Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

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Q&A with Bob Schieffer, Legendary American Newsman

Post author By Kelsey Ritchie
Post date April 6, 2018
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Bob Schieffer has covered politics for over half a century, from the White House to the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom and Capitol Hill. The host of CBS’s “Face the Nation” for 24 years, he has interviewed every president since Richard Nixon. Despite the thousands of high-level interviews he’s conducted over this career, he enthusiastically set […]

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Politics and Governance

How the Media Responded When the World Changed

Post author By Meredith Whipple
Post date September 8, 2011
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In the 1973, as U.S. involvement in Vietnam ended and the truth behind the Watergate scandal unfolded, journalists in America had a revelation; relentlessly questioning the actions of government leaders was an essential part of their role, as was preserving the integrity of the political environment. In the years following the tragedy of September […]

Tags 9/11, 9/11 Retrospective, domestic policy, media, transparency