And that's the way it was...
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:44 pm
Something sublime in the timing of this...
"Neil Armstrong is on the moon," Cronkite said calmly. A "38-year-old American, standing on the surface of the moon."
When the astronauts returned safely to Earth, Cronkite had prepared comments:
"Through all time, the moon has endured out there, pale and distant, determining the tides and the tugging of the heart. A symbol, a beacon, a goal. Now, man has prevailed."
"The least of us," he concluded, "is improved by the things done by the best of us."
Well said, Walter. Well said. We'll miss you.
Former CBS anchor 'Uncle Walter' Cronkite dies at 92:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/walter ... index.html
"Neil Armstrong is on the moon," Cronkite said calmly. A "38-year-old American, standing on the surface of the moon."
When the astronauts returned safely to Earth, Cronkite had prepared comments:
"Through all time, the moon has endured out there, pale and distant, determining the tides and the tugging of the heart. A symbol, a beacon, a goal. Now, man has prevailed."
"The least of us," he concluded, "is improved by the things done by the best of us."
Well said, Walter. Well said. We'll miss you.
Former CBS anchor 'Uncle Walter' Cronkite dies at 92:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/walter ... index.html