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Dan Rather Biography

Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He currently anchors a newscast called The News with Dan Rather at The Young Turks and was previously managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on the cable channel AXS TV. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9, 1981, to March 9, 2005. He also contributed to CBS's 60 Minutes. Rather became embroiled in controversy after presenting forged documents during a news report on President George W. Bush's Vietnam-era service in the National Guard and subsequently left CBS Evening News in 2005. He continued to work with CBS until 2006, when he left the network after 44 years.

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The Republican convention opens in New York to re-nominate George W. Bush and showcase the party's, quote, 'moderate side. ' Will voters buy it?

Convention, New York, Party, Republican, Voters

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.

America, Japanese, Pearl, Plunged, War, Years

To the pilot of a deep sea submersible, upon finding out what would happen if the craft sprung a leak while submerged. I'll trust you to make sure that doesn't happen.

Crafts, Happen, Make, Sea, Submerged, Trust

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

Dream, Education, Poking, Sharp, Stick, Thank You

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

Difficulties, Difficulty, Journey, Known, Long

It's the ratings, stupid, don't you know? They've got us putting more fuzz and wuzz on the air, cop-show stuff.

Air, Know, Stuff, Stupid, Wuzz

I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.

Honest, Honesty, Lying, Number, Things, Thinking

Music is important. It says things you heart can't say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they're doing - and don't take music for granted.

Cutting, Granted, Heart, Language, School, Versa

One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.

Important, Journalist, Journalists, Roles, Watchdogs

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

Advice, Everybody, Inspirational, Learn, Lesson, Life Lesson

Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder.

Light, Lights, Party, Turn, Turns, Wilder

Journalism is less addictive than communism.

Addictive, Communism, Journalism

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Alligator, Alligators, Creeks, Crossed, Taunt, Wisdom

I'm of the belief that you can have only one commander-in-chief at a time, only one president at a time. President Bush is our president. Whatever he decides vis-a-vis war or peace in Iraq is what we will do as a country. And I for one will swing in behind him as a citizen. . . and support whatever his decision is.

Belief, Country, Swings, Time, War

I'm part of nobody's world except Brezhnev's.

Brezhnev, Except, Part, World

Have you ever had any anger about President Bush - who spent his time during the Vietnam War in the National Guard - running, in effect, a campaign that does its best to diminish your service in Vietnam? You have to be at least irritated by that, or have you been?

Campaign, Diminish, President, Running, War

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Afraid, Anyhow, Cancer, Courage, Sympathy

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.

Back, Caves, Literature, Partisan, Political, Pressure

If you're in Journalism and you're looking for friends, you should get a dog.

Dog, Friends, Journalism, Looking, Should

I've never believed in measuring one's worth by the size of his or her bank account. I prefer to look at distance traveled.

Bank, Distance, Inspirational, Look, Looks

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