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Major Garrett

Biography

Major Garrett

Major Garrett has been a fixture in executive branch reporting for 17 years, serving as a White House correspondent for three news outlets during the last four administrations. He has been CBS News' chief White House correspondent since 2012, and is a substitute anchor of "Face the Nation." Garrett graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in journalism and political science. A native of San Diego, he lives in Washington, D.C.

Major Garrett

Books by Major Garrett

Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency
by Major Garrett - Nonfiction, Politics

Major Garrett has been reporting on the White House for nearly two decades, covering four different presidencies for three news outlets. But if he thought that his distinguished journalistic career had prepared him for the unique challenges of covering Donald Trump, he was in for a surprise. In MR. TRUMP'S WILD RIDE, Garrett provides what journalists are often said to do, but usually don’t: a true first draft of history. His goal was to sift through the mountains of distracting tweets and shrieking headlines in order to focus on the most significant moments of Trump’s young presidency, the ones that Garrett believes will have a lasting impact.