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I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

Peter Jennings

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Peter Jennings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1938
Born: July 29
Died: 2005
Died: August 7
Correspondent
Journalist
News Presenter
City of Toronto
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings
Peter Charles Jennings
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