Walter Cronkite, an iconic CBS News journalist who pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called "the most trusted man in America", died Friday at his home in New York. He was 92.
Cronkite is often remembered for his enthusiastic coverage of America's technological prowess, especially NASA's space missions, from the early Mercury launches, through the ground-breaking Gemini missions, to the subsequent moon landings and the space shuttle program.
In a 1996 interview with Kira Albin, Cronkite said, "I had as much time to prepare for that moon landing as NASA did, and I still was speechless when it happened. It just was so awe-inspiring to actually be able to see the thing through the television that was a miracle in itself. "
He also quipped that the Apollo 11 landing was the only time he'd ever been left speechless. "What I said was 'Gosh! Wow! Gee!' Immortal words, obviously."
Michael Breckenridge contributed to this article.
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