Cronkite calls 1956 Hungary Uprising "Huge 'October Surprise'" [audio 13min]

This is a story for those of you who may believe life was easier in the more simple days of the Cold War, when the issues seemed less complicated and the choices more clear-cut -- such a time, perhaps, as November 1956. If so, I caution you to be careful what you wish for. It was not a simple time. In the final days of an American presidential election, two wars flared suddenly in Hungary and Egypt. Before events played out, the polarities of the Cold War would be scrambled as the United States found itself unexpectedly aligned with the Soviet Union against Britain and France. It was a crowded and incredible week. ~Website offers Cronkite's extended commentary.