[1] Harry Reasoner was taught to read by his parents before entering school, gaining a broad vocabulary from his mother.

He authored a story titled "The Wench of the Week," which garnered the attention of the principal, who expelled Reasoner, but later let him return following a plea from a fellow student.

Reasoner left the desk when Cronkite returned to anchor CBS Evening News at 6:35 p.m. EST.

He reappeared in another studio, approximately two hours later, to narrate a special program called John F. Kennedy—A Man of This Century; he talked about Kennedy's career and the new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, and announced the conclusion of CBS's coverage for that day.

The last soldier, milit—At that moment, CBS abruptly cut back to Reasoner at the newsroom anchor desk with breaking news: We are now switching to Dallas where they're about to move Lee Oswald, and where there's a scuffle in the police station.When CBS picked up KRLD's live feed of the city jail basement, Oswald was lying on the floor, and Dallas Police were apprehending Ruby.

Rooney and interviewer Morley Safer agreed that Reasoner enjoyed drinking and was "one of the most companionable fellows" they had ever known.

In November 1970, Reasoner was hired away from CBS by ABC to become an anchor on the network's evening newscast.

For example, on the December 21, 1971 newscast, he compared the newly launched feminist Ms. magazine to tabloid journalism and pornography, claiming that although the "girls" composing it were prettier than other "shock" publishers, their work had no value.

He had seven children by his first marriage: Harry Stuart, Ann, Elizabeth, Jane, Mary Ray, Ellen, and Jonathan.

[11] Reasoner died within three months of his retirement in 1991 from a blood clot in the brain, resulting from a fall at his home in Westport, Connecticut.