Images from Walter Cronkite's career
In this Nov. 16, 1996 file photo, veteran newsman Walter Cronkite acknowledges a standing ovation from the audience at the 18th annual CableACE Awards show in Los Angeles.
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In this undated file photo provided by CBS, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, left, recounts memories of D-Day to CBS correspondent Walter Cronkite in the 1964 CBS special: "D-Day Plus 20 Years: Eisenhower Returns to Normandy." In the photo, Eisenhower points to a hedgerow on a French farm as he tells Cronkite about the special problems the hedgerows presented to the invading forces in Normandy.
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This Oct. 26, 2005 file photo shows Walter Cronkite speaking to an audience at the John F. Kennedy Library, in Boston. Famed CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, known as the 'most trusted man in America' has died, Friday, July 17, 2009. He was 92.
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In this March 7, 1981 file photo, Walter Cronkite and his wife Betsy pose shortly after leaving a reception at New York's City Hall, in honor of the CBS anchorman who was concluding his final day at the CBS "Evening News" program.
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In this Sept. 9, 1979, file photo, CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite poses with his Emmy at the 31st Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif.
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In this Aug. 25, 1998 file photo, President Clinton waves as he sails with wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea aboard a sailboat skippered by former CBS Anchor Walter Cronkite near Edgartown, Mass.
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In this July 20, 2004 file photo, Walter Cronkite describes his reactions as he reported the landing of the Apollo 11 lunar module on the moon in front of the Saturn 5 Aft End, the F-1 rocket engines of the first stage of the Apollo 11/Saturn 5 launch vehicle, in Washington.
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This undated file photo provided by CBS shows Walter Cronkite in Hanoi for CBS Reports:"Honors, Duty and A War Called Vietnam,", a special for the CBS Television Network. Cronkite reported from Hanoi in 1973 when he covered the release of American POWs.
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In this Sept. 2, 1963 photo provided by CBS, President John Kennedy talks with Walter Cronkite during a taped television interview at the President's summer home at Hyannis Port, Ma.
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In this Sept. 30, 1971 file photo, Walter Cronkite testifies before a Senate sub-committee on freedom of the press in Washington. Cronkite said government control over broadcasting is like a threatening axe hanging over the industry.
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In this Feb. 14, 1980 file photo, Dan Rather, right, smiles, as Walter Cronkite answers questions at a news conference in New York to announce that Rather will succeed Cronkite as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News." Famed CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, known as the 'most trusted man in America' has died, Friday, July 17, 2009. He was 92.
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This July 1, 1952 photo shows CBS-TV Washington newsman, Walter Cronkite.
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In this May 28, 1980 file photo, Walter Cronkite, second right, has his hand bitten by actress Priscilla Lopez who plays Harpo Marx in the Broadway comedy "A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine" in New York. Also clowning with Cronkite are Frank "Chico" Lazarus, bottom left, and David "Groucho" Garrison, who said meeting Cronkite was like meeting Santa Claus. Betsy Cronkite is at right.
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In this March 6, 1981 file photo, Walter Cronkite talks on the phone at his office, prior to his final newscast as CBS anchorman in New York City. Behind him is a framed Mickey Mouse cartoon and his Emmy award.
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In this Dec. 2, 1992 file photo, Jack Nicholson, who stars in Rob Reiner's film "A Few Good Men," shakes hands with Walter Cronkite at the premiere of the movie at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York.
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In this May 3, 1952 file photo, Walter Cronkite holds the microphone as U.S. President Harry Truman, right, talks about the re-built executive mansion in the Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the White House in Washington.
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