Leaving San Francisco Is Like Saying Goodbye

As Anchorman Of The Cbs Evening News, I Signed Off My Nightly Broadcasts For Nearly Two Decades With A Simple Statement: "and That's The Way It Is." To Me, That Encapsulates The Newsman's Highest Ideal: To Report The Facts As He Sees Them, Without Regard For The Consequences Or Controversy That May Ensue.

I Asked [my Doctors] If I'd Be Able To Play Singles Tennis And They Said I Could. That Made Me Very Happy Since I Haven't Played In Five Years.

Our Country Today Is At A Stage In Our Foreign Policy Similar To That Crucial Point In Our Nation's Early History When Our Constitution Was Produced In Philadelphia.

Whatever The Cost Of Our Libraries, The Price Is Cheap Compared To That Of An Ignorant Nation.

I Sort Of Think In A Way That Many Of Us Young Reporters Who Had The Opportunity To Go Overseas For Our Organizations Were Kind Of, In A Sense, War Profiteers. We Were Enhancing Our Careers While Covering That Terrible Conflict.