Remember, 41 embarassed Dan during the '88 campaign? My fuzzy memory is that Dan tried to embarass 41 over an incident, and 41 turned it around on him, asking how he'd like it if his entire career were judged by the 6 or 7 minutes when Dan walked off the show in a tiff.
Not that Rather ever liked Bush, but that was an awful moment for him and really was one of the turning points in the '88 election.