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Peter Jennings

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I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.


— Peter Jennings


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I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.


— Peter Jennings


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I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.


— Peter Jennings


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I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.


— Peter Jennings


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I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.


— Peter Jennings


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I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.


— Peter Jennings


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I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.


— Peter Jennings


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I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.


— Peter Jennings


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If you tailor your news viewing so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong.


— Peter Jennings


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It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.


— Peter Jennings


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About Peter Jennings






Did you know about Peter Jennings?

The announcement signaled a generational shift in the evening news broadcasts and the beginning of what the media would deem the "Big Three" era of Jennings Dan Rather of CBS and Tom Brokaw of NBC. "Yes I was a smoker until about 20 years ago and I was weak and I smoked over 9/11. could you imagine if I had failed?" he asked.

Jennings was also known for his marathon coverage of breaking news stories staying on the air for 15 or more hours straight to anchor the live broadcast of events such as the outbreak of the Gulf War in 1991 the Millennium celebrations in 2000 and the September 11 attacks in 2001. In 1965 ABC News tapped him to anchor its flagship evening news program. His inexperience was attacked by critics and others in television news making for a difficult first stint in the anchor chair.

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