Born: 25-Feb-1937
Birthplace: Austin, TX

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Journalist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Face the Nation moderator

Military service: USAF (three years, public information officer, discharge 1962)

Brother: Tom Schieffer (diplomat, b. 1947)
Wife: (m., two daughters)

    University: BA Journalism and English, Texas Christian University (1959)

    Burning Tree Country Club
    Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram Reporter 1962
    Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
    Roast: Walter Cronkite (1997)
    Roast: Tom Brokaw (2002)
    Roast: Bob Schieffer (2004)
    Roast: Bob Woodruff (2007)
    Risk Factors: Diabetes, Former Smoker

    TELEVISION
    CBS Chief Washington Correspondent
    CBS Evening News Weekday Anchor (2006-07)
    CBS Evening News Saturday Anchor (1976-96)
    Face the Nation Anchor (May 1991-)

Author of books:
This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV (2003, memoir)

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