With Vietman, we found ourselves involved there before we really understood what was going on. Bob Schieffer findinvolveunderstand Change image and share on social
But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger. Bob Schieffer commandercontroldanger Change image and share on social
The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy. Bob Schieffer agobowlchristmas share on social
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. Bob Schieffer capitolcompanycontractor share on social
The Iraq war was fought by one-half of one percent of us. And unless we were part of that small group or had a relative who was, we went about our lives as usual most of the time: no draft, no new taxes, no changes. Not so for the small group who fought the war and their families. Bob Schieffer draftfamilyfight share on social
It's no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into what they mean. Bob Schieffer addcontextday Change image and share on social
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. Bob Schieffer amateuramericanfree Change image and share on social
Once we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up. Bob Schieffer answercloselyfollow Change image and share on social
But here's the deal: If I were smart, I could figure out curling. If I were even smarter, I could figure out why people would actually watch other people doing it. I have tried. I can't. I can't even figure out the object of the game. Is it like darts? I just don't get it. Bob Schieffer curldartdeal share on social
I've basically thought of myself as a writer, whether I was or not. Bob Schieffer basicallyhavethink Change image and share on social
