has everyone seen the google doodle for today--walter cronkite's 100th birthday.

[niyad]

I had the privilege of meeting him many years ago. Such a gracious and charming and intelligent man.

[RKP5637]

1. I sure wish Walter Cronkite was around today to help us navigate the endless bullshit. n/t

[niyad]

2. pretty sure he would be horrified, might have retired in disgust.

[Bob Loblaw]

3. I recall

at the age of nine how pleased he was when Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon.

[niyad]

4. and I remember his sorrow 22 nov 1963.

[Bob Loblaw]

6. You can see

in the footage of that broadcast he is having difficulty holding it together.

[niyad]

10. I had never seen an adult that close to tears before.

[irisblue]

5. Uncle Walter.

He would gag @ the MSM today.

[napkinz]

11. he wouldn't sit by idly and give Trump a pass the way the MSM have today ...

[hunter]

7. His coverage of the space program was the best.

"Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed."

Our family T.V. news source was CBS.

My dad would get home from work, pop open a beer, and watch Walter Cronkite.

[niyad]

9. what a birthday present that would be!!

[sinkingfeeling]

12. How I wish he was still doing the evening news.

[longship]

13. Walter Cronkite's Wikipedia page is extraordinary.

Far too much there to summarize, so here's the link: Walter Cronkite

I highly recommend a click through. Learn about this absolutely remarkable person.

I first remember him hosting The Twentieth Century.