Dan Rather makes his first return to CBS News in 18 years
Source: Politico/AP
04/28/2024 11:24 AM EDT
NEW YORK Dan Rather returned to the CBS News airwaves for the first time since his bitter exit 18 years ago, appearing in a reflective interview on CBS Sunday Morning days before the debut of a Netflix documentary on the 92-year-old newsmans life. After 44 years at the network, 24 as anchor of the CBS Evening News, Rather left under a cloud following a botched investigation into then-President George W. Bushs military record.
Rather signed off as anchor for the last time on March 9, 2005, and exited the network when his contract ended 15 months later. With continued enmity between him and since-deposed CBS chief Leslie Moonves, Rather essentially became a nonperson at the news division he dominated for decades.
Without apology or explanation, I miss CBS, Rather told correspondent Lee Cowan in the interview that aired Sunday. Ive missed it since the day I left. Rather escaped official blame for the report that questioned Bushs Vietnam War-era National Guard service but, as the anchor who introduced it, was identified with it. CBS could not vouch for the authenticity of some documents upon which the report was based, although many people involved in the story still believe it was true.
In the documentary Rather, debuting Wednesday on Netflix, Rather said he thought he would survive the incident, but his wife, Jean, told him, You got into a fight with the president of the United States during his reelection campaign. What did you think was going to happen?
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sagetea
(1,376 posts)Dan Rather. He was like a second father, I would turn him on not for the news (which, of course I heard) it was his voice the rhythmic calm tone, would always comfort me.
sage
gab13by13
(21,508 posts)he wasn't wrong about the document.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,478 posts)The open secret that most of us who were of age during Viet Nam was that joining the National Guard was one way to avoid combat.
Unlike today Guardsman were never used.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,256 posts)She was an English teacher at the high school I taught at. We had the same conference period and it was during the Reagan administration. She sat on the other side of the room because she was a smoker.
One day, she looked my way and said to her friend "She's one". I said "I'm one what?"
She mouthed "DEMOCRAT". I hustled myself over to her table, happy to find some like minded folks. It was a conservative school district and I couldn't always speak my mind.
MOMFUDSKI
(5,811 posts)the world caught up. Damn shame.