50 Years Ago Today: I think we've got a bunch of thugs here, Dan

50 years ago, Dan Rather took a punch to the gut. 

Rather was working the floor of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and as he was trying to talk to a delegate, security stepped in and roughed up Rather. 

He's the scene with Walter Cronkite anchoring the coverage and Dan Rather on the floor. 

We can assure you, not a single selfie was taken. 

While trying to interview a Georgia delegate being escorted out of the building, CBS News correspondent Dan Rather was grabbed by security guards and roughed up. While Rather was reporting from the convention floor, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite turned his attention towards the area from where Rather was reporting.

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