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Fred W. Friendly

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Also known as Fred Friendly

President of CBS News (1964-1966)

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  • The Constitution, that delicate balance
  • Workbook for constitutional system review
  • Malice in wonderland
  • I can hear it now, the sixties
  • Harvest of shame

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Quotes

  • No mighty king, no ambitious emperor, no pope, or prophet ever dreamt of such an awesome pulpit, so potent a magic wand.
  • Television makes so much at its worst that it can't afford to do its best.
  • Television was supposed to be a national park. (Instead) it has become a money machine... It’s a commodity now, just like pork bellies.
  • A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism.
  • "I have a motto: My job is not to make up anybody's mind but to make the agony of decision making so intense that you can escape only by thinking."
  • What we don't know as a nation and as a citizen can kill us.

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date of birth
1915-10-30
date of death
1998-03-02
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