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Walter Cronkite
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Walter Cronkite

Dubbed "the most trusted man in America," the legendary CBS Evening News anchor died July 17 at the age of 92. Cronkite, who had cerebrovascular disease, anchored the Evening News for 19 years, steering America through many of its turbulent times — including the assassination of President Kennedy — and signed off each night with his famous catchphrase: "And that's the way it is."