Deadlines and Datelines

by Rather, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780688179052
• ISBN10: 0688179053
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-13
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Ranging from political campaigns to public school crises to turmoil in Russia, the bestselling author and "CBS Evening News" anchor examines the tragedies and triumphs that shape our nation. Complete with new essays on recent events, Rather explores America at the end of the twentieth century and looks ahead to its future as we enter the twenty-first. With his distinctive blend of frontline energy and a journalist's knack for a good story, Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe. With candor, compassion, and sometimes irreverence, Rather examines world leaders and local heroes."Deadlines and Datelines" is not without lighter moments. In one laugh-out-loud essay, Rather skewers the phenomenon of "dumb bass," or bass that are bred to go after any hook in sight. On the culture beat, Rather offers personal interviews and insightful appreciations as well as a compelling tribute to JFK, Jr. Throughout these essays, Rather offers readers a wide range of though-provoking observations, and shows yet again the skill and intelligence that have made him "part of our world"

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
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)
Healer, Heal Thyself, Please	9	(2)
A Trip to the Inner Suburb	11	(2)
Reggie Denny	13	(2)
Lessons from a Hero	15	(2)
Is There a Conductor in the House?	17	(2)
Respect in Schools	19	(2)
Black History Month: An American Experience, Not a Marketing Campaign	21	(2)
Waco Revisited	23	(2)
A Symbol Fills the Need of a New Generation	25	(3)
The Hard Truth About Hard Drugs	28	(2)
Phoenix Looks for Solutions	30	(3)
Lessons of an American Son	33	(1)
Jon-Benet's Pictures	34	(2)
Robber Barons of the Information Age?	36	(2)
Songbird of the Smokies	38	(2)
The Air-Conditioned American Dream	40	(2)
Oklahoma Explosion	42	(2)
Victims After the Verdict	44	(2)
The Next Trail	46	(3)
John Glenn	49	(2)
Send Doobie	51	(2)
Sweet Liberty	53	(2)
Protecting the Dream---and the Protectors	55	(3)
Adoption	58	(1)
Leading Librarian Says Renewal Is Overdue	59	(2)
The W.N.B.A.	61	(2)
Play Ball?	63	(1)
The Internet: A News Revolution?	64	(8)
The AIDS Metaphor in Beauty and the Beast	72	(7)
Foreign Policies, Global Perspectives
China, America, and the Future	79	(2)
Yeltsin Reshuffles the Deck	81	(2)
Straight Talk on Iraq	83	(2)
Saddam's Influential Associate	85	(3)
Cuba's National Pastime Isn't Politics or Religion	88	(3)
Castro Hears the Clock	91	(2)
Saddam's Unchanging Character	93	(3)
The New ``Great Game'' in the Caspian Sea	96	(2)
The U.N. As Usual: Intrigue and Information	98	(2)
Independence Won, Opportunities Lost	100	(3)
Waiting for Light	103	(2)
Strangers on a Train	105	(2)
A Visit to the Good Earth	107	(2)
Economic Forecast for Japan---from a Surprising Source	109	(2)
The China Connection---To Iran	111	(2)
The New Miserables	113	(7)
The Washington Scene: Politics and Politicians
Lives of the Hunted	120	(2)
Two Against the World	122	(2)
Listening to America, One-on-One	124	(4)
Thinking About Thinking About It	128	(2)
Underestimated Features	130	(2)
Out of the Starting Gate	132	(2)
Blue Skies and Green Lights	134	(2)
Are You Running for Something, Mrs. President?	136	(2)
Madeleine Albright Is Ready for Her Close-up	138	(3)
Bill Cohen Does His Homework	141	(3)
The Weary Warrior	144	(2)
Dan Burton: Soft Walk, Big Stick	146	(2)
Default Lies Not in Our Stars	148	(2)
Gridlock...and Service	150	(1)
Vietnam Wins: Clinton Lifts the Trade Embargo	151	(3)
Anti-Semitism and the Clinton Doctrine	154	(2)
An Open Letter, Openly Ignored	156	(5)
Tributes
The Last Grandmother	161	(2)
Remembering John	163	(2)
Remembering Martin	165	(2)
The Princess of Pin Oak Creek	167	(2)
Touched by a Princess	169	(3)
A Poet with a Camera in Tow	172	(4)
A Saint Who Knew What She Wanted	176	(2)
American Journalism Is a Truly Friendly Place	178	(3)
Role Model for a Generation	181	(1)
The Lessons of Loy	182	(2)
The Last Genuine Article	184	(4)
Mantle	188	(1)
Alone	189	(2)
The Heroism of Married Love	191	(2)
Love Me Tender	193	(4)
The Lighter Side
I Don't Want My MTV, or Bring Back the Test Pattern!	197	(2)
The Dumb Bass	199	(2)
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Easter	201	(2)
Don't Let It Be Forgot for One Brief Shining Moment	203	(2)
It Takes Two ... and a Considerable Amount of Chutzpah	205	(2)
When Scandal Rocks the White House	207	(2)
Cartoon Carnival	209	(2)
Consciousness School	211	(2)
If a Complex Series of Biological Responses Be the Food of Love	213	(1)
That's Entertainment?	214	(3)
Are We Having Fun Yet?	217	(1)
Coming to a Theater Near You	218	(2)
Really Useful Ratings	220	(1)
The Weather Outside Is Frightful	221	(2)
El Nino and the Brilliant Pebbles	223	(2)
For Which We Would Borrow a Title from James Joyce	225	(2)
Acknowledgments	227	(4)
Index	231