Clay Miller says on 12/Jun/07
Dan Rather is still distinguished as a journalist. I was in the National Guard, and I knew of the fact that a company commander could approve alternate service. It was my understanding that one only needed to meet the required MUTA (unit days required). I believe that Rather missed this one. However, still left unresolved was the interview with Bush I. I believe that Rather was the quintessential anti-government activist. I, a Bush supporter, feel that his departure left the American public without a bully-pulpit analyst. I disagree with his acquiescence to accepting the Warren Commission, but hey, I knew he was a journalist who would hold feet to the fire. One or two mistakes does not a disgraced journalist make, in my opinion. Has Russia ever had such a pivotal figure in journalism. I believe not.

MD says on 1/Sep/06
This height is very surprising, because I'm watching a report on Rather, right now, and they've shown clips with him and ex-president Nixon, and Saddam Hussein standing right by them, and always in dress shoes, and he looked a noticably taller than BOTH of the men. What is going on? These were not trick camera angles or anything, and spanned a time or what looked like 20 years or more. Perhaps he really was a full 6-feet not too long ago?

Frank2 says on 1/Mar/06
I met Tom Brokaw back in the 1970's at NBC and he was exactly my height which is 5'11". I remember being surprised he was that tall since on camera he looked short. As for Dan, he was never over six feet. My guess is he was also 5'11" when he was younger and like so many Texans always wore cowboy boots with high heels. At least the one time I saw him in person he was dressed that way. That was about ten years ago at the Emmys. He looked to be around six feet in those boots. They looked kind of silly since he was wearing a tux at the time.

MeLiSsA says on 21/Feb/06
He was at my cousins wedding and he wasn't that tall. I was in heels tho

Glenn says on 13/Jan/06
wow.I think if its the right guy I met he was 5-7,5-8! must find pic!

Mr. R says on 12/Jan/06
I met Dan in New York around 1983, and he was definitely 6 feet at that time. A little taller than me.

[Editor Rob: he must have shrunk!]

Paul says on 6/Jan/06
I've never seen Rather in person, but at political event in 1996 I was very close to both Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings as they were covering the event. Brokaw looked to be a little under 6 foot while Jennings was quite tall. 6'2" to 6'3".

I've seen various other news personalities at other events, but most were sitting down. The thing that stuck me about most of them is how thin they are. TV likes pretty people I guess. Judy Woodruff in particular was almost skeletal.