My job is to give everyone a chance to catch their breath and step back from all this and get back to work. Bob Schieffer backbreathcatch Change image and share on social
I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art. Bob Schieffer artbasisdraw Change image and share on social
Well, you know, in any political campaign, you're gonna have people on one side that are gonna slip a reporter something because they think it'll hurt the guy on the other side. Bob Schieffer campaigngonnaguy Change image and share on social
The best thing about the Congress is that it is the last place where you can have face-to-face interviews and interaction with the newsmakers themselves. Bob Schieffer congressfaceinteraction Change image and 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
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
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
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
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
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
