Walter Cronkite

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Walter Cronkite was a legendary American broadcast journalist and longtime CBS Evening News anchor, widely regarded as "the most trusted man in America" during the mid-20th century.

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Walter Cronkite canonical 11
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Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
journalist
television news anchor
war correspondent
awardReceived Emmy Award
Peabody Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
burialPlace Martha's Vineyard
surface form: Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
causeOfDeath cerebrovascular disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coveredEvent Apollo 11
surface form: Apollo 11 Moon landing

Vietnam War
Watergate scandal
World War II
assassination of John F. Kennedy
dateOfBirth 1916-11-04
dateOfDeath 2009-07-17
educatedAt University of Texas at Austin
employer CBS News
United Press International
surface form: United Press

United Press International
endTime 1981 (as anchor of CBS Evening News)
familyName Walter Cronkite self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cronkite
fieldOfWork broadcasting
journalism
fullName Walter Cronkite self-linksurface differs
surface form: Walter Leland Cronkite Jr.
genre television news
givenName Walter
marriageEnd 2005 (death of Mary Elizabeth Maxwell)
marriageStart 1940 (to Mary Elizabeth Maxwell)
nickname the most trusted man in America
notableQuote And that's the way it is
notableWork CBS Evening News
numberOfChildren 3
occupation broadcast journalist
news anchor
television producer
placeOfBirth St. Joseph, Missouri
surface form: St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
politicalAffiliation Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld anchor of CBS Evening News
religion Episcopal Church
reportedOn Tet Offensive
surface form: 1968 Tet Offensive
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Elizabeth Maxwell
startTime 1962 (as anchor of CBS Evening News)

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Walter hasNotableBearer Walter Cronkite
CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite
Spaceship Earth previousNarrator Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite fullName Walter Cronkite self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Walter Leland Cronkite Jr.
Walter Cronkite familyName Walter Cronkite self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cronkite
Paul White Award notableRecipient Walter Cronkite
EPCOT opening-day pavilions narrationBy Walter Cronkite
subject surface form: Spaceship Earth (EPCOT pavilion)