Cronkite died in July at the age of 92. During the service colleagues and friends spoke highly of Cronkite, including former President Clinton who shared a story about Cronkite reaching out to him during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
"In 1998 we were up on Martha's Vineyard, and Walter Cronkite picked up the phone and, 'Betsy and I want you to go sailing with us. You and Hillary and Chelsea," said former President Bill Clinton, "he said, 'Somebody might take a picture of it, but so what?' I'll never forget that. At the time, I could have done with a picture of Walter Cronkite."
Cronkite is best remembered for his coverage of national events including the assassination of President Kennedy and the Apollo moon landing.
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