Dan Rather, at 92, on a life in news

[@CharlieHaber]

I’m very glad that you guys did this while he is still alive.

[@JoeGator23]

His career died long ago... at least we are not speaking ill of the dead. He earned it.

[@alanscott7321]

Agreed. Dictionary definition should be amended to read, "reporter ... , see Dan Rather."

[@bigverybadtom]

@@alanscott7321 A reporter who was caught putting out a fake news story and got fired for it.

[@davidmusser7927]

Yeah, so we can bad-mouth him now, so we don't have to speak ill of the dead!

[@DCGuy1997]

@@bigverybadtom Yeah. Admitted he made a mistake, unlike some "news" channels that had to be sued to tell the truth.

[@angelariebli4843]

This man is, was, and always will be - a LEGEND. He's the GOAT of journalism. I wish we had this kind of integrity in today's media.

[@bigverybadtom]

But putting out the fake news story using obviously fake documents made him a goat. Walter Cronkite hated Bush but agreed Dan Rather has to go.

[@kathiefleming2830]

Intensional lying 🤥 is now the journalism mantra. Shameful.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@kathiefleming2830 Not when liars get caught out, as exactly what happened to Rather. Walter Cronkite hated Bush, but he agreed Dan Rather deserved to be expelled from CBS.

[@PurooRoy]

The GOAT who got the details of Kennedy's assassination wrong. Or has that been forgiven?

[@geneparmesan8108]

Seeing footage of him in the 60s and 70s really puts into perspective how long he's been around for. What a legend.

[@JayBee-cr8jm]

Just think, he and Biden are almost crib mates.

[@bigverybadtom]

Not all long-lived people are good people.

[@pnwmeditations]

In his memoir, he mentions early in his media career working during the McCarthy scare of the 1950's. The man's got one hell of a resume!

[@RoySFord]

Very true. I met him back in 1997, at Sam Houston State University when they were dedicating the Dan Rather Communications building.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@RoySFord Is it still called that?

[@lifewithfartun3726]

Grateful to have had the first few years of my life with Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings. I miss those days, those were the days of good journalism.

[@coreydavis6427]

Very true the 1980's and 1990's was the best. To me they are the only true ones after Walter Crockett. But the guy on ABC World News comes close.

[@lifewithfartun3726]

@@coreydavis6427 Oh yes, David Muir was mentored by Peter Jennings 😊

[@Adrian-e2r]

Imagine in this day and age, a man says I was wrong and I am sorry

[@JoeGator23]

Imagine in this day and age a professional that cannot tell you the definition of a woman. We've lost the plot... next step is to devolve into a third-world nation controlled by elitist shills.

[@rodneyoneil-kb1xk]

WELL,,BACK IN HIS DAYS,,BEING,,TOTALLY HONEST,,WAS A ,,TRADEMARK,,NOT SO,,MUCH NOW,,, LIKE I SAID,,PROBABLY,,BEFORE,,,,HE CAME DOWN THAT,,ESCALATOR,,,,BUT,,HE DEFINITELY,,MADE IT,,MUCH MUCH WORSE,,,,

[@matthewnelson4298]

Before the dark times before the boomers

[@andyanderson1383]

@@matthewnelson4298 People nowadays lack respect for each other or for their thoughts or opinions. I think everyone should be able to agree to disagree but try doing it with respect!

[@bigverybadtom]

@@matthewnelson4298 Isn't Rather a boomer himself?

[@srichey444]

Love you Mr. Rather! Thank you for being such a important part of my Childhood. What a decent, kind, and wonderful Man. God bless you! 🙏🏽✝️

[@the_gold_canopy]

I remember back in the 80's, sitting in the living room watching the 6 o'clock news with my old man. Watching this makes me think of all the news stories we watched throughout the 80's, 90's, and 2000's. 🇺🇸

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

Same.

[@LilyJ0000]

Amen!!❤

[@bigverybadtom]

Including the fake one which brought him down.

[@the_gold_canopy]

@@bigverybadtom Oh boo hoo. He made a mistake. He's an American. 🇺🇸

[@bigverybadtom]

@@the_gold_canopy What Rather did was not a mistake, it was a crime. And it doesn't matter if Dan Rather was a Martian. You put out a fake news story, you get outed, you've lost all your credibility. Deal.

[@Traceylynn06]

My grandfather watched Dan Rather for decades and I watched with him. He is an American Sweetheart. His interviews and news casts were amazing & his voice will forever be a part of American history. ❤

[@bigverybadtom]

The "Family Guy" program parodied his voice by having him whistle like a teakettle.

[@11cabadger]

Growing up, like many of you, I watched the news with my parents. At our house, it was Walter Cronkite and the CBS Evening News. My most vivid memory of Dan was getting roughed up by Dailey's thugs at the '68 convention. He signed off his last broadcast with the word "Courage". (A lot of people thought it was corny.) I've tried to apply that to every challenge I've faced. I'm forever grateful to Mssrs. Rather & Cronkite for modelling how to be principled and honest in a world that's making it seem unrealistic to do so.

[@StillYHWHs]

I remember him saying courage. I took it as a warning of what is to come. To take courage. We need reporters who are not afraid to go and get the real news.

[@ricyman5110]

This was Netanyahu's response to the AMERICAN lawmaker (Chuksumer) : "IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE, and we are not a banana country that is dictated to by anyone, EVEN AMERICA"... and yet the taxes of American citizens paid with sweat and tears gone to Israel😂😂😂 AIPAC lobbyist money is a haven for lawmaker and officials. Are you going to just watch them have fun with their lobbyists and your taxes, while you have trouble paying your taxes??,

[@JoeGator23]

@@ricyman5110 We have passed the event horizon, big war is in the near future. Soon none of any of this will matter.

[@DanHolmes-o9b]

Thumbs up to Cronkite, Brinkley and many others who never showed political partiality. Thumbs down to Rather and most every other demowoke 'journalist in recent memory. No independent thought equates to no values or principles desiring American solidarity. This country hasn't been this divided since before the Civil War. Wake up America.

[@joelspringman523]

These liars are the OPPOSITE of courageous.

[@ScottMorrisIV]

The man. The Icon. The Legend. The One & Only Dan Rather!!!!

[@tdp73]

I live in the Houston area. When Hurricane Carla came in 1961, Dan Rather was on the local Houston news. He stayed in Galveston on the top floor of the big post office. He broadcasted thru the hurricane when it hit Galveston, after the island had been evacuated. I was only 11 yrs old, but I remember watching him that day and night. Everyone was impressed with his courage and determination. Not long after that, he was transferred to New York for the evening national news.

[@brendaparkerwright7481]

I cried his last day at CBS!😢

[@GeorgeWashington-we3so]

Dan rather,Ted Koppel, and Tom Brokaw should do trump Harris debate just for the memories 😢

[@marilynsleeper8589]

A legend! Can't believe he is 92!

[@doug3819]

Same here. Young people should understand this will happen to us all including Tom Brady, Michael Jordan and LeBron James. As my late father use to say at 90 yrs old nobody can beat father time !

[@tmartinez1948]

Unbelievable 92 years old and listen how he speak so clearly and remembers everything! God Bless him❤️

[@bonitahobbs2374]

He got blessed.

[@marshalberger4250]

He was the voice of my generation. It wasn’t news if Dan rather didn’t report it. Thank you sir. Thank you for your dedication and hard work. And thank you for your calm voice, that was a part of my life for many years.

[@zzizahacallar]

I was a child when my parents watched him on the news.

[@christopherlauter9403]

I just watched CBS Sunday, my only regret in life is not being able to have a conversation with Dan Rather’s, you see as a child in 1970 at 12 years old. Dan made an impression on me and I always will remember that. My hope is that the Smithsonian institute, does something for Mr. Rathers because he is a part of the American fabric. I see the world today and often wonder what Mr. Rathers would think of America today? And the reason I would ask him that just because the America I grew up in is gone never to return. Unless you grew up in the 60s and 70s you’ll never understand. It was a different time a time that I miss horribly was America perfect no and that’s why I respect Mr. rather so much because he pointed out atrocities in America, and no other broadcaster could hold a candle to him. I would love to sit under that oak tree with Mr. Rathers, and just listen to his stories what a glorious life in Mr. Rathers if you ever read this, thank you for loving America the way I do.

[@JET7C0]

You can actually keep up with his views, up to the present day on current affairs, through the website substack, where he has one and writes many articles. You can see the most popular one at the top, "Why Am I Speaking Out?" Where he does reflect on America today? And his number one concern is for the survival of our democracy - and he feels the number one threat to it is Trump and those in his own party who out of fear and desire to ride his coattails won't oppose him. He takes great pains to say he's not left or right wing, or anything in between - but in today's two-party politics, "us vs. them", ultra-polarized atmosphere, where Trump called Democrats "vermin" - I guess that's hard for people to believe, yet I do. I've got plenty of concerns and issues with the Democrats and Biden, but when one party won't accept results of elections where they clearly lose the popular vote, nor can accept the majority of the nation don't agree with them on things like abortion: the choice is pretty clear.

[@jeffs8614]

I agree Dan Rather was one of the only reporters I knew of back in the day... He seemed to be everywhere and he had a commanding presence...for sure.....His only black spot was lying about the Zapruder film when he said Kennedy moved violently forward when we now all know it was "back and to the left" !

[@andyanderson1383]

I grew up watching Cronkite and then Rather......but I also have great admiration for Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings. They too, were great anchors in my opinion.

[@christinarandle6440]

News will never be like that again,him Walter Cronkite,David Brinkley

[@bigverybadtom]

@@jeffs8614 You forgot his fake news story about George W. Bush being AWOL using fake documents and getting caught at it. CNS had to dismiss him.

[@tony84.]

1:13, This is GOLD! And look at President Nixon stare after Dan Rather says, "no Mr. President, are you?" Dan Rather is a great reporter. He made a mistake with the Bush documents in 2004. He has apologized and that's all you can do. We are all human.

[@assassssasa]

If there was a huge world event, you watched the news at night and Peter Jennings or Dan Rather shared the highlights

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Don't forget Tom Brokaw.

[@tophernates]

​@@rhyancoleman6462Jim Lehrer

[@albertaleonard4021]

I miss you Dan Rather. You are a class act.

[@zxy78267]

He writes on a substack, and he's still great!

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

I'm 81 years old and I grew up and old along with Dan, Walter, Tom, Chet, and oh so many good honest, hard working people. but most of all every single one of them was and is a die hard patriotic "American to the core. as am I. God bless Dan and all of them. ECF

[@4thewinir344]

Growing up in the 80’s and 90s, we always had CBS on around dinner time. My mom started saying “good night Dan” after he closed out the news, and we would all say “Goodnight Dan” every night thereafter. I am fortunate to have experienced that era growing up. It’s truly sad that this generation doesn’t have the nightly model of respect, decency & sincerity that Dan Rather exemplified.

[@Clintsessentials]

When the news wasn't commentary.

[@JayBee-cr8jm]

Dan changed that. "Today, in President Bush's war in Iraq..." ~ D. Rather.

[@bedminstereric]

Right

[@LeoNaudin]

Growing up with Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings was an absolute privilege

[@andyanderson1383]

I absolutely agree with you. These three were and always will be the GOAT news anchors.

[@BillyColeII-dr6dk]

as are Chet Huntley and David Brinkley and Walter Cronkite....Stellar new anchors....no opinion, just objective reporting.....

[@bigverybadtom]

@@BillyColeII-dr6dk Walter Cronkite however agreed with the firing of Dan Rather.

[@BenLewis-zi8wg]

Dishonest people all major networks

[@kevinhuynh]

It is rare now a day to see someone likes the 3 “truth” reporters, Dan Rather, Peter Jenning & Tom Brokaw.

[@nitat4601]

I watched Mr Dan Rather & all the greats of broadcasting the news with mostly my grandfather! News isn't just news...The approach, the actual being in the arc of the story to get a better handle on it, the delivery, caring how it affects us as a community, a nation...That's what sets a great newsman)newscaster apart from everyone else & makes it all important & newsworthy! He'd atop tier newsman)anchor)reporter)down in the ranks)hands-on deliverer that made us watch & listen every time. 92 & STILL able to keep us informed #Blessings

[@svenlundergard1]

Best of all reporters EVER! Class, courage, respect, intelligence, integrity.

[@bluessoul1286]

I served Dan Rather a thundercloud sub 2x in Austin, TX airport. He was very kind

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

ha! that’s pretty cool

[@ghenefer]

Very Cool❤

[@Gudi102]

Dan is an absolute legend. He, Jennings and Brokaw. Icons of American news media. Great and impeccable professionals. Today its all big mess. Miss those 70's, 80's and 90's. Best time ever.

[@nonedo1121-kk5fh]

I miss Peter so much. All of them, but Peter.

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

Dan Rather is a national treasure. I wish him many more years of life with his beloved wife,Jean.

[@bigverybadtom]

Treasures are typically buried on desert islands.

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

@@bigverybadtom - Ha. Ha.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@grumpyoldlady_rants David Attenborough has been called a "national treasure" in Britain. He hates that.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@grumpyoldlady_rants David Attenborough has been called a national treasure too, but he hates that.

[@twhelostl61]

Who on this earth has not been in a sit down with Dan? The last 70 yrs? What a life. Thanks for your lifetime bringing the hottest topics into our lives.

[@hippydippy]

For 92 he looks amazing & "hands down" he is a National Treasure to the news industry & all of us who grew up with him.

[@antdell8730]

I hated the way that he left CBS, but I'm glad that he can now dictate how he finishes his own career.

[@IOSAShorts]

CBS Sunday Morning, Your videos always make me happy, so I subscribed!

[@derekb7814]

Dan Rather is a cornerstone of my childhood in the 70s and 80s and part of the reason why I have worked in news for 21 years now. What a national treasure and the last of the true journalists.

[@Toadyru]

So a known liar (he pushed a story that was a lie to sway an upcoming election) is someone you look up to?

[@pannamal5182]

Oh, you’re one of those paid liars. 😂

[@pinnacleproductions6275]

Journalist? Hahahaha good one!

[@seanpetaia]

Dang this man is history himself

[@wovfm]

Sad, he gave you the virus that poisoned journalism. When you fail to see through a bias fraud like Rather I would seek other employment than trying to decipher the news "objectively."

[@jimreilly9179]

So nice to see Mr Rahter again. We met once at a wedding in Texas. Mr.. Rather was modest and spoke to us for several minutes. We took a photo for my wife with him and he asked us to take a few more to insure that one was perfect. Great, polite man.

[@carlenegray3983]

Thank you Mr. Rather!! I grew up watching you in the 60's,70's,80's,90's and everything youve done since. I proud to say I'm a Dan Rather true fan. God bless you sir......❤

[@kaekeegan7032]

❤ Dan Rather. Truth, empathy and very informative!!

[@chrisfinch8637]

Dan Rather has seen a lot of history and such unfold in this country, and the world, when it came to himself reporting the news, on a daily basis. There’s only one Dan Rather, and we’re very thankful for him.

[@JayBee-cr8jm]

He sure loved equating us colored folks with watermelons. "Obama couldn't sell watermelons if you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic." ~ Dan Rather.

[@Ronniejamesleo]

Didn't biden just buy a bunch of fried chicken for some folks?

[@akrenwinkle]

@@JayBee-cr8jm He non-apologized later that this was an ancient rural expression he grew up with that could apply to anyone, and I believe that it didn't occur to him that nearly everybody else would take it as a targeted insult. He should have thought it out. But I'd point out that Biden has said outrageous things that clearly display a negative opinion of the demographic that elected him.

[@jeffhext]

He's been an ideological hack his entire career

[@bigverybadtom]

@@akrenwinkle Biden's head has been out of order for the past decade.

[@rikkiechambers4959]

A man of true character .. this interview made me cry .. he is what’s lacking in society today and I fear there are few left like him .

[@bigverybadtom]

I remember a Punch magazine cartoon where a gypsy is sitting outside her wagon with a black eye. A sign is there saying, "Let the gypsy Mayo read your TRUE character." Dan Rather must have visited her.

[@ittibittinurse]

Great liar. He left in disgrace.

[@AntonioBarsanio]

I think we don't have these huge personalities today in journalism.

[@manofthehour6856]

Yes, and therein lies the problem. Dan Rather was a journalist and did not seek to be the news. Today, many of the people on TV "news" (often opinion and commentary if cable unlike the original days of CNN) are personalities. Anderson Cooper appears on a New Years' Eve program doing shots with Kathy Griffin? It's unconscionable to me. The standards have gradually eroded, and things serious journalists of his era would never think of doing are now, somehow, accepted. People have become to interested in the talking heads themselves as a form of entertainment rather than the information that they are trying to (or should be) imparting.

[@adamhuffman3354]

Yea there’s just too many! As long as money can be made by reading the news and acting competition will be high.

[@Justin_Beaver564]

All huge personalities these days are political grifters

[@AntonioBarsanio]

@@adamhuffman3354 🤔

[@AntonioBarsanio]

@@manofthehour6856 You are totally correct.

[@mimim8532]

Great story. We were all so lucky to have him.❤ I edit- how many of us would love to join him at that oak tree and listen…..what is our contribution?

[@whiteGirl1966]

Well done, Dan Rather. You did a great job, delivering the news, to us. You made a positive impact, you can never know, just how much , it helped all of us. Thank you for your courage, and being, one of the best , on television, delivering the news to us. Happy retirement🎉🎉

[@zxy78267]

He's still writing. He has a substack, and it's really good.

[@tonyponchopeters]

I was young in his CBS years but I loved his show on AXS TV 'The Big Interview' were he would interview musicians or directors and sometimes actors. He was so good that I would watch episodes of people I had no real interest in. I'm glad they showed this because I was curious about his health.

[@mulletmanrobertvandamme505]

Those AXS TV showed another side of Dan. He was still a keen, aware and prepared reporter. Dan showed being the genuine fan of those artists he interviewed. Bravo Dan. Bravo.

[@ja78-l4d]

I was in high school when Mr. Rather signed off from CBS. His voice, like Peter Jennings and Tom Brokaw, echoed through our home as my Mom was preparing dinner for us. Happy to hear he's still doing what he loves in a way he can. All the best to you, sir!

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

Good Evening! This is the CBS EVENING NEWS, Dan Rather Reporting

[@jaysnowden2]

I miss the days when the news reported news without bias.

[@bigverybadtom]

That time never existed.

[@jondubb35]

@@bigverybadtom Mind boggling how many low information dolts think media personalities like Dan Rather reported “news” without bias. I guess the old saying, “The brainwashed do not know they’re brainwashed”, still rings true today.

[@warrenpaine]

What day was that?

[@mikeyposs3132]

News is facts! Bias is opinion and slant!

[@warrenpaine]

@@mikeyposs3132 Exactly. We get Bias from the Fake News.

[@johncrook9519]

Dan Rather, 92. Willie Mays, 93. Man, I'm getting old.

[@buckeyewill2166]

Me too

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

Willie Mays recently passed away. 😢

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, is 95! And how's this for age : Former President Jimmy Carter is 99 years young!

[@timbeckett6970]

Whether you agree with his political views or not you just have to respect the fact that he never gave in or backed down from a story. I love his Big Interview Show on Axess TV.

[@Ronniejamesleo]

I cant ever say i ever knew or cared. Most kept it to themselves back in those days. They were true journalists

[@RockFan89]

I did love his election night comments back in the 90s too. "The whole enchilada" when describing a candidate winning electoral votes, lol

[@ricyman5110]

This was Netanyahu's response to the AMERICAN lawmaker (Chuksumer) : "IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE, and we are not a banana country that is dictated to by anyone, EVEN AMERICA"... and yet the taxes of American citizens paid with sweat and tears gone to Israel😂😂😂 AIPAC lobbyist money is a haven for lawmaker and officials. Are you going to just watch them have fun with their lobbyists and your taxes, while you have trouble paying your taxes?x

[@RockFan89]

@@ricyman5110 who is Chuksumer? Are you trying to spell Chuck Schumer? Goodness.

[@yikes5790]

Leftist hack for a corrupt media.

[@lesliechandler1605]

I admire his endurance and focus and service!

[@frankstroveliii6229]

In junior high school, Mr. Rather's book "The Camera Never Blinks" sparked my interest for news and writing/reporting. What a career but, more importantly, what a man. I also live in Austin. It would be cool to run into him one day and get the chance to thank him.

[@CameronInEgyptsLand]

I hope you do too. I, like so many others, grew up watching his broadcasts. A true journalist, patriot, and gentleman.

[@gracie2298]

Might you contact him, cause randomly running into him is nil? Then come back to this thread & tell us please.

[@bigverybadtom]

Dress up as an old rock star and Dan Rather will find you.

[@audeanvatter7417]

Such integrity, such a gift to us all…that is Dan Rather. ❤

[@Ryan-on5on]

What I admire most about Mr. Rather is his willingness to admit to not only embrace professional failures and mistakes, but also derive life lessons from them. He realized he majorly fouled up in the Bush Jr. reportage, has fully owned up to his grave error, and uses this misstep as an example to others in similar positions of trust of what NOT to do. This kind of integrity and introspection is becoming increasingly rarer in today's media, I regret to say!

[@bigverybadtom]

The lesson he taught people was that don't be stupid enough to use obviously phony documents and think you won't be caught!

[@JohnJones-f6l]

Listened to Dan off and on for decades. Thank you Dan.

[@ericsamuelson5656]

I proudly grew up in the years of Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings in the 80s & 90s. I miss those broadcasts during my childhood. Love those vintage Dan Rather footages from the Walter Cronkite era.

[@redh8606]

Same

[@cynthiamason4069]

Honoring our elders, the ones who came before us and laid the path with their wisdom, seemed a lost pursuit, but here's CBS, showing it's class, respect and heart and soul.❤

[@HettiedeKorteDiplomaat]

I remember when he started. What I loved about him was his love for music and musicians. I can't believe is 92 years old. I love this man.

[@KittyCarlile-490]

I heard him talk about not being familiar w many or any of the musicians he interviewed and that he didn't listen to music much before

[@Carolyn-ff3fu]

His voice always captivated me.

[@bigverybadtom]

He ended up interviewing musicians because that was all he could do once he was finished as a news anchor.

[@mhmorris2018]

@@bigverybadtombless your heart- you have a lot of time on your hands to troll these comments

[@bigverybadtom]

@@mhmorris2018 Just enough to have some fun with certain people.

[@terribhatt4303]

Thank you, Dan - for your courage, your integrity, and your unwavering commitment to objectively reporting a story. All things that are sadly in short supply in American journalism today.

[@judd442009]

We loved this update. We never know that Dan was Lee's mentor.

[@JayBee-cr8jm]

Did you know that Rather attacked democracy and left it bleeding in the street with a prolapsed colon?

[@mauricethomas1783]

Thank you mr dan for saying how vets feel about other vets in combat comditions ,that you for your service sir Please take care

[@bigverybadtom]

Service? Dan Rather tried to join the Marines but washed out.

[@nyworker]

Very smart and very steady guy. He always kept his eye on the ball.

[@bigverybadtom]

Not so smart when he thought he could fool the world with fake documents.

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

A national treasure, thank you for your service to a worldwide community.🙏🏻❤️

[@ebybeehoney]

"Real news is what someone in power somewhere doesn't want you to know."

[@bigverybadtom]

Fake news, however, is simply fake news. Like the story about the MacMartin Preschool supposedly being a den of child molestation and it was all proven a hoax.

[@bigverybadtom]

And fake news is sometimes just fake news.

[@KatieGray1]

His substack has been one of the things keeping me sane through the craziness of modern American politics, and I cannot thank him enough for making it available to read via email for people like me who cannot afford to subscribe. Truly a gentleman and a scholar, and I appreciate his insight and empathy more than he'll ever know.

[@lvtiguy226]

Same here.

[@CeciliaVillalobos-ls6ie]

True Hero that knew how to present the news to his most trueful knowledge. Back when new was news not opinions

[@chriskrochak3092]

I graduated Temple University in their school of media and communication ten years ago, and Dan Rather was our guest speaker. When we got our diplomas we each got to shake his hand. I will never forget him taking the time to look each student in the eye, shake their hand, and make them feel proud of their accomplishment. He told me, a 22 year old kid, shaking my hand and making eye contact, “you earned this and I am very proud of you.” Dan Rather is a good man.

[@redmustangredmustang]

He's the same age as my grandpa who is also 92. He''s going to work until he dies or decides to retire.

[@catedney4165]

You are still the best Dan Rather! Thanks for all your honesty & hard work.

[@bigverybadtom]

Except for that fake news story incident that got him fired from CBS.

[@Tony-go7ej]

Dan rather a real news man

[@leahelizabethwolford5832]

At the age of 4 (yes, 4 y.o.) I would scramble in front of the TV and impatiently wait for the local news to end (as it seemed too false-cheerful and showy), and for Dan Rather to come on with the national news. Unlike the local news, he seemed to be someone I could learn from, I could trust, and had the perfect cadence of voice which made me feel that no matter how bad it was, and how things would end, it was going to be /okay/. And he would always tell me the truth. Those feelings persist today with a greater understanding of what he does and has done, and I am very grateful that he continues to deliver the news, albeit on a different platform. He is very much our Old Oak of America.

[@bigverybadtom]

Bill Cosby fooled us for fifty years too.

[@PAGAN19]

"...perfect cadence of voice..." Yes indeed! Exactly!

[@KatieGray1]

I feel very much the same about him, and was probably comforted by his cadence and candor from an early age as well. Thank goodness he still publishes his substack, and I hope he continues to do so for as long as possible. The man has so much wisdom he continues to deliver on a regular basis.

[@bigverybadtom]

Bill Cosby sounded like a good guy to me as well. I had no suspicions of the awful truth about him.

[@thezfunk]

Dan was right to question G.W. Bush's record. In the end, we learned that he was right to run that story. G.W. was essentially a draft dodger like the rest of his generation that was more privileged than the average American. To me, Dan Rather was the greatest nightly news person. I came along after Walter Cronkite. My dad taught Social Studies at the high school level for many, many years. One of the classes he taught was Current Events. One of the standing assignments in his class was to watch the news for discussion during class the next day. We didn't have cable so we watched one of three nightly news options. Dan was my dad's favorite. To avoid getting hookwinked by a student in his class, he would take notes to reference the next day. That's the reason we finally got a VCR is because my dad would tape the 30 min nightly news broadcast and then rewatch it, pausing any time he took notes. So, I watched (or overheard) Dan twice each night he was on, for many years. When I look at all the terrible news and new commentary and how ill informed people are, I can't help but feel nostalgic for Dan Rather.

[@jeanetteh.9240]

It sounds like your dad was a wonderful, conscientious teacher.

[@tomd3945]

No, in the end we found that Bush didn’t get preferential treatment to get into the TANG, that they were short of pilots, and that he was a competent pilot, flying a very difficult and dangerous jet. We learned that he never defied an order to get his annual physical, as alleged by Mapes, and that he was honorably discharged, not as AWOL. We learned that the documents cited as proof that he went AWOL were produced on a modern computer, not a 70’s era typewriter, and the virulently anti Bush source of the documents gave three different stories of how he came into possession of them. Fake, but accurate, is what Dan is clinging to. An honest person would admit when they were wrong. Dan, it seems, is not an honest person.

[@bigverybadtom]

Dan Rather knowingly told a big lie using fake documents. He deserved to be fired. Deal.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@lindabrown8421 They had to fire him when he put out a deliberately false story using fake documents.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@lindabrown8421 Dan Rather put out fake documents as real and got caught. Even Walter Cronkite said Rather deserved to be fired.

[@rosehughes1752]

One class act- we list real journalism with Walter C. and him!

[@wms5253]

Yes those were the days ❤

[@bigverybadtom]

Dan Rather got caught putting out a fake news story and got caught. Even Cronkite agreed Rather had to go.

[@thefamily512]

Class act? Um not reallly, he drinks the wrong kool-aid.

[@bigverybadtom]

@moshegoldbergTheKing Cronkite hated Bush too, but thought Rather's firing was justified.

[@BravesFan30281]

Hey Kenneth, what's the frequency?

[@nlryan1]

Been a Dan Rather fan since the minute he was knocked to the floor at the convention !

[@nlryan1]

@@ReverendSnedley I was watching the convention at the time, it was not a set up

[@paulatighe7073]

he was a fantastic man and journalist- and still is

[@breathspinecore]

A deep bow of respect, Mr. Rather. Every week night at 6:30 of my childhood was spent watching the evening news with Dan Rather (we were a CBS family). This man is, and always be, a father figure and moral/ethical hero of mine. And a salute to you, sir, for respectfully distinguishing at 6:26 the difference between a solider, a sailor, a marine, and an airman. That's a man who know's his American history.

[@kirkb2286]

Met him after he covered a hurricane in Mississippi. Asked if he would ever do it again… he looked at me and smiled and said only if you come with me…🤣

[@Jobe826]

Dan will always be my favorite news anchor. His voice reminds me of my childhood.❤

[@ultraviolettp3446]

Cannot believe he is still lingering around.

[@oiaiofoster4775]

He is One of THE BEST.

[@robertwoodpa6463]

Dan Rather: proof only the good die young.

[@lavishlex918]

92 yrs Old Still Sharp Wow ❗️I Was Just Born When He Climbed The Berlin Wall 😀

[@LisaLGruman]

Never stopped the admiration I've had for Dan Rather. Bless him. Thank you, sir!

[@redbarchetta8782]

Your Rock Musician interviews are historical. Thank you Dan for all these years of fantastic journalism.

[@sclogse1]

Better than Flo and Eddie?

[@kandisdenitto3400]

I remember him and miss the news we had when Dan Rather was on air.

[@yourstrulyquilts]

My favorite newscaster. And I miss him.

[@broaj1453]

I remember growing up and watching CBS evening news with my grandmother. Dan Rather went off the air two years before I graduated from undergrad. Its so amazing he is still with us.

[@IOSAShorts]

CBS Sunday Morning, I really enjoyed watching this, so I hit the like button!

[@k_np04]

This is the first time since 2006, that Dan Rather appears on CBS Television Network. Regardless of whether you watch TV or not, this is historical document.

[@tylerap1]

One of the greatest mews anchors of all time. Wish we still made em like they used to, we would all be better off for it.

[@sclogse1]

You can correct that.

[@mesocorny4366]

Thank you so much cbs for a tribute I thought you’d never do given all the elements of the separation, Dan I’ll probably never meet you but there’s no bigger fan than me - there’s no one like you & there never will be, the way ppl get their info these days I have to admit sort of brings me to tears but I hope in the future if there’s doubt your example will be embraced once again

[@alexandraoconner1093]

"Are you running for something?" "No, Mr. President, are you?" Love that.

[@Teresa-jj5mo]

Love this man ❤ bless him ❤

[@Wrangler98JPTJ]

A truly great man.

[@bedminstereric]

I heard he skipped out on his National Guard obligations. Evidence was a tweet he sent as a young man back in the 1950s.

[@grossepointemichigan]

😝

[@eascec8374]

Rather and Cronkite are the kings of CBS! I miss back when newscasts always have the breaking stories 24/7.

[@tammiedunbar6166]

I'm now in my 6th decade of my journey. I watched Dan Rather in my twenties his program started me to see the world beyond the Hemisphere of the Strange Fruit Trees.

[@Nicksonian]

In the end, Dan Rather was mostly correct about George W. Bush. His downfall seems like small peanuts today. But sadly, W. looks like a Boy Scout compared to Trump.

[@robertmusgrave9236]

At least he didn’t use the military for personal gain and power. I remember people of all political beliefs were upset and called the patriot act tyranny and abuse of power right after 9/11 those were still some more simpler times and Bush kept his cool and had some liberal beliefs that Trump would call him a radical left wing dem.

[@zxy78267]

I still read Dan Rather's substack. He remains one of the best journalists of my lifetime. I remember hearing his voice when I was just a child. He is a national treasure.

[@linlee5162]

God Bless, legendary 💜. Thank You😊

[@RUTHE1ONE]

Thank You Mr Rather

[@turdferguson1603]

My grandfather grew up with him. They were friends throughout their lives. My grandfather died 5 years ago, but he always liked Dan.

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

Did he ever explain how he became a embellishing liar?

[@turdferguson1603]

@Jeff-sp7bg wow really. 👌. Keep up the good work of being a piece of crap.

[@zxy78267]

​@@Jeff-sp7bgWhat is your issue? He is a great reporter. One story that he was given bad information on is not something to base his career on. He's done so much good work before and after that.

[@dennyallen7173]

Rest in peace Dan. You will live on.

He will live on because he's still alive.