Hearing Cronkite News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

>> remember that lyndon johnson is president of the united states in 1968, and no president until donald trump has ever consumed as much news as lyndon johnson did. in what some considered a sacrilege, he had three tvs installed in the oval office along with two teletype machines from the ap and up wire services. both of them clanked away inside a soundproof box in the oval office. and in a story that may combine folklore and exact quotes, after hearing cronkite's remarks from night, the president said some version of if i've lost cronkite, i've lost middle america. of course 50 years ago toni...

Did the best they could. this is walter cronkite. good night. >> remember that lyndon johnson is president of the united states in 1968, and no president until donald trump has ever consumed as much news as lyndon johnson did. in what some considered a sacrilege, he had three tvs installed in the oval office along with two teletype machines from the ap and up wire services. both of them clanked away inside a soundproof box in the oval office. and in a story that may combine folklore and exact quotes, after hearing cronkite's remarks from night, the president said some version of if i've lost c...