An Evening with Dan Rather

On Tuesday evening November 1st, 2016, veteran journalist Dan Rather joined Friends of the LBJ Library members to speak about his remarkable career spanning six decades in print, radio, and television news. The program was moderated by LBJ Library Director Mark Updegrove.
Rather, a native Texan, has covered almost every major news event since the 1960s, including President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, the U.S. civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He was anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News for 24 years. He now serves as president and CEO of News and Guts, an independent production company.
The evening was co-hosted by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.
Learn more: www.lbjlibrary.org

[@theend9258]

What a remarkable career!

[@lizgichora6472]

Extraordinary exceptionalism: Remarkable honest brokerage in investigative journalism, you've given us plenty of helpful insights and nudge to curiosity. Why integrity in reporting matters, thank you very much for encouraging many. To Hope, Healing and Unity💜

[@bvgftr2]

thankyou!

[@gregohare6412]

Thanks for posting. Mr. Rather has great insight into the issues of our time. A real pleasure to listen in.

[@lovingsongs1762]

Dan Rather certainly lacked insight when he made a conscious decision to lie to his viewers about George W.Bush. Although I didn't care for either Bush president, Rather shamed himself forever by deliberately lying about W. And he was brought down by a man who simply knew the history of the Selectric typewriter. It's sickening to listen to this adulation of a man with no ethics.

[@evekeith1335]

Very interesting

[@janiekcarney5482]

It’s insightful hearing Mr. Rather thoughts on Nov. 2020. His thoughts were right on. We are living the worst nightmare.

[@bvgftr2]

best anchor ever!

[@1burnman]

this should be interesting