Walter Cronkite Walter Cronkite 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 (1962–1981). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. He reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War; the Dawson's Field hijackings; Watergate; the Iran Hostage Crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy,
Trusted Mole corrupting effects of war and humanitarian aid on almost everybody involved." Sunday Telegraph. Charlotte Eager: "This is a powerful book...the inside story, not only of the UN's war in Bosnia...but also, of what happens to someone who spends too long in a place populated by the dead and those whose hope has died." Daily Mail. Adrian Weale: "Well-written, gripping and highly informative...It is evident that he was disgracefully let down by a system which he trusted...and he is to be congratulated for writing a fascinating account of an experience that would leave most people shattered." Eastern Daily Press. James Ruddy: