But on this particular day for some reason I had gone inside. Normally, iin Greenville, Mississippi, where we were living, I used the drive-through banking. He figured it was “do you know this person or that?” So, Cronkite answered, “We get together once in a while, but I’ve not seen him lately.” Later, in the boat, his wife said, “Do you know what that man asked you?” “No, not really.” She: “He asked if you know the Lord Jesus as your Savior?”ĭo you have a similar story? Here is one of mine. Some stranger greeted him and asked him a question. When Cronkite, his wife, and friends stopped at a lakeside store, they went inside. Now, he was hard of hearing but rarely admitted it.
In his retirement years, news anchor Walter Cronkite loved to visit with friends in his boat off Martha’s Vineyard. The older we get, the more prone we are to forgetfulness. Sherman, relating this story in Moose: Chapters from my Life, called Durant’s words “an all purpose statement.”Īnd, he says, Sherman understands the problem. It’s been a long time since I have seen you. You could almost see the wheels turning in his head.įinally, Durant said, “It’s good of you to come. Durant would stare, smile, and try to make the connection. He knows he’s supposed to know him but cannot get beyond that.īob Sherman said Dr.
But now, in the crowded reception, as they greet one another, Durant just cannot place Sherman. Durant during which they discussed literature and film. One month earlier, Sherman had spent several hours with Dr. It was a feat of incredible magnitude for which they had won all kinds of awards. Songwriter Robert Sherman was attending the birthday party for Will Durant, the 85-year-old who with his wife Ariel had recently produced the enormous set of volumes on The History of Civilization.
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