Rather appeared for a “CBS Sunday Morning” interview tied to the Netflix debut this week of a documentary about his life.This photo shows Dan Rather with CBS correspondent Lee Cowan during an interview on “CBS Sunday Morning." 12:17 PM CDT April 29, 2024
into then-President George W. Bush's military record. Rather signed off as anchor for the last time on March 9, 2005, and exited the network when his contract ended 15 months later., Rather essentially became a nonperson at the news division he dominated for decades. In the documentary “Rather,” debuting Wednesday on Netflix, Rather said he thought he would survive the incident, but his wife, Jean, told him, “You got into a fight with the president of the United States during his reelection campaign. What did you think was going to happen?”