John Dickerson Audio Books

Each week, Slate's Chief Political Correspondent John Dickerson hosts a little get-together in our D.C. bureau conference room, which we record and make available as an MP3 audio file.

In this bite-sized podcast for fans of presidential campaign history, John Dickerson of Slateā€™s Political Gabfest revisits a moment from the American quadrennial carnival.

Before Barbara Walters, before Katie Couric, there was Nancy Dickerson. The first female member of the Washington TV news corps, Nancy was the only woman covering many of the most iconic events of the 1960s.

From Face the Nation moderator and Slate columnist John Dickerson come the stories behind the stories of the most memorable moments in American presidential campaign history.

From the veteran political journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, a deep dive into the history, evolution, and current state of the American presidency - and how we can make the job less impossible and more productive.