“I reached out to her right after it was announced that she was taking the job. Nothing ever came of that - I reached out to her and had a conversation with her and that was the last I’ve heard. I do want to make clear that I never have had, nor do I now have, any animosity toward her - I thought I could help her because frankly, I didn’t think she had any idea that she knew what she was stepping into - all the problems with infrastructure that had been severely damaged over the past few years.” — Dan Rather on whether he bothered to bond with his replacement Katie Couric [HuffPo]