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  1. 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.

  2. 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...

  3. Walter Cronkite (born November 4, 1916, St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.—died July 17, 2009, New York, New York) was an American journalist and pioneer of television news programming who became known as “the most trusted man in America.”

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  4. May 30, 2023 · Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. Civilian. View all 2 images. Object Number - UPL 6935 - War Correspondent Walter Cronkite of the United Press with a bomber crew of the 323rd Bomb Group and their B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31951)...

  5. Jun 19, 2009 · Walter Cronkite: His Life And Career. Nov. 4, 1916. Is born Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. in St. Joseph, Mo., to Walter Leland Cronkite and Helena Fritsch. 1932. Wins journalism competition in...

  6. Jul 18, 2009 · Walter Cronkite, the former CBS news anchor whose steady baritone informed, reassured and guided the nation during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, died today, the network announced. He was 92.

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  8. CRONKITE, Walter Leland, Jr. (b. 4 November 1916 in Saint Joseph, Missouri), television anchorman who steered both the CBS Evening News and many Americans through rough waters in the 1960s, gaining a reputation as the "most trusted man in America."

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