By Stephen Smoot
In 1988, CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather sat in the catbird seat of global journalism. The Marine had earned his way to the top, taking on tough and dangerous assignments that demonstrated his great abilities. In 1981 he took over the anchor desk from his august predecessor Walter “the most trusted man in America” Cronkite, absorbing the carefully crafted reputation of his predecessor who in turn had absorbed the professional credibility established by the legendary Edward R. Murrow.
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