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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, from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll.
Apr 2, 2014 · Walter Cronkite was a lifelong newsman who became the voice of the truth for America as a nighttime anchorman. Updated: Apr 19, 2021. Photo: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images.
Apr 29, 2024 · Walter Cronkite, American journalist and pioneer of TV news programming who was known as ‘the most trusted man in America.’ He was the longtime anchor of the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962–81), for which he reported on many of the most historic events of the latter half of the 20th century.
Cronkite went to South Vietnam to find out how the enemy could launch attacks at more than 150 locations–including the U.S. embassy in Saigon and the South Vietnamese presidential palace–when ...
Jul 18, 2009 · Walter Cronkite, who pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called the most trusted man in America, died Friday at his home...
Nov 4, 2016 · He was the first non-astronaut given a coveted space award. Cronkite Anchors First Moonwalk. As America’s most trusted broadcaster, Cronkite got the chance to break news of everything from John...
Jul 26, 2006 · During the 20 years he anchored the evening news on CBS, Walter Cronkite became a daily presence in the American home. Building on the legacy of Edward R. Murrow, he brought CBS to the pinnacle...
Jul 2, 2012 · Cronkite announcing the assassination of J.F.K., on November 22, 1963, as seen from a TV monitor. His TV career began in 1950, when he hosted a late-evening news recap.
Nov 4, 2011 · Walter Cronkite and a Different Era of News. The legendary CBS anchorman was the “most trusted” man in America
Oct 23, 2006 · May 16, 2005 • Former CBS anchor and commentator Walter Cronkite recalls the tension of spring 1960 when an American spy plane helped to plunge East-West relations into one of the deepest chills ...
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