The goal of the moderator is to illuminate the views of the candidates on the issues that matter the most to voters,… — John Dickerson Goals Copy Share Image
The locker rooms that Donald Trump is in are not at the cut-rate gym with the broken treadmills - they are at… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
Michael Flynn was forced to resign, we are told, because he told a big lie. But what about the little ones? — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
In order for a president to be transformational, the old order has to fall as the orthodoxies that kept it in power… — John Dickerson Exhaust Copy Share Image
For Hillary Clinton, Iowa was a tough state for her in 2008, and she's put a lot of effort into fixing those mistakes. — John Dickerson Effort Copy Share Image
A campaign gives you focus. You wake up to a different hotel alarm clock every day, but you know your mission. — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
When the news broke that John McCain had been diagnosed with brain cancer, the outpouring of well wishes all hailed his toughness. — John Dickerson Brain Copy Share Image
In their day, no man worthy of the presidency would ever stoop to campaigning for it. George Washington was asked to serve.… — John Dickerson Campaigning Copy Share Image
The walls of our upstairs hallway testify that we once had photogenic children. There are rows of framed pictures that show them… — John Dickerson Baseball Copy Share Image
Mr. Obama said that he personally told Mr. Putin to knock it off and vows to retaliate. But the Obama presidency is… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
Comey worried that the pressure from Trump to end the Flynn investigation or remove the 'cloud' of the larger investigation would 'infect'… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
In 2008, Senator John McCain forbid his staff from using an ad that referred to his opponent Barack Obama's inflammatory former pastor… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
Inaugural speeches are supposed to be huge and stirring. Presidents haul our heroes onstage, from George Washington to Martin Luther King Jr.… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
I couldn't wait to get out, and at 14, I moved into a three-room Georgetown town house with Dad. I never went… — John Dickerson Dad Copy Share Image
I believe that Jesus Christ existed and that He died for my sins. And I believe that what He said in the… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
Claims of a decisive 'turning point' in any election are often overblown - more often, such a moment merely crystallizes a change… — John Dickerson America Copy Share Image
One of the worries about a presidency is that everybody tells you yes. Nobody helps you figure out where your blind spots… — John Dickerson Blind Copy Share Image
My children are vampires. I don't mean that they are going to dress as vampires for Halloween. I mean that, like vampires,… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
A president cannot grow a long-term lack of trust in someone with whom they had full confidence the day before. — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
When she died, Mom left me her letters and journals. Windows into things I would have been too young to understand when… — John Dickerson Alive Copy Share Image
The 2008 battle in Iowa for the Democratic caucus was perhaps the most titanic single nominating contest in the history of modern politics. — John Dickerson Battle Copy Share Image
During the 2008 campaign, Hillary Clinton ran a blunt television ad asking whether Barack Obama could handle a foreign policy crisis. — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
I've talked to several who have been approached for short- or long-term duty in the Trump administration. The evidence of the work… — John Dickerson Day Copy Share Image
Mother's Day is a welcome event in partisan times. Nearly everyone agrees that we should show mothers gratitude. — John Dickerson Day Copy Share Image
One of the ways usually that you build a bipartisan agreement is one side gives up a little, and the other side… — John Dickerson Agreement Copy Share Image
In addition to surviving the Forrestal, McCain has survived three other plane disasters, including being shot down over enemy territory. — John Dickerson Being Copy Share Image
In the 2012 campaign, the president successfully transformed the most intense conservative positions into liabilities on immigration and the role of government. — John Dickerson Conservative Copy Share Image
Today, campaigning isn't an 'interruption' but a permanent condition. Indeed, if you are a successful campaigner, it's expected you'll be a successful… — John Dickerson Campaigning Copy Share Image
I am always looking for material - whether for my notebooks or for Twitter or Instagram - which means I'm looking for… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
One of the roles of the press is to make sure that the president, in the voice of the people, is telling… — John Dickerson People Copy Share Image
If Michael Flynn lost his job because of a gradual erosion of trust, shouldn't the easy and frequent production of official statements… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
There's kind of a Tom Harkin aspect to Bernie Sanders, even though Harkin is supporting Secretary Clinton. — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
Campaigns maybe encourage us to pay attention to attributes that maybe aren't that important in the presidency. — John Dickerson Attention Copy Share Image
You lose yourself in the to-do list and never tackle those big things you promised you would when the campaign came to… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
What is the appetite for truth in the Trump White House? That's not a question about the untrue things the president says.… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
There is a basic idea to this fighting spirit: that there are standards worth devoting yourself to that are more important than… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
Using the term 'locker room talk' blurs the line between what is criminal and what is simply oafish. That's not a line… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
When I interviewed John McCain in 2000 about whether he had taken medication for his anger, I remember thinking, 'Let's see how… — John Dickerson Anger Copy Share Image
Chess masters don't evaluate all the possible moves. They know how to discard 98 percent of the ones they could make and… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
When the campaign ends, and you are home, the alarm clock is the same, but you don't know where to start after… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
