Face the Nation with CBS' Jan Crawford, Nancy Cordes, Bob Orr, David Sanger, and Michael Eric Dyson (4/4/10)

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Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932-2009)

Senator Ted Kennedy passed away last night at the age of 77 from brain cancer.  He was best known as the last surviving Kennedy son.  The brother of President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Ted served as a U.S. Senator for Massachussetts for 47 years (1962-2009).  

He is also well known for a car accident on the island Chappaquiddick.  This incident on July 18, 1969 resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne (a former campaign worker for Robert Kennedy).  This was a national scandal that Sen. Kennedy was never able to fully escape.

For more information on Sen. Kennedy, visit his senator site.

For more information on his accomplishments, click here.

For Senator Kennedy's New York Times Obituary, click here.

For more information on Chappaquiddick, visit the FBI site here.

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Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

Walter Cronkite passed away today at the age of 92. He was best known as the anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962-1981).

The Museum of Broadcast Communications: Walter Cronkite

The New York Times: Walter Cronkite Obituary




And, undoubtedly, one of the most famous moments in the history of television and the history of America: Walter Cronkite's announcement on the death of President John F. Kennedy...





And that's the way it was...Friday, July 17th, 2009.

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Face the Nation with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Jon Kyl, David Brooks, and Bob Woodward (5/31/2009)

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