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Dan Rather

American newscaster
Also known as: Dan Irvin Rather
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Dan Rather (born October 31, 1931, Wharton, Texas, U.S.) is an 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. Rather grew up in Texas, where his father laid pipeline for oil fields. The family eventually settled in a working-class neighbourhood in Houston. Following through on childhood aspirations of becoming...

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