

A special recounting the riveting story of the reporting from Dallas and the New York CBS Newsroom from the moment President Kennedy was shot until Cronkite's emotional pronouncement of his death at 1:00 p.m. CST. The program features moving memories from the producers, writers and reporters who were there on the day.
Direction
Layzell lets silence and analog chaos speak louder than narration.
Editing
Seamless cuts between 1963 footage and present-day testimony.
Production
Recreates CBS newsroom atmosphere with obsessive detail.
Director
Alastair Layzell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clooney narrated for free; his father Nick was a Cincinnati news anchor who idolized Cronkite.
The documentary reveals CBS held the death confirmation for 20 minutes while seeking second sources—a practice extinct in modern breaking news.
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