July 18, 2009


The Most Trusted Man in America

Walter Cronkite, "who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, has died," CBS News reports.

"Known for his steady and straightforward delivery, his trim moustache, and his iconic sign-off line -"That's the way it is" - Cronkite dominated the television news industry during one of the most volatile periods of American history. He broke the news of the Kennedy assassination, reported extensively on Vietnam and Civil Rights and Watergate, and seemed to be the very embodiment of TV journalism."

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