Major Garrett

Major Garrett
Garrett in 2023
Born	Major Elliott Garrett (1962-08-24) August 24, 1962 (age 61) San Diego, California, U.S.
Education	University of Missouri (BJ, BS)
Occupation	Chief Washington Correspondent with CBS News
Spouse	Lara Brown
Children	3

Major Elliott Garrett (born August 24, 1962) is an American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for

.

Early life and education

Garrett was born and raised in

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

died while in Iranian custody.

Personal life

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

Bibliography

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

• Common Cents (Little, Brown, 1995,
  ISBN 0-316-69912-8
  )
• The Fifteen Biggest Lies in Politics (St. Martin's Griffin, 2000,
  ISBN 978-0-312-25459-9
  )
• The Enduring Revolution: How the Contract with America Continues to Shape the Nation (
  ISBN 978-1-4000-5466-4
  )
• The Enduring Revolution: The Inside Story of the Republican Ascendancy and Why It Will Continue (
  ISBN 978-1-4000-5467-1
  )
• Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency (
  ISBN 9781250185914
  )
• The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of "The Big Lie" (with David Becker) (Diversion Books, 2022,
  ISBN 9781635767841
  )

See also

• White House press corps

References

External links

• Major Garrett on
  Twitter
• Major Garrett at CBS News
• "Major Garrett". September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. at Fox News
• Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Lamb, Brian (May 14, 1995). "Common Cents". Interview. Book Notes. 646262. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Former Congressman Penny and Mr. Garrett talked about their book, Common Cents

Media offices
Preceded by Norah O'Donnell	Chief White House Correspondent, CBS News November 2012 – December 2018	Succeeded by Nancy Cordes
Preceded by John Dickerson	Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News December 2018 – current	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by John Dickerson (interim)	CBS Evening News anchor May 20–24, 2019 (Interim Anchor)	Succeeded by David Begnaud (interim)