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1952 TV Election Coverage by CBS News With Walter Cronkite (Rare) Private

Watch this rare footage of Walter Cronkite leading the coverage of the 1952 presidential election.

This was the first “made for tv” election coverage of a national electionl This also was the first time that a computer was used and featured to predict the outcome of a presidential election. The computer featured was named Univac.

This was an important presidential election between Republican Dwight D Eisenhower and Democrat Adley E Stephenson.

 

 

 

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