Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
Bob Lloyd Schiefferis an American television journalist. Schieffer married Patricia Penrose Schieffer in 1967. They have two daughters and three granddaughters...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth25 February 1937
CityAustin, TX
CountryUnited States of America
sports people way
American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.
snow heavy worst
I guess the worst snow was the Kennedy inauguration in 1960. Heavy snow.
independent white house
At the White House, everybody works for the same person. They're all part of the same company. But on Capitol Hill, they're all independent contractors. They all work for themselves. That's a formula for getting news.
thinking impact community
I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
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I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it. Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.
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Well, are they really thinking that maybe they could lose control of the House next time around?
american-journalist came networks people stayed viewers
But with 9/11, we found that people tended to come back to the networks and the people who had been our core viewers in the past came back and they have stayed with us.
absolutely fun might sure
I kind of think this might be something fun to do, but I want to make absolutely sure that this is what I want to do.
katie
I'm a big Katie fan, I've always been a big Katie fan.
anchor continue duties face nation
But I'm not too old to continue moderating Face the Nation . I'll continue that indefinitely after the anchor duties are concluded.
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He's got a great track record, ... He's innovative. He's a guy with ideas. He's made CBS Sports something we can all be proud of and he sets very high standards. I think all of that will translate very well.
addition cbs terrific
I couldn't be happier. She's going to be a terrific addition to CBS News.
american-journalist aspect people time
The most challenging aspect of it is not interviewing the people, but getting the right people at the right time to be interviewed.
glamour star
It was the glamour beat; that's where you put your star reporter.