1 College: Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, 1969-1973, (Chemistry) 2  Medical School: University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, Tennessee 1974-1976.  Internship: University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals Memphis, Tennessee,1977-1979.
Bob Schieffer is the author of four books, including Face the Nation: My Favorite Stories from the First 50 Years of the Award-Winning News Broadcast (2004) and Bob Schieffer's America (2008). He is married to Patricia Penrose Bishop; they have two daughters.
After 24 years anchoring 'Face the Nation' on CBS and nearly six decades of journalism, Bob Schieffer will retire this May. VPC. CBS News' veteran journalist Bob Schieffer, shown moderating a presidential debate in 2008, will retire this summer, he announced Wednesday.