July 18, 2009
Here is the complete statement by Secretary Clinton re: Walter Cronkite via Stacyx at SecretaryClinton.wordpress. I saw Clinton give part of the statement and she was smiling fondly, especially about the sailing and the “solicited and unsolicited advice”.
SECRETARY HILLARY CLINTON:
I think every American who grew up with Walter Cronkite as I did just feels a great sense of loss today. Here we are in India and I’m thinking about all of the images that made up our history. Walter Cronkite telling us that President Kennedy had died. Walter Cronkite doing the coverage of the moon landing and walking 40 years ago. Walter Cronkite being a presence almost like a member of the family year after year. When I got to know him personally in the early 90s, I found him to be a man filled with energy and life. He was so kind to Bill and me. He took us out sailing off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. He offered us advice, both solicited and unsolicited, that we tried to follow. It’s a great time to look back and think about someone who played such a major role in explaining what was going on and did it in a calm, fact-based way without embellishments that too often get in the way of really understanding what’s going on. He will be greatly missed.
What politician on the planet appreciates a fair, fact-based journalist more than Secretary Clinton?
Anyone know what Mr Cronkite thought of ESPN’s Herr Olbermann?
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