Dan Rather
Birthday: 31 October 1931, Wharton, Texas, USA
Birth Name: Dan Irvin Rather Jr.
Height: 180 cm
Daniel Irvin Rather was born in Wharton, Texas, to Byrl Veda (Page) and Daniel Irvin Rather, a ditch digger. He graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, where he wanted to play footb ...Show More
"What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage. I know what you're thinking. I've g Show more
"What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage. I know what you're thinking. I've gotten in trouble before for using the word. Probably deserved it. Maybe I used it inappropriately. Maybe I'm a poor person to talk about it because I have little myself. But I want to hear the word. I want to hear it praised, and the men and women who have courage elevated." - Speaking at the forty-eighth annual conference of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, September 29, 1993. Hide
It is a somewhat surreal experience to see yourself being played by Robert Redford. He made me look Show more
It is a somewhat surreal experience to see yourself being played by Robert Redford. He made me look better on screen than I ever thought I looked. Hide
Apologizing for CBS News failing to verify questionable documents about President George W. Bush's t Show more
Apologizing for CBS News failing to verify questionable documents about President George W. Bush's time in the Texas Air National Guard: "We made a mistake in judgment, and for that I am sorry. It was an error that was made, however, in good faith and in the spirit of trying to carry on a CBS News tradition of investigative reporting without fear or favoritism. - September 20, 2004 Hide
Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
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