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Daniel Schorr: A Life On Camera
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— During a career of more than six decades, Daniel Schorr earned many awards for journalistic excellence, including three Emmys.
During a career of more than six decades, Daniel Schorr earned many awards for journalistic excellence, including three Emmys.
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— Schorr's 2 1/2-year stay in Moscow culminated in the first-ever exclusive television interview with a Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev — filmed in his Kremlin office in 1957 for CBS' Face the Nation. From left are Khrushchev, the show's host Stuart Novins, journalist B.J. Cutler and Schorr.
Schorr's 2 1/2-year stay in Moscow culminated in the first-ever exclusive television interview with a Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev — filmed in his Kremlin office in 1957 for CBS' Face the Nation. From left are Khrushchev, the show's host Stuart Novins, journalist B.J. Cutler and Schorr.
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— From 1957 to 1959, Schorr reported from Washington and the United Nations. He covered Khrushchev's tumultuous tour of the U.S. and the rise of Fidel Castro in Havana, and traveled with President Eisenhower to South America, Asia and Europe.
From 1957 to 1959, Schorr reported from Washington and the United Nations. He covered Khrushchev's tumultuous tour of the U.S. and the rise of Fidel Castro in Havana, and traveled with President Eisenhower to South America, Asia and Europe.
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— Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite stands before a group of television monitors showing the CBS News Correspondents for the show Eyewitness. Schorr is seen at the top right. Also pictured: Charles Kuralt, David Schoenbrun, Marvin Kalb, Winston Brudett and Howard K. Smith.
Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite stands before a group of television monitors showing the CBS News Correspondents for the show Eyewitness. Schorr is seen at the top right. Also pictured: Charles Kuralt, David Schoenbrun, Marvin Kalb, Winston Brudett and Howard K. Smith.
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— Schorr works at a press table during the Watergate hearings on June 1, 1973, while on assignment for CBS News.
Schorr works at a press table during the Watergate hearings on June 1, 1973, while on assignment for CBS News.
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— Schorr appears before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on constitutional rights to testify as the subject of an FBI investigation, on Feb. 1, 1972. The Nixon White House said it ordered the investigation because Schorr was being considered for a federal job — one which Schorr said he knew nothing about.
Schorr appears before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on constitutional rights to testify as the subject of an FBI investigation, on Feb. 1, 1972. The Nixon White House said it ordered the investigation because Schorr was being considered for a federal job — one which Schorr said he knew nothing about.
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— CIA Director George Bush (left) exchanges words with Schorr on Feb. 18, 1976, prior to giving a closed-door briefing to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
CIA Director George Bush (left) exchanges words with Schorr on Feb. 18, 1976, prior to giving a closed-door briefing to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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— Schorr appears before the House ethics committee in Washington, on Sept. 15, 1976. Schorr refused to tell the panel the name of the source who leaked a copy of a secret House Intelligence Committee report. Behind him is his wife, Lisbeth.
Schorr appears before the House ethics committee in Washington, on Sept. 15, 1976. Schorr refused to tell the panel the name of the source who leaked a copy of a secret House Intelligence Committee report. Behind him is his wife, Lisbeth.
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— Schorr is pictured in 1982 with a 10-foot satellite dish in front of his home in Washington, D.C.'s Cleveland Park neighborhood. In 1979, Ted Turner gave him the dish — the first residential one to be installed in the city — after hiring Schorr, then 62, as the marquee correspondent for CNN.
Schorr is pictured in 1982 with a 10-foot satellite dish in front of his home in Washington, D.C.'s Cleveland Park neighborhood. In 1979, Ted Turner gave him the dish — the first residential one to be installed in the city — after hiring Schorr, then 62, as the marquee correspondent for CNN.
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