Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr.is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He is now 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 about a disputed news report involving President George W. Bush's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth31 October 1931
CityWharton, TX
CountryUnited States of America
The American Dream is one of the greatest ideas in the history of human achievement . . . It thrives today in an age when its core components of freedom and opportunity are open to more Americans than ever before. It holds a real, identifiable place in the American heart and mind, and it informs the aspirations of everyone from farmers to software developers, from detectives to bankers, from soldiers to social workers . . . It defines us as a people, even as we add to its meaning with each new chapter in our national experience and our individual actions.
I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.
The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you.
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'.
A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.
a necessary process to deal with a difficult issue, at the end of which four good people have lost their jobs.
First of all, from where I sit, I am leaving on a high note, ... and a higher note than I deserve and certainly a higher note than I ever thought possible when I walked into this job. Secondly, what's gone on these past few months, it all goes with the territory, as the cliche goes. It's part of the turf, particularly if you're determined to at least try to be an independent reporter. And I understand that very well.
There was a connection between the leadership and the led . . . a sense of, 'we're in this together.
Satire is particularly valuable in a country like ours.
I voted against the story before I voted for it.
Television sometimes has difficulty with depth and breadth, context and perspective, but what it does best is take you there. And this coverage took everybody there, up close and personal. You can see people hurting, you can see the response has been too slow. You almost don't need words.
At the core, the red, beating heart of reporting is something with intelligence, something with quality, something that aspires to excellence.
To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.
I don't want to be argumentative, Mr. Vice President.