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New Frontier Awards and Conversation with Walter Cronkite
October 26, 2005
Caroline Kennedy attorney, editor
Lisa Madigan attorney general, IL
Kica Matos executive director, JUNTA for Progressive Action
Walter Cronkite former anchorman, CBS
Charles Osgood anchorman, CBS News Sunday Morning

Walter Cronkite discusses his long career in broadcast journalism with Caroline Kennedy, who presents the second annual John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards. The discussion is moderated by CBS News Sunday Morning anchor Charles Osgood.

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Publisher: Harper Perennial (1992)
Binding: Paperback, 432 pages
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Publisher: Ballantine Books (1997)
Binding: Paperback, 384 pages
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Binding: Paperback, 192 pages
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Binding: Paperback, 240 pages
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Publisher: Hyperion (2005)
Binding: Paperback, 160 pages
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Binding: Paperback, 288 pages
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