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Did Dan Rather wrongly announce that Reagan was dead following the shooting attempt on his life (allegedly by Hinkley)?
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Is there a sound bite of Dan announcing this or is this based on memory?
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Someone was telling me the story of what they did that day, and that particular detail stood out as something I could possibly verify.
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James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
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Looks like Rather announced James Brady's death prematurely, not Reagan's:
http://encyclopedia.gwu.edu/index.php?ti...n_Shooting
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ok thank you.
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
