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Did Dan Rather wrongly announce the killing of Reagan? - Drew Phipps - 02-11-2014

Did Dan Rather wrongly announce that Reagan was dead following the shooting attempt on his life (allegedly by Hinkley)?


Did Dan Rather wrongly announce the killing of Reagan? - Magda Hassan - 02-11-2014

Is there a sound bite of Dan announcing this or is this based on memory?


Did Dan Rather wrongly announce the killing of Reagan? - Drew Phipps - 02-11-2014

Someone was telling me the story of what they did that day, and that particular detail stood out as something I could possibly verify.


Did Dan Rather wrongly announce the killing of Reagan? - R.K. Locke - 02-11-2014

Looks like Rather announced James Brady's death prematurely, not Reagan's:

http://encyclopedia.gwu.edu/index.php?title=President_Reagan_Shooting


Did Dan Rather wrongly announce the killing of Reagan? - Drew Phipps - 03-11-2014

ok thank you.