Walter Cronkite: The Most Trusted Man in America Dies at 92

Walter Cronkite was an American broadcast journalist, the anchor of the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. Born on November 4, 1916, in St. Joseph, Missouri, he was a wire service reporter in World War II.

His sign-off, "And that's the way it is," became a national catchphrase. He covered the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Apollo moon landings. After a trip to Vietnam in 1968, he said on air that the war was mired in a stalemate. A poll named him the most trusted man in America.

He retired from the anchor desk in 1981 and continued to work as a commentator. Cronkite died at his home in New York City on July 17, 2009, at age 92, after a long illness.

Achievements: CBS Evening News anchor (1962-1981), Peabody Awards, Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Birth: November 4, 1916 - St. Joseph, Missouri.

Profession: Broadcast journalist.

Interesting Facts: He broke the news of Kennedy's death on air.