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Dickerson will replace the retiring Bob Schieffer as moderator of "Face the Nation," Schieffer announced Sunday, April 12, 2015Chris Usher—AP by [Kevin McSpadden](https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Apr 13, 2015 8:17 AM UTC CBS announced Sunday that chief political director John Dickerson will replace the retiring Bob Schieffer this summer as host of the political roundtable _Face the Nation_. Here are four facts to play catch-up on the veteran journalist’s career. **1\. Dickerson spent 12 years covering politics for TIME.** Dickerson worked for TIME from 1993-2005, spending the final four years as the White House correspondent during the George W. Bush administration. In 2003, Dickerson co-authored an article for TIME titled, “[A War on Wilson](http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,465270,00.html),” which in 2007 resulted in his being named by White House spokesman Ari Fleischer as [one of two reporters](http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/01/30/reporter-disputes-ari-fleischer-testimony-at-cia-leak-trial/) to whom he leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. Dickerson has refuted the claim and offered his [own account](http://www.slate.com/articles/news%5Fand%5Fpolitics/politics/2006/02/wheres%5Fmy%5Fsubpoena%5F2.html) of events. **2\. He is a podcast maven** On _Slate_’s popular _Political Gabfest_ podcast, the three-person team of Dickerson, _Atlas Obscura_ CEO David Plotz and _New York Times Magazine_ reporter Emily Bazelon discuss the week’s current events. Dickerson is also the one-man host of _Whistle Stop_, a U.S. political campaign history podcast. Fans will be happy to hear Dickerson will continue podcasting. > [](https://twitter.com/emilybazelon/status/587269544634413057) **3\. His mother was a pioneering journalist** In 1960, when journalism was almost completely male-dominated, Nancy Dickerson became CBS News’ the first female correspondent. She was also an associate producer on _Face the Nation —_ including the [very first broadcast](http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/12/media/john-dickerson-face-the-nation-host/) of the show in 1954. In 2006, John Dickerson wrote about his pioneering mother in the biography, _On Her Trail_, in which he retraces her life and explores their relationship, after her death in 1997\. In a [2006 interview with TIME](http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1563345,00.html), he said, “I owe her more gratitude than I ever expressed and more sympathy than I ever demonstrated.” **4\. The man loves his history** When Dickerson dives into William Henry Harrison’s first ever [presidential campaign](http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/whistlestop/2015/03/william%5Fhenry%5Fharrison%5Fbecomes%5Fthe%5Ffirst%5Fcandidate%5Fto%5Factually%5Fcampaign.html) or the [curious quirks](http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest/2015/04/political%5Fgabfest%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fmurder%5Fof%5Fwalter%5Fscott%5Fsen%5Frand%5Fpaul%5Fand%5Fthe%5F150th.html) of President Harding it is obvious that much of his success in journalism is because of his passion for history. 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