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Friday, Jun 28

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The Charlottesville march and the presidency from The Hardest Job in the World

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“On Many Sides” Donald Trump faced a test of racial healing eight months into his presidency in Charlottesville, Virginia. Like Charleston, the city was wrestling with its long histories of enslaved labor and racist policies.…

Friday, May 24

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Gabfest Reads: Can America Survive Its Relationships with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?

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John Dickerson interviews David Sanger on his new book “New Cold Wars.” David Sanger’s book, New Cold Wars, delves into America’s volatile relationships with nuclear powers – China and Russia.

Gabfest Reads: How to Thrive in a World of Change

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John Dickerson interviews Brad Stulberg on his new book “Master of Change.” Brad Stulberg’s new book Master of Change aims to teach you how to weather life-altering events.

Friday, Feb 9

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Video of Theodore H. White Lecture with John Dickerson

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As we dive headlong into the 2024 presidential election season, the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press & Politics returns with journalist John Dickerson givi...

Harvard Lecture: The Presidency Above the Campaign

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CBS News Prime Time anchor John Dickerson, who has covered eight presidential candidates in his career as a political journalist, gave the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics at Harvard Kennedy School on February 5, 2024. The…

Tuesday, Jan 9

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Thursday, Nov 2

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Grammy-winning artist Jason Isbell talks about the craft of songwriting and his latest music

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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell sits down with CBS News anchor John Dickerson to discuss inspiration, gratitude and the craft of songwriting. I...

Tuesday, Sep 19

CEO Tim Cook on Apple’s clean energy future

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Apple CEO Tim Cook, whose goal is for his company to be carbon neutral in just seven years, talks with CBS News' John Dickerson about the ways in which Apple...

Thursday, Aug 10

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Prime Time: FTC chair Lina Khan discusses need for regulations on big business

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Lina Khan is the youngest chair of the Federal Trade Commission ever. CBS News' John Dickerson spoke with Khan about the FTC's role in protecting consumers, ...

CBS Mornings: FTC Chair Lina Khan cracks down on Big Tech, prepares for possible threats from AI

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First on "CBS Mornings," FTC Chair Lina Khan speaks with CBS News senior national correspondent John Dickerson about her push to keep Big Tech from getting t...

Wednesday, Aug 9

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Monday, Jul 31

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A Series of Posts about the Presidency

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Below you’ll find a series of Tweets about the presidency and how it links with portions of my book, The Hardest Job in the World. With a primary underway, it would make sense to think about the job these candidates are asking to be hired…

Tuesday, Jul 4

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Monday, Mar 20

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Gabest Reads: “Chip War” by Chris Miller

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The semiconductor chip shortage problem started before the pandemic made it all worse, and more with author Chris Miller.

Sunday, Mar 19

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Chip War: My interview with Chip War author Chris Miller about his book on semiconductors

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I talked with author Chris Miller for Slate Gabfest Reads about his new book, Chip War: The Fight for The World’s Most Critical Technology. We discussed how semiconductor chips became so important, why everyone is so dependent on Taiwan…

Friday, Feb 24

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How the world has changed one year into Russia-Ukraine war

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I talked to Timothy Frye, the Marshall D. Shulman professor of post-Soviet foreign policy at Columbia University, for “CBS News Prime Time” about how Russia’s war in Ukraine has changed global energy, the economy and politics.

Wednesday, Feb 22

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The quality that makes for a great president

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For Presidents Day, I wrote about research into “intellectual brilliance,” a marker of great leaders, and shared some wisdom on the subject from the political scientist Gautam Mukunda, author of “Picking Presidents.”

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Anniversary of a diplomatic shift: Nixon goes to China

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On February 21, 1972, one handshake changed the US-China relationship. I wrote a short essay for CBS News “Prime Time” on how President Nixon’s risky trip created a new phrase in the political lexicon.

Tuesday, Feb 21

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Chat GPT and modifications of George Washington’s Farewell Address

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I started by asking Chat GPT if it could explain the opening paragraph of Washington’s Farewell address. It did a particularly good job. Then I gradually changed the text to make it more complicated and absurd. It kept pace even when…

Tuesday, Jan 24

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Openai Artificial Intelligence knows something about presidential leadership

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I had a brief conversation with Opeai Playground about the presidency. Some good answers: Q: What are the successful attributes for a president? A: Successful attributes for a president include strong leadership, good communication skills,…

Friday, Jan 20

David Crosby and Bob Dylan on robes and capes

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David Crosby died at age 81. All the Bob Dylan pages I follow are offering these two quotes. DAVID CROSBY: “I got Bob really high. There was an altercation between Bob & the Princeton people, who insisted that he wear a robe. I had to…

Friday, Dec 30

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Writing tools in the bag

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Since people often ask, here are the writing tools I carry in my bag: Field Notes notebooks. Uniball vision Elite pens. Blackwing pencils. Staples Tru Red Legal Pads. (Firm back, 3 punch holes. Staples makes these nearly impossible to find…

Friday, Dec 16

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Election Night 2022: John Dickerson on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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CBS News Chief Political Analyst, John Dickerson, continues his conversation with Stephen Colbert about the early results of the 2022 midterm elections. Look...

Sunday Morning: Bob Woodward on revelations from “The Trump Tapes”

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Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward has collected his recorded interviews with former President Donald Trump – eight hours' worth – into an audiobo...

Sunday Morning: The origin of America’s ugly politics

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Historian Jon Grinspan, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution, has studied how intense partisanship in the 19th century was driven by people feeling isola...

CBS Sunday Morning: “Pelosi in the House”: Behind closed doors

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A new HBO documentary by filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, "Pelosi in the House," traces the pioneering career of her mother, Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speake...

Tuesday, Dec 13

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Notions: A blog for ongoing thoughts

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1/8/23: Speaker McCarthy said House Republicans “learned how to govern” in the 15 rounds of voting. What did they learn? That in a debate over important matters the minority must be listened to and their ideas accommodated in order to get…

Wednesday, Dec 7

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All the ways to watch “CBS News Prime Time”

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Greetings! You can watch CBS News Prime Time live Monday through Thursday from 7-8 Eastern or on demand. Here’s how: Watch the latest episode on this website right here. You can also watch past episodes at that link Watch live on YouTube.…

Tuesday, Dec 6

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Sunday Morning: Smithsonian explores how entertainment shaped America

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"Entertainment Nation/Nación del espectáculo," a new exhibition at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., features artifacts from 150 y...

Wednesday, Oct 26

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“The Trump Tapes”: Bob Woodward on interviewing Trump

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Last week I talked to Bob Woodward for “Sunday Morning” about conversations he had with President Trump during key points of his time in office. Woodward recorded Trump’s views of threats from Kim Jong Un, the COVID pandemic, and the…