Cronkite is not a genius at anything except being straight, honest, and normal.

Douglas Brinkley
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In early television news reporting, Walter Cronkite was the model of a hard-working reporter. He would arrive on the scene at the top of a building, climb up on a ladder to get a better view, and then lay out facts for his viewers. Cronkite was thought of as a genius because he always did his job even if it took him hours to do so. But in the end, he was more like every other person on earth: flawed and normal.

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