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.
âBob, first of all, let me say how much I just respect your service to our country,â Bush said. ââFace the Nationâ is the go-to place, and I just appreciate everything youâve done. Unfortunately, you wonât be around for me to announce a possible candidacy.â. Schieffer, 78, joined CBS News in 1969.