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Veteran producer Bernard Birnbaum reflects on his long career at CBS News and the profound impact of the Vietnam War on television journalism. He then reflects on his CBS colleague, the late journalist Charles Kuralt, at length.

This is an unedited interview from CUNY TV’s archives.


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Recording Date: 10/25/2000

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