[caisson71]

The SOBs were lucky to be there in the first place.

[The Wizard]

I would have had Britt next to me

[RatherBiased.com]

This actually represented Rather's first "interview," as in possible contact with him, since Bush became President.

During the first Bush administration, Rather got no interview with Bush Sr. They had a reason as explained below:

"During the Bush presidency, we offered many interviews to CBS correspondents Bob Schieffer, Charles Kuralt, Randall Pinkston, Harry Smith, and others. All we wanted was someone who would be civil. But CBS management always said, 'No, only Dan Rather interviews the president.'"
--Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary

But that interview never happened.