by Dan Rather
First published 2012
Dan Rather opens his professional life for examination in this candid memoir. The veteran CBS anchor recounts his journey through American journalism's biggest stories, from the Kennedy assassination to Hurricane Katrina. Rather addresses his controversial departure from CBS head-on, discussing the George W. Bush Air National Guard report that ended his anchor career. He shares behind-the-scenes encounters with every president he covered and reveals personal observations about major news personalities. The book explores his reporting on Abu Ghraib and other defining moments that earned him the nickname "Hurricane Dan." Rather also examines journalism's current challenges and offers his vision for the profession's future. This memoir delivers unfiltered insights from a reporter who witnessed history firsthand.
Genres: american, autobiography, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, journalism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Abu Ghraib, CBS, America
Period: Kennedy Assassination, Hurricane Katrina
320 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group