Cronkite, Douglas Brinkley
Cronkite, Douglas Brinkley
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Cronkite

Author: Douglas Brinkley

Narrator: George Guidall

Abridged: 12 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/29/2012


Synopsis

Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite. An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon recently disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the recently opened Cronkite Archive to bring detail and depth to this deeply personal portrait. He also interviewed nearly two hundred of Cronkite’s closest friends and colleagues, including Andy Rooney, Leslie Stahl, Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Brian Williams, Les Moonves, Christiane Amanpour, Katie Couric, Bob Schieffer, Ted Turner, Jimmy Buffett, and Morley Safer, using their voices to instill dignity and humanity in this study of one of America’s most beloved and trusted public figures.

About Douglas Brinkley

Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, presidential historian for the New-York Historical Society, trustee of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. The Chicago Tribune dubbed him “America’s New Past Master.” He is the recipient of such distinguished environmental leadership prizes as the Frances K. Hutchison Medal (Garden Club of America), the Robin W. Winks Award for Enhancing Public Understanding of National Parks (National Parks Conservation Association), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Lifetime Heritage Award. His book The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He was awarded a Grammy for Presidential Suite and is the recipient of seven honorary doctorates in American studies. His two-volume, annotated Nixon Tapes won the Arthur S. Link–Warren F. Kuehl Prize. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three children.

About George Guidall

George Guidall is one of the foremost narrators in the audiobook industry, having recorded over 500 unabridged books ranging from classics to contemporary bestsellers. He is the recipient of the 1999 Audie Award presented by the Audio Publishers Association for the best narration of unabridged fiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt on December 26, 2024

The subject of this biography was a man that I knew much more about, and trusted more deeply than any president I'd ever pledged allegiance to up to . . . .?Carter? Obama? maybe. . .a rather clumsy way of saying Walter Cronkite was a trusted presence in the home I grew up in, and until cable took aw......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on August 29, 2012

Brinkley is America's Historian and certainly has the resources to get us both the overall story and the inside scoop. The book is full of fascinating info on Walter Cronkite from archival sources and the subject's family, professional associates, and friends. It offers particularly juicy gossip abo......more

Goodreads review by Molly on January 20, 2013

When Walter Cronkite was 90 years old, he was dining out with friends Nick, Nina and son George Clooney (Nick was a newsman). Restaurant patrons recognized Cronkite, but didn’t bother him. But when he left, they rose. George said, "They didn't applaud, they just stood up, because that's what you do......more

Goodreads review by Drew on July 16, 2012

I was initially attracted to this bio because I love reading history (thanks to my 8th grade teacher, one of the best ever Pat Cahill!). So I was fascinated by the thought of all the history Cronkite was witness to. As I read the reader reviews on various sites, there were many that were very critic......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on September 17, 2019

This is a fat biography about the pioneering broadcasting icon, Walter Cronkite, written by Douglas Brinkley, a history professor at Rice University. I read his new book, “American Moonshot,” to celebrate the recent 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and loved it. I then realized that I......more