I was there in Jones Hall in Houston that night. It was during an NAB convention. There was a collective gasp from where I sat in the back row from the folks around me when it became apparent that Mr. Rather was approaching the microphone. Then, after he introduced himself, the crowd, as they say, went wild. (I heard mostly applause) Which prompted Nixon's jab.
I was there in Jones Hall in Houston that night. It was during an NAB convention. There was a collective gasp from where I sat in the back row from the folks around me when it became apparent that Mr. Rather was approaching the microphone. Then, after he introduced himself, the crowd, as they say, went wild. (I heard mostly applause) Which prompted Nixon's jab.