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Article: Walter Cronkite dies at 92
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- Capital (Annapolis)
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- July 18, 2009
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Legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite may have been known as
"the most trusted man in America," but Mike Ashford of Annapolis
knew him as a friend.
Every spring and fall, year after year, Cronkite came to
Annapolis to sail; often, he stayed at Ashford's home in the city's
Historic District.
"For decades (we were) very, very, very good friends," Ashford
said. "We were unquestionably best pals. One of the proudest things
I can say I've done or that's happened to me is have him call me his
best friend."
Cronkite died of cerebral vascular disease last night in his
Manhattan home surrounded by family, according to Marlene Adler, his
longtime chief of staff. He was 92.
"I feel very empty right ...