Dan Rather Has Never Covered Conventions Like These
This week's Democratic Convention will be unlike any in history. But before this unconventional convention begins, we look at what it means in the context of that history.
An episode of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Dan Rather Has Never Covered Conventions Like These" was published on August 17, 2020 and runs 25 minutes.
August 17, 2020 ·25m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Summary
This week's Democratic Convention will be unlike any in history. But before this unconventional convention begins, we look at what it means in the context of that history.
Episode Description
This week's Democratic Convention will be unlike any in history. But before this unconventional convention begins, we look at what it means in the context of that history. What's at stake?
On Today's Show:
As the DNC gets underway, Dan Rather, former news anchor for the CBS Evening News, president & CEO of "News & Guts" and now author of the Audible Original Dan Rather: Stories of a Lifetime, looks back on his years covering conventions, including being roughed up by security guards on the convention floor in Chicago in 1968, and offers current analysis.
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