bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation." and, by the way, bob was covering the ford white house when stevens was nominated. hi, bob. >> schieffer: (laughs) hi, katie. >> couric: we thought that was an interesting fact. meanwhile, president obama's nominee is unlikely to have as easy a time getting confirmed as justice stevens did. >> schieffer: katie, it is never easy these days, but the white house really wants to concentrate on jobs and the economy going into this midterm election and the last thing the president needs is a long drown out fight over a supreme court nominee. so every sign i see points to the president nominating someone quickly. and by that i mean in the next week or so. and he, of course, can't change the ideological tilt of the court, that's for sure. but my sense is they will go with the person they believe can be most easily confirmed. they want this done, if possible, by the august recess. just too much risk of mischief if it goes beyond that. so look for a white house announcement very soon. the big qu

news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. >> are nonnuclear weapons so good now, madam secretary, that we don't have to rely on nuclear weapons anymore? >> we rely on both, bob, and i think that's the point secretary gates is making. we've maintained a strong, robust nuclear deterrent as set forth in the nuclear posture review. but we have also in this administration moved toward a global strike capability to enhance our conventional response. and we have an enormous amount of firepower conventionally. and it is also clear that this is putting everybody on notice. >> you did make an exception to north korea and iran. explain to me what that means. >> well, because they're not in compliance with the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. so for them, all bets are off. all the options are on the table. >> "this week" with abc's senior white house correspondent jake tapper. >> senator kyl, you are concerned about president obama

the nation" so we can now say that face the nation has won a pulitzer. >> i owe it all to you, bob. >> schieffer: we will be the first broadcast outlet to win since broadcasters are not eligible. i'm just teasing. congratulations, a well deserved honor. >> thank you. >> schieffer: you're a conservative columnist by nature. yet you were one of the first to sort of talk about sarah palin. you write this morning about some of the rhetoric that's coming out from the right side. >> right, right. >> schieffer: especially from the tea party. you point out that you think it may be dangerous. >> well, i think we have to be cautious. by the way, as to my being a conservative and having these things to say, i always like to quote george will who famously said being a conservative does not mean we have to take a leap into the darkness. i think i want to make clear i'm not saying the tea party people are violent or racist or any of that. i think there are some people who attach themselves to any crowd scene and can tarnish, you know, our perception of the organization or the movement in this case. i'm not sa

and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again and welcome again to "face the nation." i'm starting with you jan crawford according to the new york times and washington posts today were interviews were given by justice john paul stevens approaching 90 years old and talking about when is he going to step down. i mean, there's every indication from the interviews he's not going to step down but in the midst of all the other things going on in the election year it appears president obama will nominate somebody to fill a vacancy on the court and does the white house really need or want that plight right now? >> i think the white house has been expecting this and long expected he'd step down this year and said he's step down in president obama's first term and justices don't like to retire during an election season and the white house is ready for this. remember, they went through this last year when they replaced justin suitor and have a good working short list. if they want to fight, now's the time to have it with a solid majority in the senate and lo

bob schieffer, thank you so much. and we will look forward to more discussion on financial reform and the economy this sunday on "face the nation" with bob. please check your local listings. >>> election couldn't have had anything to do with it, right? all right. betty nguyen is at the news desk. lots going on. >>> good morning, everybody. we begin with the securities and exchange commission and some shocking findings concerning senior staff and online pornography. nancy cordes is in washington with the details. >> reporter: that's right, an internal investigation finds that officials at the federal agency responsible for policing our financial system were in some cases spending the majority of their days looking at and downloading porn. the internal investigation probed into 33 cases of senior sec officials surfing the web for explicit images. 31 of the cases were in the last 21 1/2 years alone during the bernie madoff scandal and a new collapse of our financial markets. the report had some as sonnishing findings. 17

let's bring in host of "face the nation" bob schieffer. good morning, bob. what do you think, will that kind of rhetoric work with the american people? >> i think what's going on in new orleans now is about the republican party and not yet really about the american people and what their reaction is. these would -be candidates are trying on-to-get t ing oto get s to begin to build a base here. this is very, very early in this whole process. and this is really more about just getting some attention. republicans -- the next serious thing republicans have to do is concentrate on these congressional elections later this year. once we get past that, i think you'll begin to see the presidential candidates as it were begin to sort themselves out and start appealing to people. right now they are trying to get the attention of those within their own party. you had several of the candidates or people that many expect will run like governor pawlenty in minnesota, also governor mitt romney who ran the last time. didn't even bother to come to this gathering in new orleans

before introducing the president, let me introduce bob schieffer who is been the anchor and moderatorace the nation" since 1991. bob will conduct the discussion with president clinton. in today's world, bob seems to be an increasingly rare commodity. i have had the opportunity to be on his show and always greatly welcome that. he was tough but the sen. he was committed to exploring the substance of issues and the politics. he was committed to giving you the time and opportunity to explain what you were trying to say. it is surprising that after such a remarkable career, having covered all of the four major national washington assignments, the white house, pentagon, department of state and congress, treasury should be one, he is a member of the broadcasting hall of fame, the winner of numerous awards, over 30 years of a journalist. as i said a moment ago, bob schieffer will be interviewing president clinton, who i now have the honor of introducing. let me thank pete for letting me introduce the president. that was a great privilege i had many times during the six and a half years i ser

and then tomorrow on "face the nation," bob schieffer has an interview with scott brown. >> do you notsurvivor of the boating accident that left two nfl players lost at sea. he'll tell us his harrowing story. and we leave you now with more music from country rocker jack ingram. >> have a great weekend, everybody. ♪ ♪ like the fish in the lake and that cane pole you make ♪ ♪ or the feeling when one's on the line, like the mile of a friend ♪ ♪ glad to see you again, that erases the passing of time ♪ ♪ like the eagle that flies, like the sun in the sky, or the grace god has given to me ♪ ♪ it's free, things i wouldn't trade for anything ♪ ♪ like the night we were standing with your hand in mine, just staring up at the stars ♪ ♪ dancing to something, but it wasn't nothing, but the beating of two lucky hearts ♪ ♪ the sound of a train, the hard pouring rain, and the words that you whisper to me ♪ ♪ all free, things i wouldn't change for anything, they're everything free ♪ ♪ things i wouldn't trade for anything, they're everything to me ♪ ♪ can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a m

host: president clinton was instituted at the peterson institute by bob schieffer and you can walk to the entirety on our video library, a little over an hour long. c-span.org, and look in the corner for the video library tat and it would be easy to find. the president -- former president, just following up on the comment from the last caller. next is a phone call from merrimack, the hampshire. jack, independent. what do you think about the u.s. needing to be a future-looking country. caller: i think it should be. i think it is ironic. he certainly was not thinking of the future back in the 1990's, when he was running around molesting a teenage intern's. ihost: that is all have to say n the topic? caller: that's it. host: molly, republican line. caller: i kind of enjoyed the people calling in and saying they agree with president clinton and as usual, the majority of dumbed down citizens in this country, did not even listen to what he said. not only did this president put through nafta, he got rid of glass-steagall which protected this country from the very thing that happened to it. i