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Walter Cronkite

The CBS News bulletin slide came up suddenly during an afternoon soap opera, "As The World Turns," on Nov. 22, 1963. Walter Cronkite announced that President John F. Kennedy was shot and later would broadcast, "From Dallas, Texas, the flash - apparently official - President Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time, an hour ago..." (Photo: CBS Photo Archive)