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Phil Jones, the chairman of the CBS affiliation board and general manager of [[Kansas City]]'s [[KCTV]], demanded an apology from Rather. Miami CBS affiliate [[WTVJ]] dropped the newscast episode entirely and aired a syndicated rerun of a game show instead. The next day, Rather apologized for abandoning the anchor desk.
The following year, when Rather asked Vice President [[George H.W. Bush]] about his role in the [[Iran–Contra affair]] during a live interview, Bush responded, "Dan, how would you like it if I judged your entire career by those seven minutes when you walked off the set in New York?"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY4IuUByd_I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/yY4IuUByd_I |archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live |title=CNN Crossfire discusses Rather-Bush Tiff on CBS |publisher=YouTube |date=November 7, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Bush's media consultant [[Roger Ailes]] had a
In his 2013 book, Rather denied being angry or upset but only misinformed about the timing of the match.
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