Item:  Walter Cronkite CBS wirephoto Size:  20.5 x 14.1 cm. Description:   CBS wirephoto of Walter Cronkite. On the back it reads: "A...

Walter Cronkite CBS wirephoto


Item: Walter Cronkite CBS wirephoto
Size: 20.5 x 14.1 cm.

Description:  CBS wirephoto of Walter Cronkite. On the back it reads: "AMERICA'S MEN ON THE MOON -- Correspondent Walter Cronkite, anchor man of CBS News' live color coverage of “The Flight of Apollo 11," studies a model of the Lunar Module that will carry astronauts Neil Armstrong (left above) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (right) to the moon's surface on Sunday, July 20. Armstrong will be the first man to set Foot on the lunar surface at approximately 2:17 AM, EDT, on Monday, July 21. During the time that Armstrong and Aldrin are on the moon, astronaut Michael Collins (center) will remain in orbit in the Command Module, some 60 miles above the surface, awaiting their return. Coverage of the lift-off of Apollo 11, Wednesday, July 16, will be broadcast from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, EDT, on the CBS Television Network. Lift-off is scheduled for 9:32 AM, EDT." Dated June 30, 1969.