Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. 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.

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• Entity:  Journalist, News Presenter, Reporter, Correspondent

• Born:  Daniel Irvin Rather Jr, October 31, 1931, Wharton, Texas, U.s.
• Age:  94 Years
• Education:  Sam Houston State University (Ba)
• Occupation:  Journalist, News Presenter, Reporter And Correspondent
• Years active:  1950–Present
• Spouse(s):  Jean Goebel
• Children:  2
• Born:  31 October 1931
• Wikidata description:  American Broadcast Journalist (Born 1931)
• Wikidata label:  Dan Rather
• Wikidata aliases:  Dan Rather, Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr., Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather Jr., Daniel Irvin Rather, Daniel Rather, Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather

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