He was a CBS correspondent based in Western Europe from 1955 to 1967.
The press secretary shuffled his notes before looking down at the CBS correspondent.
The CBS correspondent, as well as most of the other reporters and correspondents in the room, wasn't satisfied with this explanation.
The program is to include news reports from CBS correspondents, but will also feature segments on health, consumer issues, entertainment, sports and weather.
Intrigued all day by a dispatch from a CBS correspondent in Washington.
One highly paid CBS correspondent asserted that the company is owned by the employees, not the stockholders.
One CBS correspondent, after hearing of the 120 or so layoffs (from a staff of 1,600), said he could hardly mind the extra work.
The awards are named for a CBS correspondent who was killed in 1948 while covering the civil war in Greece.
But for the most part, CBS correspondents are not as distinctive - or as carefully showcased.
Several CBS correspondents said in interviews that such developments were making them increasingly nervous.