CBS News 'Face the Nation ' moderator Bob Schieffer announced this summer at the Texas journalism school named for him that he 'll be retiring Wednesday . Schieffer is a former newspaper reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . He joined CBS News in 1969 and has been the network 's chief Washington correspondent since 1992 . He began at the political affairs show 'Face the Nation ' in 1991 , asking direct questions to politicians in a Texas twang . Covered the assassination of JFK and 11 presidential campaigns - dating back to Richard Nixon .
CBS News 'Face the Nation ' moderator Bob Schieffer announced Wednesday at the Texas journalism school named for him that he 'll be retiring this summer . Schieffer is a former newspaper reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . He joined CBS News in 1969 and has been the network 's chief Washington correspondent since 1992 . He began at the political affairs show 'Face the Nation ' in 1991 , asking direct questions to politicians in a Texas twang . Covered the assassination of JFK and 11 presidential campaigns - dating back to Richard Nixon .