Dan Rather

Also known as Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr., Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather Jr., Daniel Irvin Rather, Daniel Rather, Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather

American broadcast journalist (born 1931)

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The war in Vietnam
Cyberstalker
After ten years
Juveniles and the death penalty
What we saw / CBS News ; with an introduction by Dan Rather

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Acting · Wharton, Texas, USA

Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. Rather spontaneously created the first radar weather report by overlaying a transparent map over a radar image of Hurricane…

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The Inquisitor — Self2025
Tiananmen Tonight — Himself2025
Breakdown: 1975 — Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)2025
Cover-Up — Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)2025
Biden's Decision — Self (archive footage)2024
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? — Self (archive footage)2024
Rather — Self - Journalist

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Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (/ˈræðər/; born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name in September 1961 after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla. He has reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as from Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.

Rather also famously reported from Dallas in November 1963 at the time that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Based on such reporting, he was promoted at CBS News, where he served as White House correspondent beginning in 1964. He served as foreign correspondent in London and Vietnam over the next two years before returning to the White House correspondent position. He covered the presidency of Richard Nixon, including Nixon's trip to China, the Watergate scandal, and the president's resignation.