A Quote by Walter Cronkite

Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy.

Walter Cronkite

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Dan Just Rather

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Walter Cronkite
American - Journalist
November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009

Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview with Dan Rather. It happened to be not confidential. But it was an interview with Dan Rather.

Floyd Abrams

Walter [Cronkite] sang me a little sea chantey. The verse ended, 'Just watch your back with Dan [Rather], dear, just watch your back with Dan.'.

Connie Chung

CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that Dan Rather doesn't work for the police, and that people that speak to Dan Rather understand that he's a journalist and not a police agent.

Floyd Abrams

One of the interpreters hired by CBS for the Dan Rather/Saddam Hussein interview adopted a phony Arabic accent. You know, maybe CBS should have hired somebody with a fake Dan Rather accent to ask tougher questions.

Jay Leno

A war is like when it rains in New York and everybody crowds into doorways. They all get chummy together perfect strangers. The only difference, of course, is in a war it's also raining on the other side of the street and the people who are chummy over there are trying to kill the people who are over here who are chums.

Larry Gelbart

The Heisman Trophy equivalent in collegiate wrestling is named the Dan Hodge Award, which illustrates just how Dan is perceived within that culture.

Jim Ross

One of the nicest things about NBC is that Tom Brokaw is not Dan Rather.

Michael Gartner

In the end, Dan Rather's legend skewered him, CBS and the craft of journalism.

Tina Brown

Dan moved forward and replaced Jonah at the helm. "I've got a plan!" "That's my man!" The famous grin disappeared as Jonah took in the grim determination in Dan's features. His expression was as flat and expressionless as a naked skull. Dan steered the hurtling boat directly toward the rocky shore. "Amy, hang onto that painting!" "That's not a plan!" Jonah shouted. "That's suicide!

Gordon Korman

Dan Rather is guilty of not being skeptical enough about a story that was politically loaded.

Bill O'Reilly

106 [degrees] in the valley... I was sweating like Dan Rather checking for forged documents.

Jay Leno

I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors.

Mika Brzezinski

How do you know, Dan? You were so young when they died. Do you really remember them?" "Not in my mind," Dan replied, gazing at the passing scenery. "But everyplace else.