Can you think of a better way to spend 90 years on earth?  I say Walter Cronkite did a pretty good job of making the most of his spins around the sun.

Imagine all of the things Mr. Cronkite did.  He was married more than 60 years. He had several lovely children.  He spoke to every current President of the United States during his time at the anchor desk at CBS.  He covered D-Day in Normandy. He was in the courtroom during the Nuremburg trials.  He traveled the world visiting almost every city of note.  He spent time talking foreign policy with the current heads of state of the world’s most notable countries.  He was the man who first found about the the Israeli/Egyptian peace talks… why?  Because he was talking to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat when he asked him when he would be willing to negotiate peace with Israel. He was the first person to tell America about JFK’s assassination. Then there’s the first man walking on the moon.  He was there to tell us about that as well.  He told us what he thought about Vietnam.  Not because he was reading about it, but because he went there to see it for himself. 

Regardless of what you think about his politics, he lived an impressive life.  I’m not sure even the job of President of the United States would allow you to have the experiences and live the life he lived. 

Good Job, Mr. Cronkite.