Roast: Walter Cronkite (1997)

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Roast: Walter Cronkite (1997)

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Held by the American News Women's Club at the Four Seasons Hotel in May, 1997.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Scott Carpenter Astronaut 1-May-1925 10-Oct-2013 Mercury astronaut

Connie Chung Journalist 20-Aug-1946 NBC news anchor

Walter Cronkite Journalist 4-Nov-1916 17-Jul-2009 America's most trusted newscaster

Sam Donaldson Journalist 11-Mar-1934 ABC newscaster, sheep rancher

Betty Friedan Activist 4-Feb-1921 4-Feb-2006 Rights for women spokesperson

Sarah McClendon Journalist 8-Jul-1910 8-Jan-2003 White House Reporter FDR to GWB

Bill Plante Journalist 14-Jan-1938 CBS White House correspondent

Bob Schieffer Journalist 25-Feb-1937 Former moderator, Face the Nation

Helen Thomas Journalist 4-Aug-1920 20-Jul-2013 White House reporter from 1961 - 2010

Judy Woodruff Journalist 20-Nov-1946 PBS newscaster

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