to one of the most tumultuous and perhaps darkest chapters in american political history. on november 22, 1963, viewers who turned in to cbs were met by this chilling report. from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official, president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. only five years later, april, 1965, walter cronkite again. good evening. dr. martin luther king, the apostle of non-violence in the civil rights movement, has been shot to death in memphis, tennessee. think about that, the leader of the civil rights movement preaching the importance of non-violence murdered in cold blood. only two months later, june, 1968. we ve heard an alarming report that robert kennedy was shot in that ballroom at the ambassador hotel in los angeles.
kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. only five years later, april, 1968, walter cronkite again. good evening. dr. martin luther king, the apostle of non-violence in the civil rights movement, has been shot to death in memphis, tennessee. think about that, the leader of the civil rights movement preaching the importance of non-violence murdered in cold blood. only two months later, june, 1968. we ve heard an alarming report that robert kennedy was shot in that ballroom at the ambassador hotel in los angeles. these are the extremes, political violence taking the lives of the nation s leaders. we reference them as a point of caution. we re at a moment right now of
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