"Face the Nation" anchor Bob Schieffer speaks during a memorial service for CBS newsman Walter Cronkite at the Lincoln Center in New York on September 9, 2009. Walter Cronkite died on July 17, 2009 at age 92. (Photo Source: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Bob Schieffer,”Face The Nation” host and ‘CBS News’ Chief Washington Correspondent announced his retirement on Wednesday.
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He announced his retirement at a symposium at Texas Christian University.
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According to CBS News, he is set to retire this summer.
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