Writing a column is more work than I thought, says Cronkite

“Reliable Sources” transcript
Walter Cronkite says he didn’t realize how much research he’d have to do for his syndicated newspaper column. “I’m beginning to think it’s pure madness,” he says of the column. “It’s lot more work than I thought it was going to be. I write pretty quickly. Write pretty fast. I was an old press service man. That was part of the necessity of that occupation. But I had not realized how much personal research I was going to have to do in writing this column.” The former news anchor is thinking about hiring a researcher. ALSO: “No, I’m not a big fan of President Bush, that’s correct.”
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