Rather's reporting during the national mourning period following the Kennedy assassination and subsequent events impressed CBS News management. In 1964, they selected him for the network's White House correspondent position. When White House correspondent, he contributed to the subsequent events following the Kennedy assassination. In 1965, he contributed to the reporting of return to Washington from Dallas by Charles von Fremd during a conversation that NBC Director Max Schindler, who directed the coverage of the arrival for the networks, did with President Lyndon B. Johnson, at the White House for the TV networks.
Rather's reporting during the national mourning period following the Kennedy assassination and subsequent events impressed CBS News management In 1964 they selected him for the network's White House correspondent position When White House correspondent he contributed to the subsequent events following the Kennedy assassination In 1965 he contributed to the reporting of return to Washington from Dallas by Charles von Fremd during a conversation that NBC Director Max Schindler who directed the coverage of the arrival for the networks did with President Lyndon B Johnson at the White House for the TV networks