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On This Day: March 6 1981 Walter Cronkite Signed Off for the Final Time as the Main Anchorman for the CBS Evening News

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On This Day: March 6 1981 Walter Cronkite Signed Off for the Final Time as the Main Anchorman for the CBS Evening News.

On this day March 6 1981 Walter Cronkite delivered his final broadcast as the main anchorman for the CBS Evening News marking the end of an era in American journalism. Known as the most trusted man in America Cronkite had been the face of the CBS Evening News since 1962 covering some of the most significant events in modern history including the assassination of John F Kennedy the moon landing and the Vietnam War.

Cronkite’s calm authoritative presence and commitment to journalistic...
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