Reporter's life (Record no. 26625)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 96021053 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0394578791 (alk. paper) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 070.92 Cro |
| Item number | 6 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 070.92 Cro |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cronkite, Walter |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Reporter's life |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Walter Cronkite |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | A reporter's life |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | A.A. Knopf |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1996. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii, 384 p. |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | He has been called the most trusted man in America. His 60-year-long journalistic career has spanned the Great Depression, several wars, and the extraordinary changes that have engulfed our nation over the last two-thirds of the 20th century. When Walter Cronkite advised his television audience in 1968 that the war in Vietnam could not be won, President Lyndon B. Johnson said: "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America." Now, at the age of eighty, Cronkite has written his life story--the personal and professional odyssey of the original "anchorman" for whom that very word was coined. As a witness to the crucial events of this century--first for the Houston Press, then for the United Press wire service, and finally for CBS in the fledgling medium of television--Cronkite set a standard for integrity, objectivity, enthusiasm, compassion, and insight that is difficult to surpass. He is an overflowing vessel of history, and a direct link with the people and places that have defined our nation and established its unique role in the world. But Walter Cronkite is also the man who loved to drive race cars "for the same reason that others do exhibitionist, dangerous stunts. It sets us apart from the average man; puts us, in our own minds, on a level just a little above the chap who doesn't race." He is also the man whose "softheartedness knows no rational bounds" and who always had "great problems at the theater, tearing up at the slightest offense against animals and people, notably the very old or the very young." He is the man who could barely refrain from spitting on the defendants at the Nuremberg Trials, and who could barely announce President Kennedy's assassination over the air for the sobs in his throat. Walter Cronkite helped launch the juggernaut of television, and tried to imbue it with his own respect for quality and ethics; but now he occupies a ringside seat during the decline of his profession and the ascent of the lowest common denominator. As he aptly observes, "They'd rewrite Exodus to include a car chase." Still, the American people know the difference. They know that for decades they have had the privilege of getting their news from a gentleman of the highest caliber. And they will immensely enjoy A Reporter's Life. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 70223 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cronkite, Walter |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Journalists |
| General subdivision | Biography. |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Television news anchors |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 0 - 99 |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Public note |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Book Cart | 14.55 | 1 | 1 | 070.92 Cro | 70223 | 2017-10-12 | 2017-09-25 | In Memory of : Rick Randal |