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Garrett in 2023
Born
Major Elliott Garrett

(1962-08-24) August 24, 1962 (age 62)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Education University of Missouri (BJ, BS)
OccupationChief Washington Correspondent with CBS News
Spouse Lara Brown
Children3

Major Elliott Garrett (born August 24, 1962) is an American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News. Garrett is the host of The Takeout podcast and was a correspondent for National Journal . [1] Prior to joining National Journal, he was the senior White House correspondent for Fox News. He covered the 2004 presidential election, the War on Terror, and the 2008 presidential election, and he is also a fill-in and substitute anchor for CBS Evening News , and Face the Nation .

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Early life and education

Garrett was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he attended James Madison High School. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Science in political science in 1984. [2] He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. [3]

Career

In the 1990s, Garrett was a senior editor and congressional correspondent for U.S. News & World Report and a congressional reporter for The Washington Times before joining CNN's White House team in early 2000 and Fox News in 2002 as a general assignment reporter. There, he covered the 2004 election and served as the network's congressional correspondent. He has also been a White House correspondent for CNN and an award-winning reporter across the country for the Houston Post , the Las Vegas Review-Journal , and the Amarillo Globe-News . His articles have appeared in such magazines as The Weekly Standard , Washington Monthly , and Mother Jones . [4]

Garrett covered President Barack Obama's presidential campaign. On January 13, 2009, Garrett became the senior White House correspondent for the Fox News Channel. [5] Garrett left Fox News on September 3, 2010, to join National Journal . [6] His final day on Fox News was on America Live with Megyn Kelly . At that time he was also a frequent guest commentator on MSNBC and on CBS's Face the Nation .

It was announced on Face the Nation on November 18, 2012, that Garrett would be joining CBS News as Chief White House Correspondent. He was named CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent in December 2018. [7]

Garrett now hosts The Takeout, a weekly podcast about politics, public policy, and pop culture. [8]

Controversies

In July 2015, Garrett made headlines when he asked Obama during a press conference why he was "content" with the Iran Nuclear Deal that left four Americans—Amir Mirza Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, Saeed Abedini, and Robert Levinson—trapped in Iran. The President admonished Garrett by saying, "I’ve got to give you credit, Major, for how you craft those questions. The notion that I am 'content' as I celebrate with American citizens languishing in Iranian jails, Major, that's nonsense, and you should know better. Now, if the question is why we did not tie the negotiations to their release, think about the logic that creates. Suddenly, Iran realizes, 'You know what? Maybe we can get additional concessions out of the Americans by holding these individuals.'" [9] While other Americans held by Iran were eventually released, Levinson died while in Iranian custody.

Personal life

Garrett is married to Lara Brown and lives in Washington, D.C.[ citation needed ]

Bibliography

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Booknotes interview with Garrett and Tim Penny on Common Cents, May 14, 1995, C-SPAN
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Q&A interview with Garrett on Mr. Trump's Wild Ride, September 23, 2018, C-SPAN
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Presentation by Garrett on Mr. Trump's Wild Ride, October 2, 2018, C-SPAN
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg After Words interview with Garrett and David Becker on The Big Truth, November 6, 2022, C-SPAN

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References

  1. ↑ Weinger, Mackenzie (November 18, 2012), "Major Garrett joins CBS as chief White House correspondent", Politico
  2. ↑ "Profiles in Success: Major Garrett '84", Missouri School of Journalism website, archived from the original on September 27, 2011, retrieved February 8, 2008
  3. ↑ "Network Community page", The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta website, archived from the original on February 25, 2009, retrieved January 15, 2009
  4. ↑ Beyond the Contract
  5. ↑ Steve Kapsinow (January 13, 2009), "Garrett Named Senior WH Correspondent", TVNewser, Mediabistro.com
  6. ↑ Stelter, Brian; Peters, Jeremy W. (August 25, 2010), "National Journal Hires Major Garrett from Fox News", Media Decoder blog, The New York Times
  7. ↑ "Major Garrett". CBS News . February 12, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Takeout: A CBS News original political podcast". CBS News. October 26, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kludt, Tom (July 16, 2015). "Obama scolds reporter for Iran question: 'You should know better'". CNN. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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