Career Timeline of John Dickerson: Major Achievements and Milestones

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: October 28, 2025

Discover the career path of John Dickerson, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.

John Dickerson is an American journalist currently co-anchoring CBS Evening News. He has held prominent positions at CBS News, including co-hosting CBS This Morning and anchoring "The Daily Report with John Dickerson" on CBS News 24/7. He also served as an interim anchor for the CBS Evening News and hosted Face the Nation. Before CBS, Dickerson was a political director and chief Washington correspondent for CBS News. Earlier in his career, he was a political columnist for Slate magazine and covered politics at Time magazine for 12 years, including four as White House correspondent. He is also a substitute anchor for several CBS programs.

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July 17, 2003: Co-writing "A War on Wilson?" Article

On July 17, 2003, John Dickerson co-wrote a Time article, "A War on Wilson?", which attributed the leak of Valerie Plame's CIA identity to senior Bush administration officials.

April 13, 2004: Questioning President Bush

During an April 13, 2004 press conference, Dickerson questioned President Bush about his biggest mistake after 9/11.

February 2006: Writing "Where's My Subpoena?"

In February 2006, Dickerson wrote "Where's My Subpoena?" for Slate, speculating about why Patrick Fitzgerald never called him as a grand jury witness.

2007: End of The Al Franken Show

In 2007, The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio ended, where Dickerson appeared each Wednesday.

February 29, 2008: Questioning Clinton Staff

On February 29, 2008, during a conference call with Hillary Clinton staff, Dickerson asked about a foreign policy moment where Hillary had been tested by a crisis, prompting a long pause.

2009: Hosting Face the Nation

In 2009, Dickerson hosted Face the Nation three times on CBS News.

November 2011: Appointed Political Director of CBS News

In November 2011, John Dickerson was appointed Political Director of CBS News.

June 7, 2015: Host of Face the Nation

On June 7, 2015, John Dickerson took over as host of Face the Nation on CBS.

January 21, 2018: Departure from Face the Nation

On January 21, 2018, John Dickerson signed off as host of Face the Nation and was named the new co-anchor of CBS This Morning.

November 2018: Contribution to Khan Academy

In November 2018, John Dickerson contributed educational videos to Khan Academy during the 2018 midterm elections.

May 10, 2019: Announcement as Fill-in Anchor

On May 10, 2019, CBS News President Susan Zirinsky announced that Dickerson would fill in on the CBS Evening News for a week after Jeff Glor stepped down.