Jennings' Wife Recalls 'Intellectually Brave' Man
Kayce Freed Jennings:"He always believed in pushing himself and pushing others."
Nov. 18, 2007 — -- Kayce Freed Jennings, the wife of late ABC News anchor Peter Jennings, has just published a book on his life and work based on interviews conducted right after his death.
Kayce Freed Jennings: People didn't have time to think. They didn't have time to really even reflect. It was unvarnished, it came from the gut.
Dan Harris, ABC News: When I went into a war zone for the first time, which was Afghanistan ... he called my parents.
Martha Raddatz, ABC News: Peter had a way of pushing you, pushing you, pushing you, and not always pleasantly, believe me. But at the end of that experience, you always learned something.
Kayce Freed Jennings: Peter believed that journalism is a public service, and he believed he was incredibly lucky to be allowed to do it. And he thought his job was to look for the truth, to search for the truth, always. ... That's a pretty good legacy. ... He used to say...
Peter Jennings: Every time I look at a coin, I instinctively want to look at the other side.
Kayce Freed Jennings: He thought you should be curious. He thought you should be intellectually brave. He thought you should go where other people might not go. He always believed in pushing himself and pushing others.