Walter Cronkite
publication date: Saturday, September 18, 2021 (part of Fall 2021)
category: Journalism
clue: Americans trusted him every evening to cover WWII and Vietnam, the deaths of Kennedy and Lennon, the Moon landing and the Watergate scandal, and so much more. And that's the way it was.
explanation: Cronkite was the longtime anchor of CBS Evening News, often called "the most trusted man in America." He signed off each broadcast with, "and that's the way it is." more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff