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The Daily Coverage Of The Vietnamese Battlefield Helped Convince The American Public That The Carnage Was Not Worth The Candle.

I Sort Of Think In A Way That Many Of Us Young Reporters Who Had The Opportunity To Go Overseas For Our Organizations Were Kind Of, In A Sense, War Profiteers. We Were Enhancing Our Careers While Covering That Terrible Conflict.

As Anchorman Of The Cbs Evening News, I Signed Off My Nightly Broadcasts For Nearly Two Decades With A Simple Statement: "and That's The Way It Is." To Me, That Encapsulates The Newsman's Highest Ideal: To Report The Facts As He Sees Them, Without Regard For The Consequences Or Controversy That May Ensue.

I Think It Is Absolutely Essential In A Democracy To Have Competition In The Media, A Lot Of Competition, And We Seem To Be Moving Away From That.

I Grew My Mustache When I Was Nineteen In Order To Look Older. I Never Shaved It Off Even Though It Overran Its Usefulness Many, Many Years Ago. Once You Get Started In Television, People Associate You With Your Physical Appearance - And That Includes The Mustache. So I Can't Shave It Off Now. If I Did, I'd Have To Answer Too Much Mail.