Walter Cronkite
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 Walter Cronkite facts

• (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81)
• 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
• He reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War; 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 a Moon-rock award
• Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase "And that's the way it is," followed by the broadcast's date