Walter Cronkite on his on-air commentary about the Vietnam war - TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews

Walter Cronkite was interviewed in 1999 for the Archive of American Television. In this excerpt from his multi-hour interview at http://www.emmytvlegends.org/intervie..., he reflects on the importance of the only on-air commentary he ever gave for the CBS Evening News, regarding his views on America's involvement in the Vietnam War. As a result, he learned Lyndon Johnson later to say "if we've lost Cronkite, we've lost Middle America." For the complete interview visit www.emmytvlegends.org