Walter Cronkite | 1916 - 2009
Cronkite skippers a sailboat during a trip with then-President Clinton and his family off Martha’s Vineyard in 1998. (Charlie Krupa / Associated Press)
Walter Cronkite answers questions from reporters in August 1998 before an appearance at Cal State Fullerton. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Cronkite and his wife, Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Cronkite, pose backstage during the 55th annual Emmy Awards in 2003. Betsy Cronkite died in 2005. (Carlo Allegri / Getty Images)