Deadlines and Datelines

by Rather, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780688165666
• ISBN10: 0688165664
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-02
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Ranging from the Iraqi conflict to poverty in China, from tragedies such as the Oklahoma City bombing to triumphs in courage, Rather's book presents the unique insights of one of America's premier newsmen.

Author Biography

Dan Rather is anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News, anchor of 48 Hours, and correspondent for 60 Minutes II. He is the author of best-selling books, including The Camera Never Blinks and The Camera Never Blinks Twice. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jean Rather.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	xv
In the News, Across America
N.Y. Confidential	3	(2)
Small-Town Values, Big-Time Tragedy	5	(2)
Still Moving for Civil Rights	7	(2)
Service with a Smirk	9	(2)
A Trip to the Inner Suburb	11	(2)
Reggie Denny	13	(1)
Lessons from a Hero	14	(2)
Is There a Conductor in the House?	16	(2)
Yabba-Dabba-Duhhhhhh	18	(1)
Black History Month: An American Experience, Not a Marketing Campaign	19	(2)
An Unlikely Revolutionary	21	(2)
A Symbol Fills the Need of a New Generation	23	(3)
The Hard Truth About Hard Drugs	26	(2)
Phoenix Looks for Solutions	28	(2)
Lessons of an American Son	30	(2)
Jon-Benet's Pictures	32	(1)
Robber Barons of the Information Age?	33	(2)
A Road Trip with the Bad Boy of Radio	35	(2)
Songbird of the Smokies	37	(2)
The Air-Conditioned American Dream	39	(2)
Oklahoma Explosion	41	(2)
Victims After the Verdict	43	(2)
The Next Trial	45	(2)
The Right Stuff, Part II	47	(3)
Send Doobie	50	(2)
Sweet Liberty	52	(2)
Protecting the Dream---and the Protectors	54	(2)
Adoption	56	(1)
Leading Librarian Says Renewal Is Overdue	57	(2)
The W.N.B.A	59	(2)
Play Ball?	61	(1)
Religious Images	62	(2)
The AIDS Metaphor in Beauty and the Beast	64	(7)
Foreign Policies, Global Perspectives
China, America, and the Future	71	(2)
Yeltsin Reshuffles the Deck	73	(1)
Straight Talk on Iraq	74	(2)
Saddam's Influential Associate	76	(3)
Cuba's National Pastime Isn't Politics or Religion	79	(2)
Castro Hears the Clock	81	(3)
Saddam's Unchanging Character	84	(2)
The New ``Great Game'' in the Caspian Sea	86	(2)
The U.N. As Usual: Intrigue and Information	88	(2)
Independence Won, Opportunities Lost	90	(2)
``Wild Bill'' Goes to North Korea	92	(2)
Strangers on a Train	94	(2)
A Visit to the Good Earth	96	(2)
Economic Forecast for Japan---from a Surprising Source	98	(2)
The China Connection---To Iran	100	(3)
The New Miserables	103	(5)
The Washington Scene: Politics and Politicians
Lives of the Hunted	108	(2)
Debates and Decisions	110	(2)
Kids Read the Darnedest Things	112	(2)
Clinton's August Ally	114	(2)
All the President's Men and Women	116	(2)
Two Against the World	118	(2)
A Dangerous Man	120	(2)
Underestimated Features	122	(2)
Madeleine Albright Is Ready for Her Close-up	124	(3)
Bill Cohen Does His Homework	127	(2)
Looking to Asia, Bob Rubin Fights Off Depression	129	(2)
Between Entertainment and Politics	131	(2)
Out of the Starting Gate	133	(2)
How to Handle a Woman	135	(2)
Default Lies Not in Our Stars	137	(2)
Gridlock ... and Service	139	(1)
Vietnam Wins: Clinton Lifts the Trade Embargo	140	(3)
Anti-Semitism and the Clinton Doctrine	143	(1)
An Open Letter, Openly Ignored	144	(5)
Tributes
The Last Grandmother	149	(2)
Touched by a Princess	151	(3)
A Poet with a Camera in Tow	154	(4)
A Saint Who Knew What She Wanted	158	(2)
American Journalism Is a Truly Friendly Place	160	(2)
Symbol of a Turbulent Era	162	(1)
Role Model for a Generation	163	(2)
The Lessons of Loy	165	(1)
The Last Genuine Article	166	(4)
Mantle	170	(1)
Alone	171	(2)
The First Danny Award	173	(2)
Unlucky Lucci	175	(1)
Women We Love	176	(3)
Tammy Wynette
Love Me Tender	179	(4)
The Lighter Side
I Don't Want My MTV, or Bring Back the Test Pattern!	183	(2)
The Dumb Bass	185	(2)
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Easter	187	(2)
Don't Let It Be Forgot for One Brief Shining Moment	189	(2)
It Takes Two ... and a Considerable Amount of Chutzpah	191	(1)
When Scandal Rocks the White House	192	(3)
Cartoon Carnival	195	(1)
Consciousness School	196	(2)
If a Complex Series of Biological Responses Be the Food of Love...	198	(1)
When They're Sixty-four	199	(1)
Are We Having Fun Yet?	200	(2)
Coming to a Theater Near You	202	(1)
Really Useful Ratings	203	(2)
The Weather Outside Is Frightful	205	(1)
El Nino and the Brilliant Pebbles	206	(2)
For Which We Would Borrow a Title from James Joyce	208	(3)
Index	211