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  Bob Schieffer - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
Schieffer is one of the few broadcast or print journalists to have covered all four major beats in the nation's capital - the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department and Capitol Hill.
Schieffer is a member of the Broadcasting/Cable Hall of Fame and is the recipient of the 2003 Paul White Award presented by the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
Schieffer joined CBS News in 1969 and, after a brief stint as a general assignment reporter, was named Pentagon correspondent, a post he held for four years.
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  Bob Schieffer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bob Schiefer is a Texas Christian University alumnus, and an alumnus of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Schieffer has written two books about his career in journalism: 'Face the Nation ;: My Favorite Stories from the First 50 Years of the Award-Winning News Broadcast," and "This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV." He is a regular guest on the Don Imus morning radio show.
Schieffer is the brother of Tom Schieffer, a friend and former business partner of President George W. Bush, who was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Australia 2001-2005 by President Bush and as of November, 2005 is currently the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
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 Barnes & Noble.com - Books: This Just in, by Bob Schieffer, Hardcover
Schieffer's journalism career spans 40 years, 30 of which were spent at CBS News as chief Washington correspondent and anchor of the Saturday Evening News and host of The Morning Show.
Schieffer, the folksy Texan perhaps best known for his longstanding role as moderator of Face the Nation, apparently has a Forrest Gump-like ability to be on the spot of breaking news.
Schieffer's recounting of his career is a facinating look at someone who saw first hand so much of the history of the 2nd half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st.
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 Benedict: ON THE LEFT, BOB SCHIEFFER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Schieffer and Simone then moved their conversation to the limitations of the CBS Evening News format, with Schieffer bemoaning the fact that his 22 minutes of nightly airtime left him unable to discuss topics that he really wanted to explore.
Schieffer is either astoundingly ignorant of the parameters of this issue, or wilfully misrepresenting it in support of his personal political agenda.
Schieffer next said that, in his opinion, nominees for the Supreme Court should have to receive "60%" of the votes of the Senate to be confirmed.
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 CNN.com - Transcripts
SCHIEFFER: I think it is not as important as the presidential debates, but probably more important than some of the vice presidential debates that we have seen in the past, because Dick Cheney is one of the, if not the most, powerful vice presidents that we have seen in modern times.
Schieffer, this may be a hard question, but over the years, do you have a favorite interview or one show that stands out in your mind more than others, other than Mr.
Schieffer that I bought his last book, and look forward to buying his new book, and I wanted to ask him what precautions CBS News are taking to avoid mistakes in projections like they did on election night last time in Florida.
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 Bob Schieffer lunch
Schieffer, chief political analyst for CBS and host of the talk show "Face The Nation," will be speaking at noon on Tuesday in the Teague Special Events Center.
Schieffer and Bacon had originally scheduled the event for last March, but it was canceled when CBS needed Schieffer to cover the pending war in Iraq.
Schieffer's most recent book, "This Just In: What I Couldn’t Tell You On TV," is on the New York Times Best Seller List and recounts many of the events he has covered since his career began in the 1960s in Fort Worth.
www.acu.edu /events/news/archives2003/031030_schieffer.html   (288 words)

  
 TCU to name journalism school for Bob Schieffer - State & Local
Schieffer, a 1959 graduate of the private Fort Worth university, was to speak at the naming ceremony Tuesday, along with Tom Brokaw, former "NBC Nightly News" anchor.
Schieffer is the chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and moderator of "Face the Nation." He is about to step in for retiring anchor Dan Rather, whose final telecast is Wednesday night.
Schieffer plans to visit the campus several times each semester and work one-on-one with students, who are excited about learning from a legend, said Tommy Thomason, director of the journalism school.
www.dailytexanonline.com /news/2005/03/08/StateLocal/Tcu-To.Name.Journalism.School.For.Bob.Schieffer-888139.shtml   (465 words)

  
 Bob Schieffer - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bob Schieffer, broadcast journalism’s most experienced Washington reporter, has been anchor and moderator of Face the Nation, CBS News’s Sunday public affairs broadcast, since May 1991.
Schieffer has covered Washington for CBS for more than thirty years and is one of the few broadcast or print journalists to have worked all four major beats in the nation’s capital—the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Capitol Hill.
Schieffer has been a principal anchor for CBS News since 1973, when he was named anchor of the CBS Sunday Night News.
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 ReidBlog: From the desk of: Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer seems like a genuinely nice guy -- nice enough to actually be glad Katie Couric is coming on board at CBS (did I mention that he's soon to retire from CBS...?) So it was a carefree, breezy Schieffer who took questions recently at Drew University.
Schieffer said he wasn't sure that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, under fire for his handling of the war in Iraq, would endure much longer in his post.
Schieffer expressed frustration with the Electoral College, which he said should be modified -- perhaps with one vote per Congressional district.
blog.reidreport.com /2006/04/from-desk-of-bob-schieffer.html   (339 words)

  
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Interviewed by Don Imus, Schieffer said that he saw the new film about the life of Vietnam-era POW, Senator John McCain (R-Ariz), and was so shocked by the brutal treatment of American prisoners that it caused him to want to see Gitmo shut down immediately.
Schieffer's statement is clear indication of a mind that has slipped a few gears.
Schieffer, who is old enough to at least be aware that WWII happened, must be suffering the dementia of aging, although that sort of thing isn't a requirement for a liberal to make outrageously stupid statements.
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 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer (born February 25, 1937) has been a journalist with CBS News since 1969, serving as a principal anchor since 1973, chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show Face the Nation since 1991, and, beginning in March of 2005, anchor of the CBS Evening News.
Schieffer is the brother of Tom Schieffer, a former business partner of Bush's whom Bush appointed U.S. Ambassador to Australia.
Bob Schieffer is a Texas Christian University alumnus.
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 CBS's Fill-in Anchor Has Extended His Stay - New York Times
When Bob Schieffer took up residence last March in the broadcast studio long occupied by Dan Rather, he assumed he would serve as interim anchor of the "CBS Evening News" for about two months.
Schieffer will continue to play two prominent roles for the network, serving as anchor of the evening news on weeknights and host of "Face the Nation" on Sunday mornings.
Schieffer, who has been treated for bladder cancer in recent years, allowed that his commute was sometimes a grind.
www.nytimes.com /2005/11/14/business/14cbs.html?ex=1289624400&en=0bc6efabc5bb565c&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (517 words)

  
 TCU to name journalism school for Bob Schieffer - State & Local   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Schieffer, a 1959 graduate of the private Fort Worth university, was to speak at the naming ceremony Tuesday, along with Tom Brokaw, former "NBC Nightly News" anchor.
Schieffer is the chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and moderator of "Face the Nation." He is about to step in for retiring anchor Dan Rather, whose final telecast is Wednesday night.
Schieffer plans to visit the campus several times each semester and work one-on-one with students, who are excited about learning from a legend, said Tommy Thomason, director of the journalism school.
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 Bob Schieffer - Face the Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bob Schieffer is one of America's best-known broadcast journalists.
Schieffer began his professional career in 1957 while a student at Texas Christian University.
Schieffer has covered every presidential campaign and has served as a floor reporter at all of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions since 1972.
www.lfpl.org /includes/SpecialAnnouncements/BobSchieffer.htm   (219 words)

  
 CBS's Schieffer: This just in, 'I love my job'
Schieffer has found himself in the right place at the right time — or placed himself there — many times over the years.
Schieffer explains another turn of events that led to one of the most memorable moments of the 2004 presidential debates, when President Bush remarked that the most important thing he learned from his wife was “to stand up straight and not scowl.”
Schieffer has covered all four of the capital’s major beats — White House, Congress, Pentagon and the State Department — but Capitol Hill has always been his favorite, in part, he says, because of the ease of getting stories.
www.thehill.com /thehill/export/TheHill/Features/CapitalLiving/071905_schieffer.html   (914 words)

  
 CBS News Wants Bob Scieffer To Stay Longer... | The Huffington Post
Unsure whether Bob Schieffer is a Bush political supporter, but they've been family friends of a sort since the 1990s when Dubya played front man for the major league (yeah, big-time!) team co-owned by Schieffer's brother.
Schieffer seems to be biased in favor of the Bush /Cheney cabal, certainly to some degree.
Bob's a nice old guy, but his obvious kow towing to the current administration is rather informative of hiw real views.
www.huffingtonpost.com /2005/11/14/cbs-news-wants-bob-scieff_n_10615.html   (800 words)

  
 Daily Howler: The bias Bob Schieffer chokes down tonight may not be the liberal variety
Bob Schieffer comes from Texas, and he tends to root for pols from that part of the country.
Schieffer, the brother of Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer, was a Democratic state representative in Texas who was swept out of office in 1978.
Schieffer was not an obvious choice to be team president, having rubbed a lot of people the wrong way during his political career.
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 Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer won't be coming to lunch at Abilene Christian University after all, at least not for a while.
Bacon said she is confident Schieffer will have even more behind-the-scenes stories to share with the audience when he comes.
Schieffer's book, "This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV," is on the New York Times Best Seller List and recounts many of the major events he has covered since beginning his career in radio in his hometown of Fort Worth in the 1960s.
www.acu.edu /events/news/archives2003/030317_schieffercancel.html   (349 words)

  
 CBS Radio News
Bob Schieffer, a correspondent for CBS Radio News, distributed exclusively by Westwood One, is broadcast journalism's most experienced Washington reporter.
For nearly 30 years, Schieffer has covered Washington for CBS News, and is one of the few broadcast or print correspondents to have covered all four major beats in the nation's capital -- the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department and Capitol Hill.
Before stepping down in August of 1996, Schieffer held the post of anchor of the Saturday edition of the CBS Evening News for 20 years, the longest tenure for an anchor of regularly scheduled network news broadcast.
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 kdka.com - Bob Schieffer Departs From Anchor's Chair
Though Schieffer was expected to anchor the broadcast for just six weeks, his stay ended up lasting nearly 18 months, bringing a bright twilight to a long and respected career in TV news.
Schieffer, also the veteran host of "Face the Nation," credits the ratings upturn to the broadcast's team approach, which highlighted the reporting of correspondents Lara Logan, Lee Cowan and Byron Pitts, among others.
Schieffer expects to remain active in his continuing roles on the "CBS Evening News," and is looking forward to a little less stress.
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 Bob Schieffer of "Face The Nation" Doesn't Care., brought to you by African News Dimension   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Schieffer, the host of "Face the Nation" usually cowtows [sic] to men whom he esteems, but with Nancy he had only one interest, whether or not she would move with the house to raise the taxes to the rich.
She was focused on the 300 billion not paid by the rich, and the unfair burden on the middle class, yet Bob wanted to know if she would tax the rich, as he, Bob, is by no means middle class.
Bob, what was the head white supremacist talking about?,..............maybe he too wasn't distracted by Miss Spears underwear, or lack thereof., but I'll guess his daughter was.
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 Interview with Bob Schieffer, CBS News -- March 2003
Bob Schieffer, 66, has been anchor and moderator of "Face The Nation," CBS News' Sunday public affairs broadcast, since May 1991.
Before joining CBS News, Schieffer was a reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and, in 1965, became the first reporter from a Texas newspaper to report from Vietnam.
Bob Schieffer: Prior to 9/11, everybody was talking about at least one of the evening news programs going away, that their future was very limited.
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 CNN.com - Transcripts
Last Sunday, Bob Schieffer marked his 10th year as the host of CBS's "Face the Nation." In addition to being an ace interviewer, Bob is an all around nice guy; one of my favorite guests.
SCHIEFFER: Now, what happened when Oswald was shot, I was assigned to go to the City Hall where they were going to take him, from the county jail to the City Hall.
SCHIEFFER: Yes, and changed, but also, I was a great admirer of the guys who went over there, and I still admire them very much.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0105/26/lklw.00.html   (2744 words)

  
 Crooks and Liars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Lately Bob's commentaries have been highly critical of the President and his administration.
Bob: "McCain was learning about torture when members of this administration were in graduate school."
She says she's not tied to Bob Taft and tries to say that it's like comparing Paul to Abu Grb...
www.crooksandliars.com /2005/07/31.html   (660 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Face the Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It has been hosted by Bob Schieffer since 1991.
Lesley Stahl was the moderator from September 1983 to May 1991.
Bob Schieffer Robert Schieffer (born February 25, 1937 in Austin, Texas) has been a journalist with CBS News since 1969, serving as a principal anchor since 1973, chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show Face the Nation since 1991, and, beginning in March of 2005...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Face-the-Nation   (424 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
BOB SCHIEFFER, ANCHOR, "CBS EVENING NEWS": This is a daunting assignment, but I accept it because we have a proud tradition here.
SCHIEFFER: No, because you know, I also favor school vouchers, which I guess some people would say is a conservative point of view, and I also favor stronger laws to keep guns out of the hands of crazy people, which I guess some people would say was a liberal view.
Bob, as you well know, ratings for all the nightly newscasts have been declining for about two decades now.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0503/13/rs.01.html   (3853 words)

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