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
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
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
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
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
When Barack Obama was asked about his lack of executive experience in 2008, he pointed to his successful campaign as proof he… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
“We want our movies instantly. We order our groceries at lunchtime and expect them to arrive in time for dinner. We punch… — John Dickerson Capitalism Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney won the GOP nomination on a platform of 'self-deportation' for illegal immigrants - and the Obama team never let Hispanics… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
In the end, Obama won, stealing the change message from John Edwards and beating back Hillary Clinton's focus on experience. And the… — John Dickerson Change Copy Share Image
To be the windowpane - this is basically a bastardization of what Orwell said about good writing - so you can get… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
If we practice hard enough, we can become thoroughly interested in even the simplest things of daily life, the way a child… — John Dickerson Children Copy Share Image
CBS's Major Garrett writes in 'National Journal' about a new version of the 'stray voltage' theory of communication in which the president… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
People out there with pre-existing conditions, they are worried. Are they going to have the guarantee of coverage if they have a… — John Dickerson Health Copy Share Image
The house was big enough for my brother and me to have firecracker wars at one end and leave Mom and Dad… — John Dickerson Brother Copy Share Image
Would most politicians have gone to a meeting with someone advertised as being an agent of the Russian government? — John Dickerson Being Copy Share Image
Not everybody gets a chance to go fly around the country and spend time in places with people who aren't like them,… — John Dickerson Chance Copy Share Image
One of the great things about children is that they have no other concern than to be simply interested in things. It… — John Dickerson Child Copy Share Image
When former Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote his recent book, 'Duty', it was full of tough assessments and candor. — John Dickerson Book Copy Share Image
Mom would talk about Eric Sevareid and Murrow and Howard K. Smith the way other parents talk about sports figures. — John Dickerson Mom Copy Share Image
That's what politics is. It's the story of what's happening, what does it mean, what's the conclusion, who are the interesting characters? — John Dickerson Conclusion Copy Share Image
After President Obama took office, his campaign book 'The Audacity of Hope' receded into his past fast. Its sweet, naive, bipartisan 'let's… — John Dickerson Books 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
An old theory holds that air conditioning ruined Congress. Members no longer had to flee the Washington heat to spend the summer… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
The culture of undermining sends signals of disrespect. This approach not only saps motivation and undermines teamwork, it also lowers the motivation… — John Dickerson Culture Copy Share Image
Barack Obama's convention speech in 2004 had made him a political star, and he arrived in Iowa to crowds unseen in caucus history. — John Dickerson Communication Copy Share Image
Things were so unpredictable in Comey's first meeting with President-elect Trump, the former FBI director immediately took notes in his car after… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
If you have children and want to give your future self a present, record their laughter as toddlers. When they're older and… — John Dickerson Child Copy Share Image
The challenge with Donald Trump is that he'll deny things he said the day before or even in the same interview. And… — John Dickerson Day Copy Share Image
