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‘Saddest of Days’: Dan Rather’s Wife of 67 Years Dies at 89

‘A TRUE TEXAN’

Dan and Jean Rather met while working at a Houston radio station.

Claire Lampen
Claire Lampen 

Reporter

Jean Rather (left) and Dan Rather (right)
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Claire Lampen

Claire Lampen

Reporter

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