There is no need to review the technical evidence about the memos, except to note that 1970s-era typewriters lacked word processing features such as superscripts, kerning (adjusting the spaces between letters to improve readability), proportional spacing and mathematically centered titles. A detailed account of the scandal, which became famous as “RatherGate,” can be found here.
To many, the debunking of the 60 Minutes segment For the Record was a brilliantly effective exercise in free speech that prevented a slanted hit piece from influencing a national election. But to Mapes and Rather, it was a profound injustice.
Dan Rather’s Revenge and the Battle for Free Speech
PJ Media ^ | October 17, 2014 | Scott Swett
Posted on 10/17/2014, 2:13:09 PM by Interesting Times
f any definitive evidence to the contrary of our story is found, we will report it. So far, there is none.
— CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather