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Carleton, Don Edward was born on January 22, 1947 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Edward Preston and Wilma Jo (Smith) Carleton.
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Conversations with Cronkite: As Told to Don Carleton (Hardback) - Common
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Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. This book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian - Cronkite's friend, Dr Don Carleton.
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Conversations with Cronkite by Walter Cronkite, Don Carleton (2010) Hardcover
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Conversations with Cronkite
( Intimate. Revealing. Candid. Published by the Dolph Bri...)
Intimate. Revealing. Candid. Published by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Conversations with Cronkite gives readers a rare glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. The book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian—Cronkite's friend, Dr. Don Carleton. With the publication of Conversations with Cronkite, readers have the opportunity to discover the behind-the-scenes stories of his life, edited by Carleton to focus on key events, issues, and themes. More than just oral history transcripts, these are the intimate conversations of two friends, covering virtually every aspect of Cronkite's life and career. Illustrated with photographs and archival treasures from the Cronkite Papers, Conversations with Cronkite gives readers the opportunity to once again hear the voice of "the most trusted man in America." Walter Cronkite on: His famous sign off "And that's the way it is" I didn't clear it with CBS in any way. I started using it, and Richard Salant said, "This presupposes that everything we said is right, that that's the whole picture of the day's news. I don't really think you ought to be doing that." I think he was correct. But the thing had already caught on. It really was just rolling. So I got to kind of a point of being stubborn about it and said, "Well, I like it." Salant said, "Well, it's up to you." He let it go. It has been much criticized by serious television critics . . . because of that argument that . . . it was presumptive that everything we said is correct. Which was wrong. I shouldn't have said that. . . . And particularly when we got into controversial subjects like the Vietnam War. In fact, there's a New Yorker cartoon with a guy coming half out of his chair and shouting at his television, saying, "That's NOT the way it is." Being a United Press reporter during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II God, it was cold. We looked like Washington's army at Valley Forge. At one point, the troops I was with entered a town, and we got into a fire fight right away. It was very intense. My driver and I hopped out of our jeep and got in behind a doorway. The Germans were at one end of the main street and . . . it was a pretty good fire fight. I looked up and saw a GI . . . leaning out taking a shot or two. . . . I knew this was a story. I yelled out, "What's your name, soldier?" "Colonel Jones." I said, "Where are you from, what outfit are you with?" He said, "Mr. Cronkite, I'm your driver." On Fidel Castro He was fascinated about . . . my war experience. Fascinated about the landings in Normandy. A real war buff. At one point I said, "I've been in a lot of Communist countries, including living two years in Moscow. I have yet to see a Communist country that understood the necessity of maintenance of . . . buildings or anything else." Castro threw up his hands and said, "Oh, boy, I know that. It's absolutely terrible." I said, "Well, why is it?" Castro said, "First of all, it's inherent in the idea of Communism. People don't own things, so they don't take care of them. That's the answer you capitalists give, but it's true."
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Don Edward Carleton
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Don Edward Carleton, American academic administrator, writer. Recipient Presidential Excellence award, University Texas, Austin, 1982; grantee, Parten Foundation, 1982, O'Connor Foundation, 1982. Fellow: Texas State History Association (grantee 1983); member: Philosophical Society Texas, Texas Institute Letters, Headliners Club Austin.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Houston, 1969. Master of Arts, University Houston, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Houston, 1978.
Career
Teacher Friendswood Indiana School District, Texas, 1969-1971. Teaching fellow University Houston, 1971-1975. Research assistant Southwest Center for Urban Research, Houston, 1974-1975.
Director Houston Metropolitan Research Center, 1975-1979, Barker History Center, Austin, 1979-1991, Briscoe Center for american History, University Texas, Austin, since 1991. Urban advisory editor Handbook of Texas, Austin, 1983—1995. Senior lecturer department history University Texas, Austin, since 1985, department journalism, since 1997.
J.R. Parten chair in Archives American History, since 1989. Consultant Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 1983, Birmingham (Alabama) Public Library., 1978, National Archives Romania, 1998, 99, Brooklands New Media, Ltd., England, 2005—2006.
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Conversations with Cronkite: As Told to Don Carleton (Hardback) - Common
(Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter...)
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Conversations with Cronkite
( Intimate. Revealing. Candid. Published by the Dolph Bri...)
- Conversations with Cronkite by Walter Cronkite, Don Carleton (2010) Hardcover
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Conversations with Cronkite: As Told to Don Carleton (Hardback) - Common
Membership
Member Texas History Records advisory board, Austin, 1984-1987. Advisor City of Austin Arts Commission, 1985. Youth organizer McGovern-Shriver campaign, Houston, 1972.
Fellow Texas State History Association, Texas Institute Letters. Member PhilosophicalSoc. Texas, Organisation American Historians, Western History Association, University Texas Club.
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Married Suzanne Marie Young, January 2, 1974. Children: Ian Alexander, Aunna Fleur.
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1969
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1974
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1978
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1969 - 1971
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1971 - 1975
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1974 - 1975
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1975 - 1979
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1979 - 1991
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1991
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Recipient Presidential Excellence award University Texas, Austin, 1982. J.R. Partenfellow in Archives American History, since 1989. Parten Foundation grantee, 1982. O'Connor Foundation grantee, 1982. Texas State History Association grantee, 1983.Recipient Presidential Excellence award University Texas, Austin, 1982. J.R. Partenfellow in Archives American History, since 1989. Parten Foundation grantee, 1982.
O'Connor Foundation grantee, 1982. Texas State History Association grantee, 1983.