Bob Schieffer
Journalist and Television Personality
David Axelrod Gives Interview To Fox News' Major GarrettAxelrod had coffee with Fox News chief Roger Ailes in September. Axelrod told Bob Schieffer on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday that the White House isn't "at war with anyone." "We're at war only with people who represent mistruths as truth,"... In this article: David Axelrod, White House, Robert Gibbs, Bob Schieffer, Barack Obama, Face the Nation, and CBS |
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CBS News | November 01, 2009
Video: Sen. Lieberman On Public Option
...David Axelrod commented on criticisms against President Obama from Right-Wing media. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) told Bob Schieffer on "Face The Nation" that he is optimistic the final health care reform bill will include a public option.
In this article: Joe Lieberman, Face the Nation, Barack Obama, David Axelrod, Russ Feingold, White House, and Afghanistan
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CBS News | November 01, 2009
Axelrod: Limbaugh Markets the Outrageous
...was used to "create the impression that he has all this great concern." "He's marketing the outrageous," Axelrod told "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer Sunday. "And he does very well with it. But as I said, he's an entertainer." On...
In this article: David Axelrod, Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama, Face the Nation, White House, Dierdre Scozzafava, Dover Air Force Base, and Afghanistan
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Washington Times | November 02, 2009
Limbaugh: Obama's Dover visit a 'photo op'
"Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer noted that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs had "declared a truce in this war you've been having with them" and asked Mr. Axelrod whether the Limbaugh interview meant "the truce [was] broken."
In this article: Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh, David Axelrod, Dover, White House, Joe Lieberman, Face the Nation, Afghanistan, and Robert Gibbs
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Yahoo! News | September 13, 2009
Obama: National debate is 'coarsening' (Politico)
...sure that civility is interesting? " Bob Schieffer, who played the clip on CBS's "Face the Nation," said Kroft had asked the president what he thought of all the anger that had erupted over the summer. White House senior adviser David...
In this article: Barack Obama, Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes, White House, David Axelrod, Face the Nation, and CBS
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CBS News | November 01, 2009
Video: Lessons Learned In Afghanistan
Video: Lessons Learned In Afghanistan With the current situation worsening in Afghanistan, Bob Schieffer wonders if it might be a good time to start nation-building at home. White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod spoke with Bob Schieffer...
In this article: Barack Obama, Face the Nation, Afghanistan, David Axelrod, Russ Feingold, Joe Lieberman, and White House
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Daily Kos | September 14, 2009
The Week Ahead in Healthcare Reform
...Nation" Sunday. "He continues to believe it's a good idea," Axelrod told CBS News Chief Washington correspondent and "Face the Nation" anchor Bob Schieffer about a government-funded alternative to private health insurance. "He continues to...
In this article: Raul Grijalva, Barack Obama, Republican Party, David Axelrod, Susan Collins, Face the Nation, White House, and Huffington Post
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New York Times | June 27, 2009
Sunday Breakfast Menu, June 28
...of pressing issues facing lawmakers and the White House. Then, host Bob Schieffer turns to Iran and North Korea with Susan Rice, ambassador to the United Nations. President Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, goes for a double,...
In this article: Mark Sanford, Republican Party, Global warming, Ray Odierno, Kathleen Sebelius, Mitch McConnell, and Haley Barbour
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CBS News | September 14, 2009
Snowe: Public Option Blocks Consensus
...that we need to move forward," on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "[T]herefore, there's no way to pass a plan that includes the public option," she told host Bob Schieffer. She said that the president "should be more specific" on where he...
In this article: Olympia Snowe, Barack Obama, David Axelrod, Medicare, Maine, Senate Finance Committee, and Face the Nation
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CBS News | September 13, 2009
Axelrod: Obama Firm on Public Option
...view of this health care plan." Schieffer asked whether Axelrod thought Mr. Obama and his administration had bitten off more than they could chew in the president's first year in office. After Schieffer went after Axelrod for...
In this article: David Axelrod, Barack Obama, Face the Nation, White House, Washington, and CBS
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Bob Lloyd Schieffer (born February 25, 1937) is an American television journalist who has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News from 1973 to 1996; chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show Face the Nation since 1991, and, between March 2005 and August 31, 2006, interim weekday anchor of the CBS Evening News.
Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the White House, the Pentagon, United States Department of State, and United States Congress. His career with CBS has almost exclusively dealt with national politics.
Schieffer is a survivor of grade III bladder cancer; he was diagnosed in 2003 and is currently cancer-free.
On October 13, 2004, he was the moderator of the third presidential debate between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in Tempe, Arizona. On October 15, 2008, Schieffer moderated the third presidential debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain.
- Name At Birth:
- Bob Lloyd Schieffer
- Birth Date:
- February 25, 1937
- Birthplace:
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Spouse:
- Patricia Penrose Bishop
- Occupation:
- Journalist, Anchor
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