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Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–1981). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll.[1][2][3]
He reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War;[4] the Dawson's Field hijackings; Watergate; the Iran Hostage Crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr., and Beatles musician John Lennon.
He was also known for his extensive coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of an Ambassador of Exploration award.[5]
Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase, "And that's the way it is," followed by the date of the broadcast.[6]
He reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War;[4] the Dawson's Field hijackings; Watergate; the Iran Hostage Crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr., and Beatles musician John Lennon.
He was also known for his extensive coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of an Ambassador of Exploration award.[5]
Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase, "And that's the way it is," followed by the date of the broadcast.[6]
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Capt. Walter Cronkite was the only news that I watched while growing up. Especially on Vietnam, because my dad was there with the Big Red One Division out of Fort Riley Kansas and with the 25th Infantry Division, the Tropic Lightening, out of Hawaii. He was a great man who taught us all about the human spirit and about our Country and the Planet we lived on. Semper Fi to Sir Uncle Walter.
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