Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News

Dan Rather

Grand Central Publishing, May 1, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages

This memoir by Dan Rather is told in a straightforward and conversational voice, and covers all the important moments of his journalistic career, including a frank accounting of his dismissal from CBS, the Abu Ghraib story, the George W. Bush Air National Guard controversy, new insights on the JFK assassination, the origin of "Hurricane Dan" as well as inside stories about all the U.S. Presidents he covered and all the top personalities Dan has either interviewed or worked with over his distinguished career.

The book will also include Dan's thoughts on the state of journalism today and what he sees for its future, as well as never-before-revealed personal observations and commentary.

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Review: Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News

User Review  - Michael Todd - Goodreads

In the last month, I've read Bob Schieffer's, Roger Mudd's and now, Dan Rather's memoirs. All three are similar in describing facts of events and how CBS News operated at the time. Sheiffer's is very ...

Review: Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News

User Review  - Lauren - Goodreads

This was such an inspiring book! Dan Rather describes his career in investigative news (as promised) but here are some bonuses: 1. An opinion on all recent presidents. 2. Some great tips on how to ...

About the author

Dan Rather is an award winning journalist who anchored CBS Evening News for decades. He is one of America's most decorated news journalists of all time.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News
• Author: Dan Rather
• Contributor: Digby Diehl
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2012
• ISBN: 1455502413, 9781455502417
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers