He wasn't particularly handsome. His wife said he resembled no one more than a "family dentist." He wasn't well educated. He dropped out of college in his junior year. Yet by the time he retired on March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite was a voice all Americans knew and respected.
HISTORY's Moment in Media: Walter Cronkite Was the Most Trusted Man in News
![HISTORY's Moment in Media: Walter Cronkite Was the Most Trusted Man in News](/media/articles/cronkite_wide.jpg.550x380_q85_box-131%2C0%2C1260%2C786_crop.jpg.webp)