Dan Rather, at 92, on a life in news

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It's been almost 20 years since Dan Rather signed off as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," at the network where he spent 44 years covering wars, politics, and the assassination of JFK - and where he mentored a young correspondent named Lee Cowan. Rather, now 92, talks with Cowan about his illustrious career; about the story that gave him (and CBS) a black eye; and his post-CBS years, writing books and finding a new, younger audience on social media.
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@CharlieHaber 5 месяцев назад

I’m very glad that you guys did this while he is still alive.

@JoeGator23 5 месяцев назад

His career died long ago... at least we are not speaking ill of the dead. He earned it.

@alanscott7321 5 месяцев назад

Agreed. Dictionary definition should be amended to read, "reporter ... , see Dan Rather."

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@alanscott7321 A reporter who was caught putting out a fake news story and got fired for it.

@davidmusser7927 5 месяцев назад

Yeah, so we can bad-mouth him now, so we don't have to speak ill of the dead!

@DCGuy1997 5 месяцев назад

@@bigverybadtom Yeah. Admitted he made a mistake, unlike some "news" channels that had to be sued to tell the truth.

@angelariebli4843 5 месяцев назад

This man is, was, and always will be - a LEGEND. He's the GOAT of journalism. I wish we had this kind of integrity in today's media.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

But putting out the fake news story using obviously fake documents made him a goat. Walter Cronkite hated Bush but agreed Dan Rather has to go.

@kathiefleming2830 2 месяца назад

Intensional lying 🤥 is now the journalism mantra. Shameful.

@bigverybadtom 2 месяца назад

@@kathiefleming2830 Not when liars get caught out, as exactly what happened to Rather. Walter Cronkite hated Bush, but he agreed Dan Rather deserved to be expelled from CBS.

@Adrian-e2r 5 месяцев назад

Imagine in this day and age, a man says I was wrong and I am sorry

@JoeGator23 5 месяцев назад

Imagine in this day and age a professional that cannot tell you the definition of a woman. We've lost the plot... next step is to devolve into a third-world nation controlled by elitist shills.

@rodneyoneil-kb1xk 5 месяцев назад

WELL,,BACK IN HIS DAYS,,BEING,,TOTALLY HONEST,,WAS A ,,TRADEMARK,,NOT SO,,MUCH NOW,,, LIKE I SAID,,PROBABLY,,BEFORE,,,,HE CAME DOWN THAT,,ESCALATOR,,,,BUT,,HE DEFINITELY,,MADE IT,,MUCH MUCH WORSE,,,,

@matthewnelson4298 5 месяцев назад

Before the dark times before the boomers

@andyanderson1383 5 месяцев назад

@@matthewnelson4298 People nowadays lack respect for each other or for their thoughts or opinions. I think everyone should be able to agree to disagree but try doing it with respect!

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@matthewnelson4298 Isn't Rather a boomer himself?

@brendaparkerwright7481 4 месяца назад

I cried his last day at CBS!😢

@GeorgeWashington-we3so 19 дней назад

Dan rather,Ted Koppel, and Tom Brokaw should do trump Harris debate just for the memories 😢

@lifewithfartun3726 4 месяца назад

Grateful to have had the first few years of my life with Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings. I miss those days, those were the days of good journalism.

@coreydavis6427 18 дней назад

Very true the 1980's and 1990's was the best. To me they are the only true ones after Walter Crockett. But the guy on ABC World News comes close.

@lifewithfartun3726 18 дней назад

@@coreydavis6427 Oh yes, David Muir was mentored by Peter Jennings 😊

@srichey444 4 месяца назад

Love you Mr. Rather! Thank you for being such a important part of my Childhood. What a decent, kind, and wonderful Man. God bless you! 🙏🏽✝️

@11cabadger 5 месяцев назад

Growing up, like many of you, I watched the news with my parents. At our house, it was Walter Cronkite and the CBS Evening News. My most vivid memory of Dan was getting roughed up by Dailey's thugs at the '68 convention. He signed off his last broadcast with the word "Courage". (A lot of people thought it was corny.) I've tried to apply that to every challenge I've faced. I'm forever grateful to Mssrs. Rather & Cronkite for modelling how to be principled and honest in a world that's making it seem unrealistic to do so.

@StillYHWHs 5 месяцев назад

I remember him saying courage. I took it as a warning of what is to come. To take courage. We need reporters who are not afraid to go and get the real news.

@ricyman5110 5 месяцев назад

This was Netanyahu's response to the AMERICAN lawmaker (Chuksumer) : "IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE, and we are not a banana country that is dictated to by anyone, EVEN AMERICA"... and yet the taxes of American citizens paid with sweat and tears gone to Israel😂😂😂 AIPAC lobbyist money is a haven for lawmaker and officials. Are you going to just watch them have fun with their lobbyists and your taxes, while you have trouble paying your taxes??,

@JoeGator23 5 месяцев назад

@@ricyman5110 We have passed the event horizon, big war is in the near future. Soon none of any of this will matter.

@DanHolmes-o9b 5 месяцев назад

Thumbs up to Cronkite, Brinkley and many others who never showed political partiality. Thumbs down to Rather and most every other demowoke 'journalist in recent memory. No independent thought equates to no values or principles desiring American solidarity. This country hasn't been this divided since before the Civil War. Wake up America.

@joelspringman523 5 месяцев назад

These liars are the OPPOSITE of courageous.

@LeoNaudin 5 месяцев назад

Growing up with Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings was an absolute privilege

@andyanderson1383 5 месяцев назад

I absolutely agree with you. These three were and always will be the GOAT news anchors.

@BillyColeII-dr6dk 5 месяцев назад

as are Chet Huntley and David Brinkley and Walter Cronkite....Stellar new anchors....no opinion, just objective reporting.....

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@BillyColeII-dr6dk Walter Cronkite however agreed with the firing of Dan Rather.

@BenLewis-zi8wg 4 месяца назад

Dishonest people all major networks

@kevinhuynh 4 месяца назад

It is rare now a day to see someone likes the 3 “truth” reporters, Dan Rather, Peter Jenning & Tom Brokaw.

@the_gold_canopy 5 месяцев назад

I remember back in the 80's, sitting in the living room watching the 6 o'clock news with my old man. Watching this makes me think of all the news stories we watched throughout the 80's, 90's, and 2000's. 🇺🇸

@kawasakiwhiptwo5821 5 месяцев назад

Same.

@LilyJ0000 5 месяцев назад

Amen!!❤

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Including the fake one which brought him down.

@the_gold_canopy 5 месяцев назад

@@bigverybadtom Oh boo hoo. He made a mistake. He's an American. 🇺🇸

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@the_gold_canopy What Rather did was not a mistake, it was a crime. And it doesn't matter if Dan Rather was a Martian. You put out a fake news story, you get outed, you've lost all your credibility. Deal.

@marshalberger4250 5 месяцев назад

He was the voice of my generation. It wasn’t news if Dan rather didn’t report it. Thank you sir. Thank you for your dedication and hard work. And thank you for your calm voice, that was a part of my life for many years.

@zzizahacallar 4 месяца назад

I was a child when my parents watched him on the news.

@christopherlauter9403 5 месяцев назад

I just watched CBS Sunday, my only regret in life is not being able to have a conversation with Dan Rather’s, you see as a child in 1970 at 12 years old. Dan made an impression on me and I always will remember that. My hope is that the Smithsonian institute, does something for Mr. Rathers because he is a part of the American fabric. I see the world today and often wonder what Mr. Rathers would think of America today? And the reason I would ask him that just because the America I grew up in is gone never to return. Unless you grew up in the 60s and 70s you’ll never understand. It was a different time a time that I miss horribly was America perfect no and that’s why I respect Mr. rather so much because he pointed out atrocities in America, and no other broadcaster could hold a candle to him. I would love to sit under that oak tree with Mr. Rathers, and just listen to his stories what a glorious life in Mr. Rathers if you ever read this, thank you for loving America the way I do.

@JET7C0 5 месяцев назад

You can actually keep up with his views, up to the present day on current affairs, through the website substack, where he has one and writes many articles. You can see the most popular one at the top, "Why Am I Speaking Out?" Where he does reflect on America today? And his number one concern is for the survival of our democracy - and he feels the number one threat to it is Trump and those in his own party who out of fear and desire to ride his coattails won't oppose him. He takes great pains to say he's not left or right wing, or anything in between - but in today's two-party politics, "us vs. them", ultra-polarized atmosphere, where Trump called Democrats "vermin" - I guess that's hard for people to believe, yet I do. I've got plenty of concerns and issues with the Democrats and Biden, but when one party won't accept results of elections where they clearly lose the popular vote, nor can accept the majority of the nation don't agree with them on things like abortion: the choice is pretty clear.

@jeffs8614 5 месяцев назад

I agree Dan Rather was one of the only reporters I knew of back in the day... He seemed to be everywhere and he had a commanding presence...for sure.....His only black spot was lying about the Zapruder film when he said Kennedy moved violently forward when we now all know it was "back and to the left" !

@andyanderson1383 5 месяцев назад

I grew up watching Cronkite and then Rather......but I also have great admiration for Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings. They too, were great anchors in my opinion.

@christinarandle6440 5 месяцев назад

News will never be like that again,him Walter Cronkite,David Brinkley

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@jeffs8614 You forgot his fake news story about George W. Bush being AWOL using fake documents and getting caught at it. CNS had to dismiss him.

@ScottMorrisIV 4 месяца назад

The man. The Icon. The Legend. The One & Only Dan Rather!!!!

@tmartinez1948 5 месяцев назад

Unbelievable 92 years old and listen how he speak so clearly and remembers everything! God Bless him❤️

@bonitahobbs2374 5 месяцев назад

He got blessed.

@tony84. 5 месяцев назад

1:13, This is GOLD! And look at President Nixon stare after Dan Rather says, "no Mr. President, are you?" Dan Rather is a great reporter. He made a mistake with the Bush documents in 2004. He has apologized and that's all you can do. We are all human.

@Gudi102 4 месяца назад

Dan is an absolute legend. He, Jennings and Brokaw. Icons of American news media. Great and impeccable professionals. Today its all big mess. Miss those 70's, 80's and 90's. Best time ever.

@nonedo1121-kk5fh 4 месяца назад

I miss Peter so much. All of them, but Peter.

@derekb7814 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather is a cornerstone of my childhood in the 70s and 80s and part of the reason why I have worked in news for 21 years now. What a national treasure and the last of the true journalists.

@Toadyru 5 месяцев назад

So a known liar (he pushed a story that was a lie to sway an upcoming election) is someone you look up to?

@pannamal5182 5 месяцев назад

Oh, you’re one of those paid liars. 😂

@pinnacleproductions6275 5 месяцев назад

Journalist? Hahahaha good one!

@seanpetaia 5 месяцев назад

Dang this man is history himself

@wovfm 5 месяцев назад

Sad, he gave you the virus that poisoned journalism. When you fail to see through a bias fraud like Rather I would seek other employment than trying to decipher the news "objectively."

@Clintsessentials 5 месяцев назад

When the news wasn't commentary.

@JayBee-cr8jm 5 месяцев назад

Dan changed that. "Today, in President Bush's war in Iraq..." ~ D. Rather.

@bedminstereric 5 месяцев назад

Right

@geneparmesan8108 5 месяцев назад

Seeing footage of him in the 60s and 70s really puts into perspective how long he's been around for. What a legend.

@JayBee-cr8jm 5 месяцев назад

Just think, he and Biden are almost crib mates.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Not all long-lived people are good people.

@pnwmeditations 4 месяца назад

In his memoir, he mentions early in his media career working during the McCarthy scare of the 1950's. The man's got one hell of a resume!

@RoySFord 4 месяца назад

Very true. I met him back in 1997, at Sam Houston State University when they were dedicating the Dan Rather Communications building.

@bigverybadtom 4 месяца назад

@@RoySFord Is it still called that?

@grumpyoldlady_rants 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather is a national treasure. I wish him many more years of life with his beloved wife,Jean.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Treasures are typically buried on desert islands.

@grumpyoldlady_rants 5 месяцев назад

@@bigverybadtom - Ha. Ha.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@grumpyoldlady_rants David Attenborough has been called a "national treasure" in Britain. He hates that.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@grumpyoldlady_rants David Attenborough has been called a national treasure too, but he hates that.

@hippydippy 5 месяцев назад

For 92 he looks amazing & "hands down" he is a National Treasure to the news industry & all of us who grew up with him.

@bluessoul1286 5 месяцев назад

I served Dan Rather a thundercloud sub 2x in Austin, TX airport. He was very kind

@WeeWeeJumbo 5 месяцев назад

ha! that’s pretty cool

@ghenefer 5 месяцев назад

Very Cool❤

@johncrook9519 4 месяца назад

Dan Rather, 92. Willie Mays, 93. Man, I'm getting old.

@buckeyewill2166 4 месяца назад

Me too

@knowbodiesfull5768 Месяц назад

Willie Mays recently passed away. 😢

@knowbodiesfull5768 Месяц назад

Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, is 95! And how's this for age : Former President Jimmy Carter is 99 years young!

@antdell8730 4 месяца назад

I hated the way that he left CBS, but I'm glad that he can now dictate how he finishes his own career.

@whiteGirl1966 5 месяцев назад

Well done, Dan Rather. You did a great job, delivering the news, to us. You made a positive impact, you can never know, just how much , it helped all of us. Thank you for your courage, and being, one of the best , on television, delivering the news to us. Happy retirement🎉🎉

@zxy78267 4 месяца назад

He's still writing. He has a substack, and it's really good.

@mimim8532 5 месяцев назад

Great story. We were all so lucky to have him.❤ I edit- how many of us would love to join him at that oak tree and listen…..what is our contribution?

@nitat4601 5 месяцев назад

I watched Mr Dan Rather & all the greats of broadcasting the news with mostly my grandfather! News isn't just news...The approach, the actual being in the arc of the story to get a better handle on it, the delivery, caring how it affects us as a community, a nation...That's what sets a great newsman)newscaster apart from everyone else & makes it all important & newsworthy! He'd atop tier newsman)anchor)reporter)down in the ranks)hands-on deliverer that made us watch & listen every time. 92 & STILL able to keep us informed #Blessings

@rikkiechambers4959 5 месяцев назад

A man of true character .. this interview made me cry .. he is what’s lacking in society today and I fear there are few left like him .

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

I remember a Punch magazine cartoon where a gypsy is sitting outside her wagon with a black eye. A sign is there saying, "Let the gypsy Mayo read your TRUE character." Dan Rather must have visited her.

@ittibittinurse 4 месяца назад

Great liar. He left in disgrace.

@svenlundergard1 4 месяца назад

Best of all reporters EVER! Class, courage, respect, intelligence, integrity.

@lesliechandler1605 5 месяцев назад

I admire his endurance and focus and service!

@jimreilly9179 5 месяцев назад

So nice to see Mr Rahter again. We met once at a wedding in Texas. Mr.. Rather was modest and spoke to us for several minutes. We took a photo for my wife with him and he asked us to take a few more to insure that one was perfect. Great, polite man.

@jaysnowden2 5 месяцев назад

I miss the days when the news reported news without bias.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

That time never existed.

@jondubb35 5 месяцев назад

@@bigverybadtom Mind boggling how many low information dolts think media personalities like Dan Rather reported “news” without bias. I guess the old saying, “The brainwashed do not know they’re brainwashed”, still rings true today.

@warrenpaine 5 месяцев назад

What day was that?

@mikeyposs3132 5 месяцев назад

News is facts! Bias is opinion and slant!

@warrenpaine 5 месяцев назад

@@mikeyposs3132 Exactly. We get Bias from the Fake News.

@cynthiamason4069 5 месяцев назад

Honoring our elders, the ones who came before us and laid the path with their wisdom, seemed a lost pursuit, but here's CBS, showing it's class, respect and heart and soul.❤

@kirkb2286 5 месяцев назад

Met him after he covered a hurricane in Mississippi. Asked if he would ever do it again… he looked at me and smiled and said only if you come with me…🤣

@timbeckett6970 5 месяцев назад

Whether you agree with his political views or not you just have to respect the fact that he never gave in or backed down from a story. I love his Big Interview Show on Axess TV.

@Ronniejamesleo 5 месяцев назад

I cant ever say i ever knew or cared. Most kept it to themselves back in those days. They were true journalists

@RockFan89 5 месяцев назад

I did love his election night comments back in the 90s too. "The whole enchilada" when describing a candidate winning electoral votes, lol

@ricyman5110 5 месяцев назад

@RockFan89 5 месяцев назад

@@ricyman5110 who is Chuksumer? Are you trying to spell Chuck Schumer? Goodness.

@yikes5790 5 месяцев назад

Leftist hack for a corrupt media.

@vintagevinylvets1187 5 месяцев назад

A national treasure, thank you for your service to a worldwide community.🙏🏻❤️

@judd442009 5 месяцев назад

We loved this update. We never know that Dan was Lee's mentor.

@JayBee-cr8jm 5 месяцев назад

Did you know that Rather attacked democracy and left it bleeding in the street with a prolapsed colon?

@mauricethomas1783 5 месяцев назад

Thank you mr dan for saying how vets feel about other vets in combat comditions ,that you for your service sir Please take care

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Service? Dan Rather tried to join the Marines but washed out.

@ericsamuelson5656 5 месяцев назад

I proudly grew up in the years of Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings in the 80s & 90s. I miss those broadcasts during my childhood. Love those vintage Dan Rather footages from the Walter Cronkite era.

@redh8606 5 месяцев назад

Same

@nyworker 5 месяцев назад

Very smart and very steady guy. He always kept his eye on the ball.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Not so smart when he thought he could fool the world with fake documents.

@rosehughes1752 5 месяцев назад

One class act- we list real journalism with Walter C. and him!

@wms5253 5 месяцев назад

Yes those were the days ❤

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather got caught putting out a fake news story and got caught. Even Cronkite agreed Rather had to go.

@thefamily512 5 месяцев назад

Class act? Um not reallly, he drinks the wrong kool-aid.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@LouisWinthorpe3 Cronkite hated Bush too, but thought Rather's firing was justified.

@HettiedeKorteDiplomaat 5 месяцев назад

I remember when he started. What I loved about him was his love for music and musicians. I can't believe is 92 years old. I love this man.

@KittyCarlile-490 5 месяцев назад

I heard him talk about not being familiar w many or any of the musicians he interviewed and that he didn't listen to music much before

@Carolyn-ff3fu 5 месяцев назад

His voice always captivated me.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

He ended up interviewing musicians because that was all he could do once he was finished as a news anchor.

@mhmorris2018 5 месяцев назад

@@bigverybadtombless your heart- you have a lot of time on your hands to troll these comments

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@mhmorris2018 Just enough to have some fun with certain people.

@ja78-l4d 5 месяцев назад

I was in high school when Mr. Rather signed off from CBS. His voice, like Peter Jennings and Tom Brokaw, echoed through our home as my Mom was preparing dinner for us. Happy to hear he's still doing what he loves in a way he can. All the best to you, sir!

@frankstroveliii6229 5 месяцев назад

In junior high school, Mr. Rather's book "The Camera Never Blinks" sparked my interest for news and writing/reporting. What a career but, more importantly, what a man. I also live in Austin. It would be cool to run into him one day and get the chance to thank him.

@CameronInEgyptsLand 5 месяцев назад

I hope you do too. I, like so many others, grew up watching his broadcasts. A true journalist, patriot, and gentleman.

@gracie2298 5 месяцев назад

Might you contact him, cause randomly running into him is nil? Then come back to this thread & tell us please.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Dress up as an old rock star and Dan Rather will find you.

@terribhatt4303 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, Dan - for your courage, your integrity, and your unwavering commitment to objectively reporting a story. All things that are sadly in short supply in American journalism today.

@paulatighe7073 5 месяцев назад

he was a fantastic man and journalist- and still is

@lavishlex918 5 месяцев назад

92 yrs Old Still Sharp Wow ❗️I Was Just Born When He Climbed The Berlin Wall 😀

@k_np04 5 месяцев назад

This is the first time since 2006, that Dan Rather appears on CBS Television Network. Regardless of whether you watch TV or not, this is historical document.

@nlryan1 5 месяцев назад

Been a Dan Rather fan since the minute he was knocked to the floor at the convention !

@nlryan1 4 месяца назад

@@ReverendSnedley I was watching the convention at the time, it was not a set up

@kandisdenitto3400 5 месяцев назад

I remember him and miss the news we had when Dan Rather was on air.

@leahelizabethwolford5832 5 месяцев назад

At the age of 4 (yes, 4 y.o.) I would scramble in front of the TV and impatiently wait for the local news to end (as it seemed too false-cheerful and showy), and for Dan Rather to come on with the national news. Unlike the local news, he seemed to be someone I could learn from, I could trust, and had the perfect cadence of voice which made me feel that no matter how bad it was, and how things would end, it was going to be /okay/. And he would always tell me the truth. Those feelings persist today with a greater understanding of what he does and has done, and I am very grateful that he continues to deliver the news, albeit on a different platform. He is very much our Old Oak of America.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Bill Cosby fooled us for fifty years too.

@PAGAN19 5 месяцев назад

"...perfect cadence of voice..." Yes indeed! Exactly!

@KatieGray1 5 месяцев назад

I feel very much the same about him, and was probably comforted by his cadence and candor from an early age as well. Thank goodness he still publishes his substack, and I hope he continues to do so for as long as possible. The man has so much wisdom he continues to deliver on a regular basis.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Bill Cosby sounded like a good guy to me as well. I had no suspicions of the awful truth about him.

@Jobe826 5 месяцев назад

Dan will always be my favorite news anchor. His voice reminds me of my childhood.❤

@dennyallen7173 4 месяца назад

Rest in peace Dan. You will live on.

4 месяца назад

He will live on because he's still alive.

@breathspinecore 5 месяцев назад

A deep bow of respect, Mr. Rather. Every week night at 6:30 of my childhood was spent watching the evening news with Dan Rather (we were a CBS family). This man is, and always be, a father figure and moral/ethical hero of mine. And a salute to you, sir, for respectfully distinguishing at 6:26 the difference between a solider, a sailor, a marine, and an airman. That's a man who know's his American history.

@thezfunk 5 месяцев назад

Dan was right to question G.W. Bush's record. In the end, we learned that he was right to run that story. G.W. was essentially a draft dodger like the rest of his generation that was more privileged than the average American. To me, Dan Rather was the greatest nightly news person. I came along after Walter Cronkite. My dad taught Social Studies at the high school level for many, many years. One of the classes he taught was Current Events. One of the standing assignments in his class was to watch the news for discussion during class the next day. We didn't have cable so we watched one of three nightly news options. Dan was my dad's favorite. To avoid getting hookwinked by a student in his class, he would take notes to reference the next day. That's the reason we finally got a VCR is because my dad would tape the 30 min nightly news broadcast and then rewatch it, pausing any time he took notes. So, I watched (or overheard) Dan twice each night he was on, for many years. When I look at all the terrible news and new commentary and how ill informed people are, I can't help but feel nostalgic for Dan Rather.

@jeanetteh.9240 5 месяцев назад

It sounds like your dad was a wonderful, conscientious teacher.

@tomd3945 5 месяцев назад

No, in the end we found that Bush didn’t get preferential treatment to get into the TANG, that they were short of pilots, and that he was a competent pilot, flying a very difficult and dangerous jet. We learned that he never defied an order to get his annual physical, as alleged by Mapes, and that he was honorably discharged, not as AWOL. We learned that the documents cited as proof that he went AWOL were produced on a modern computer, not a 70’s era typewriter, and the virulently anti Bush source of the documents gave three different stories of how he came into possession of them. Fake, but accurate, is what Dan is clinging to. An honest person would admit when they were wrong. Dan, it seems, is not an honest person.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather knowingly told a big lie using fake documents. He deserved to be fired. Deal.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@lindabrown8421 They had to fire him when he put out a deliberately false story using fake documents.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@lindabrown8421 Dan Rather put out fake documents as real and got caught. Even Walter Cronkite said Rather deserved to be fired.

@김원주desireee 3 месяца назад

What a legend! He's truly an icon. He doesn't look like a 92-year-old man at all. He's still very good-looking for his age.

@CeciliaVillalobos-ls6ie 5 месяцев назад

True Hero that knew how to present the news to his most trueful knowledge. Back when new was news not opinions

@alexandraoconner1093 5 месяцев назад

"Are you running for something?" "No, Mr. President, are you?" Love that.

@tammiedunbar6166 5 месяцев назад

I'm now in my 6th decade of my journey. I watched Dan Rather in my twenties his program started me to see the world beyond the Hemisphere of the Strange Fruit Trees.

@Wrangler98JPTJ 5 месяцев назад

A truly great man.

@tbessy1963 5 месяцев назад

I would love to have a sit down with Dan.Rather and just talk. You know he has incredible stories.

@bigverybadtom 4 месяца назад

Dress up as an old rock musician and he will come to you.

@altarique123 5 месяцев назад

I am 54 and immigrant and I started watching Dan since 1994. And I certainly loved his patience for journalism besides his decency . wishing Dan a peaceful healthy life from Buffalo New York . ❤

@seliahh9451 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather is the standard of journalism.

@michaelshepherd733 5 месяцев назад

Wow......Your ignorance is astounding.....He has been caught lying many times

@lisawhitten8400 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather looks great for 92. What a great interview 👏 thank you, Mr. Rather 😮 you for so many wonderful investigations and interviews.

@blackrocks8413 5 месяцев назад

he was one of the people who made media news a joke

@LisaLGruman 4 месяца назад

Never stopped the admiration I've had for Dan Rather. Bless him. Thank you, sir!

@bennyboogenheimer4553 5 месяцев назад

He interviewed my cousin George in Vietnam, and then his Grandson 40 years later in Afghanistan.❤😢

@richardhayman4868 5 месяцев назад

It's great to see and hear from Dan Rather. He was part of my routine for a long time.

@linlee5162 5 месяцев назад

God Bless, legendary 💜. Thank You😊

@youyou-dv8fr 4 месяца назад

It’s so very nice to see you again Mr. Rather.

@progressnotperfection1839 5 месяцев назад

I grew up with Dan Rather on our family tv.

@documax123 5 месяцев назад

He's great. It's a pity the way him and CBS finished things with each other.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

CBS had to get rid of him for his fake news story.

@thezfunk 5 месяцев назад

@@bigverybadtom It wasn't fake. He couldn't verify his source at the time but he was vilified later on.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@thezfunk It was fake all right. The documents were quickly proven phony, and Dan Rather proved such an embarrassment to CBS they had to get rid of him. Deal.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@thezfunk Oh, those documents were fake all right and Rather knew it. He didn't expect to be caught. But he was, and CBS had to can him. Walter Cronkite hated Bush and he knew Rather did wrong.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

@@thezfunk Yes it was. He got caught and CBS had to get rid of him.

@whatwillbem6825 Месяц назад

A gentleman and a scholar…total respect for this man…and when news was really….NEWS REAL NEWS UNFILTERED OR BIASED…you were a great journalist your kind is truly missed 😔

@bendeleted9155 5 месяцев назад

He died decades ago, on live TV

@joselito7776 4 месяца назад

92. I cant believe it. He seemed so ageless then. He looks his age now, which is inevitable. I wish you well, Mr. Rather.

@ralphee7487 5 месяцев назад

The powers that be at CBS that forced him out, should be ashamed of themselves.

@micshea 5 месяцев назад

A few years ago, Mr. Rather came back to the high school he graduated from in 1949 and spoke with some of my broadcast students. He was warm and offered them some good advice. Great man.

@E9ONE1 4 месяца назад

ALOHA & THANK YOU MR DAN RATHER!🤙🙏

@BenSkyLakewood 5 месяцев назад

Wow can't believe it's 20 yrs

@JB-bj3os 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather is a man of great grace and dignity, excellent interview...

@pamelamays4186 5 месяцев назад

I grew up with seeing Dan Rather on my TV screen.

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

I grew up thinking Bill Cosby really was the hero he was supposed to have been.

@PhuongTran-pg4ui 5 месяцев назад

Dan, you have a good heart and a good mind. Bless you

@omniscientgrunk 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Mr. Rather, for everything you have done in your life. You are an inspiration. Peace

@stevebiddle8912 3 месяца назад

What a fantastic newsman. Very well deserved recognition

@lindagrabowski8911 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite were (and still are) my favorite journalists.

@davemartino5997 3 месяца назад

That’s because you love listening to propaganda by professionals.

@coolguy-wolf 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather is a amazing person one of my favorites. I really enjoy The Big Interview with Dan Rather. He so authentic that's what makes Dan so great.

@laurahykes9206 5 месяцев назад

The BEST!!! Thank you Dan Rather!!!

@gaileastwood6540 5 месяцев назад

I can remember watching abc as a young child in the 60’s and 70’s and seeing the Vietnam war it seems like every night. I wondered when it would end, since I didn’t understand really why we were fighting it! But I remember Dan Rather being quite young and seeing him now makes me realize how old I am at almost 64!

@listerine414 5 месяцев назад

Dan the man. What a life

@amymay2442 5 месяцев назад

So good to see Dan Rather again. Thank you for this interview.

@stevensproull9388 5 месяцев назад

The problem with Dan Rather is that he is still alive...Walter Cronkite he definitely wasn't!

@PrashantSolomon 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for doing this interview with Mr. Dan Rather. I grew up watching him on the news and even to this day, him and Walter Cronkite, in my opinion, are the best TV journalists ever. Thank you for your service, Mr. Rather.

@isabellaereshki 21 день назад

I miss him and his generation of leaders and news people.

@steveconn 5 месяцев назад

Dan gettng thrown under the bus for a joke of a leader like Dubya was as bad as Kathy Griffin for Trump. Roll on, Dan!! ❤🎉🎉🎉

@NHLblkgurl 5 месяцев назад

Isn’t “Dubya” now Michelle and Barack’s newest bestie? .. and forging documents and trying to pawn off as actual military based records, used to overthrow an election, is your idea of an honest journalist?

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

Dan Rather got fired for putting out a fake news story and getting caught. CBS had no choice but to dismiss him.

@CarolynBucy 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Dan! 😊

@j.wm.roberts52 4 месяца назад

Next to Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, has been the voice of reason, understanding, and making this country understand what it takes to keep this fragile country strong, resilient, and vibrant. I'm glad he's still here to hear what we, the people, think of him. You're in the pantheon of those who have kept us true to the principles, those unfulfilled, in this country.

@Black_Caucus 5 месяцев назад

6:40 the raw emotion from Dan truly displays his feelings

@fryaxoof2521 4 месяца назад

Thank you Mr. Dan Rather for all of your work..

@mikecallahan8234 5 месяцев назад

A man that can weep on television, in full view of millions has my undying admiration and respect.

@laserluver1 27 дней назад

The gold standard for news anchors.

@Ryan-on5on 5 месяцев назад

What I admire most about Mr. Rather is his willingness to admit to not only embrace professional failures and mistakes, but also derive life lessons from them. He realized he majorly fouled up in the Bush Jr. reportage, has fully owned up to his grave error, and uses this misstep as an example to others in similar positions of trust of what NOT to do. This kind of integrity and introspection is becoming increasingly rarer in today's media, I regret to say!

@bigverybadtom 5 месяцев назад

The lesson he taught people was that don't be stupid enough to use obviously phony documents and think you won't be caught!