Dan Rather Recalls '60 Minutes' Scandal That Rocked CBS And Sparked New Film 'Truth'

90.5 WESA | By Essential Pittsburgh

Published October 15, 2015 at 1:36 PM EDT

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Television journalist Dan Rather attends a special screening of "Truth" at The Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in New York.

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In this image released by Sony Pictures Classics, Robert Redford portrays Dan Rather, from left, Cate Blanchett portrays Mary Mapes and Bruce Greenwood portrays Andrew Heyward in a scene from, "Truth."

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The movie “Truth” opens this weekend. It tells the story of a now-infamous report by Dan Rather, then with CBS, that explored and questioned the military record of former President George W. Bush and his service in the Texas National Guard that kept him from being sent to Vietnam. The movie stars Robert Redford as Rather and Cate Blanchett as “60 Minutes” producer Mary Mapes. The film is based on Mapes’ bestseller “Truth and Duty: The Press, The President And The Privilege Of Power.”

Dan Rather discussed the incident at the heart of “Truth” as well as the state of journalism in an archived interview with Essential Pittsburgh host Paul Guggenheimer on March 19, 2014.

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