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Jane mayer, a correspondent with the wall street journal, answered host and audience questions about dan rathers controversial interview with vicepresident george bush. Deeply grounded in his upbringing in segregated houston, rather reminds us how far we have come as a nation. These are his personal reflections on the state of our political experiment, tempered by decades of observation, investigation and reportage. What unites us a conversation across the generations. Upcoming dan rather events in my area today, near my city tonight, this weekend, this summer. Selling a book turns out to be a full day of work, rather says during a call from the west coast. The journalist spoke with the tonight shows jimmy fallon about president trumps relationship with the press. We talked about his career in journalism and his new book, what unites us.
Dan rather, american newscaster and author who covered some of the most important historical events of his time, including the civil rights movement, the vietnam war, and the watergate scandal, during his four decades with cbs. Besides that, he will always be a local boy made good for many texans like myself. Dan rather was the folksy face of cbs evening news for 24 years famous for his arresting turns of phrase and affability. The rathers moved to houston when he was a child, where dan attended lovett elementary school and hamilton middle school. Written with collaborator elliot kirschner, the book is.
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