Dan Rather

Dan Rather is an American journalist who anchored the CBS Evening News from 1981 to 2005 and reported on major U.S. and international events.

Walter Cronkite: An American broadcast journalist who anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. Cronkite preceded Rather as CBS’s most prominent evening-news anchor.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy: The killing of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Rather reported from Dallas and became nationally known through CBS’s coverage.
Killian documents controversy: The dispute over CBS’s 2004 report on documents concerning George W. Bush’s Texas Air National Guard service. The controversy led CBS to retract the report and Rather to leave the anchor desk.
The Huntley–Brinkley Report: An NBC evening newscast anchored by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from 1956 to 1970. Its paired-anchor format contrasted with Rather’s solo role at CBS.
Lesley Stahl: An American television journalist and longtime correspondent for CBS News and 60 Minutes. Stahl worked alongside Rather at CBS News and covered major national stories.
Vietnam War: A war fought from the 1950s to 1975 between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. Rather’s reporting from Vietnam brought him prominence as a CBS correspondent.
CBS News: An American television and radio news division owned by Paramount Global. Rather’s career and the documents controversy unfolded within this news organization.
Nightline: An ABC late-night news program that began as coverage of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. Nightline offered extended event-focused coverage unlike the nightly network newscast Rather anchored.
Mike Wallace: An American broadcast journalist best known as a correspondent for CBS’s 60 Minutes. Wallace and Rather were leading figures in CBS’s hard-edged television journalism.
Watergate scandal: A political scandal involving the Nixon administration’s efforts to conceal its role in a 1972 break-in. Rather’s coverage of Watergate established his reputation for aggressive political reporting.

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