembers - 3 DVD COLLECTOR'S EMBOSSED TIN!

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The tin box-packaging is fitting: this is an unusual memento of the 20th century, made more poignant by the recent passing of the wonderful host, Walter Cronkite.

If you are a history buff, you will love Cronkite's retrospective as he traces the events of the century that he lived through and reported on (complete with his own personal reflections and memories of historic events--from World War I to the landing on the moon.)

This is a reminder of what the world used to be--AND what good broadcast journalism used to be.

We may not miss the past, but we all are less for the loss of Cronkite. Get this dvd set and share history--and knowledge of a great journalist--with your children. Let them see what broadcast radio and television was like before the days of Beck and Limbaugh and Hannity and O'Reilly.

They will thank you.

I'M 54, AND I NOT ONLY LOST MY DAD, WE,..AMERICA LOST OUR TV FATHER FIGURE. THIS IS A GREAT TRIBUTE TO HIS LIFE AND IN HIS OWN WORDS! A GREAT HISTORY OF OUR TIME!

IF YOU CAN GET YOUR KIDS TO WATCH IT WITH YOU, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER COURSE IN LATTER 20TH CENTURY HISTORY

DAVE BAKER

I had watched all of the episodes on TV and was absolutely overwhelmed by the depth of Cronkite's involvement in history. He didn't just report it...he lived it. He was my favorite newscaster for all of the years that he was on TV, but I had no concept of his background. I bought one for myself and one each for my 30-something son and daughter (as Christmas gifts). As a history buff, I know of no better way to provide a valuable history lesson. Unfortunately, we will not see this type of hands-on newscasting again. Our nation's loss!

Some surprises for those who remember the great newsman. Comfortable format. Inciteful as always.

just as I expected from our wonderful Walter--a look back into our history book of the century

My daughter was studying the Vietnam War is Social Studies. We had watched Walter Cronkite c.d.'s at home. She decided to take them to school and ask the teacher if they could watch some of it in class. They did and those 13/14 yr old students enjoyed it. That says it all!

This is as satisfying as comfort food! Arm chair history in video/1st hand knowledge, all in one. Now that he is gone you will realize how "news" coverage has disintegrated.

I am not an American, nor have I directly lived the times and places of Walter Cronkite, but the Man and his face were unique throughout the world.

A Gentleman amongst journalists, a crooner, one of those rare examples of people, who do their homework before sitting or standing in front of a camera.
A man who risked his life going through the Hell of War, a man who knew the people he was talking about, a man who went deeper into the facts, in order
to report with accuracy the events of his times.

One can tell at a glance why this man became a true icon in not just American, but international television making.

It is so rewarding to see that someone still remembers people like Walter Cronkite, especially in a day and age, in which people don't even seem to remember who Neil Armstrong is and was.

I don't own this set as yet, but being by and about Walter Cronkite, can only mean true and lived history told by a man who knew what he was talking about.

He left a mark in his trade.

Alas, younger generations of journalists have decided not to follow in his footsteps, preferring just the glamorous sides of the News and the easier side of the trade, not to speak the monetary compensations that come with this kind of television products.

I can only wish that the future will see a younger generation of "crooners", following into the footsteps of this great man.
Working hard, researching with accuracy and being specific about what they report.

If wishes were horses...

I can recommend anything involving Walter Cronkite. His name is a Brand for quality and seriousness.

I, we, all miss him and other colleagues like him, who helped make Television a respectable and believable stage for serious News.

Bring back those days and turn them into a new age of Television making...

Cronkite was a staple in the American news media. This is a wonderful collection.

Item ordered arrived when specified and in good condition. I chose this as a gift and had to use two day mail. It is always nice not to be disappointed and I am never disappointed with Amazon's service.
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