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displacedvermoter

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1. Remember when von Braun and Cronkite did CBS space coverage together?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:54 AM

Nov 16

Wonder what Cronkite thought about having to share the screen with a Nazi who made weapons of mass destruction for Hitler?

It was pretty cool TV none the less. Each network had its own team covering big events.

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On this day, November 16, 1963, Wernher von Braun briefed JFK on NASA's new Saturn rocket at Cape Canaveral. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 16 OP

Remember when von Braun and Cronkite did CBS space coverage together? displacedvermoter Nov 16 #1

"He aimed for the stars--but sometimes he hit London." Timeflyer Nov 16 #2

I remember that... 2naSalit Nov 16 #3