Walter Kronkite dies at age 92 at his home

At the age of 92 the most famous CBS evening news anchor dies at his home in New York in the presence of his family. In news coverage of his death, the reports about Walter Cronkite became the hottest news topic since the death of Michael Jackson. He was known for presenting the facts and figures, a stickler of accuracy and honesty. He was a very humble man, born in the year 1916. He covered all the major events in the country since the beginning of the 1960's,and was forced to retire in 1981 at the mandatory retirement age of 65 at CBS news. He became the most trusted man in the news in 1972, long before the modern reporting means such as cable TV, CNN, MSNBC,
1972, the most trusted man in America.

1981, steps down as news anchor.
he reported news such as the Kennedy assignation, men landing on the moon,,  the Watergate affair,the resignation of President Nixon, and the announcement of Nixon's vice-president now becoming the new  President; the assassination of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. He was a frequent visitor of several Presidents in the White House. He was a student of history; he made people understand him. He was the most down to earth reporter of all time. He was Walter Cronkite, and every news reporter strives to be like him. His replacement, Dan Rather called him a 'living legend' and says 'he defined the role of network anchor', and the present CBS news anchor Katie Couric echos the same sentiments of Walter Kronkite. President Obama called him family, and claims that he will be truly missed. Below is a recent picture just before his health faded just before he died.