You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: TV NEWS 
Clue: Though Walter Cronkite retired at 65, this 65-year-old CBS anchorman, his successor, doesn't plan to

A: dan rather
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Q: Category: HISTORIC NOVELS 
Clue: In a 2002 novel this author of the "North and South" trilogy told the history of "Charleston"

A: jakes
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Q: Category: 20TH CENTURY WRITERS 
Clue: It reportedly took him about 10 years to write "The Catcher in the Rye"

A:
j.d. salinger
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