Broadcast journalist
Walter Cronkite
Anchored the CBS Evening News for nineteen years and was called the most trusted man in America. When he turned against Vietnam on air, Johnson is said to have known it was over.
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Cronkite received numerous honors including two Peabody Awards, a George Polk Award, an Emmy Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Born
- 1916-11-04, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2009-07-17, New York, New York, USAA Friday, aged 92
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1916-11-04, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 12°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 8°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 2°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 9°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 28°47′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 0°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 15°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 4°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°14′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2009-07-17, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 25°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 23°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 29°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 13°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 3°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 25°24′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 17°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 26°30′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 25°52′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 1°22′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Walter Cronkite was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.