A conversation with John Dickerson

John Dickerson is the former coanchor of CBS Evening News, a contributing writer to The Atlantic, and a cohost of the Slate Political Gabfest. He is also the author of The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency and the creator of Whistlestop, a podcast on presidential history. He was previously the anchor of Face the Nation and CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent. He started his career as a Time magazine correspondent, covering economics, Congress, and the presidency. He is the recipient of the Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency and the David Broder Award for political reporting. Dickerson earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia.

William J. Antholis has served as director and CEO of UVA's Miller Center of Public Affairs since January 2015. In that time, the Miller Center has strengthened its position as the leading nonpartisan research institution on the American presidency and worked with scholars across the University of Virginia to deliver vital research to policymakers and the public. Before coming to the Miller Center, Antholis served as managing director at the Brookings Institution from 2004 to 2014, working directly with Brookings's president and vice presidents. Antholis is the author of Inside Out India and China: Local Politics Go Global (2013) and co-author (with Strobe Talbott) of Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming (2010). He has published articles, book chapters, and opinion pieces on U.S. politics, U.S. foreign policy, international organizations, the G8, climate change, and trade.

George K. Martin, the chair of the Miller Center's Governing Council, is the former managing partner of the McGuire Woods’ Richmond office. He practices law in the areas of construction and commercial real estate. He has more than 25 years of experience handling construction-related transactions, including joint ventures, public-private partnerships, and project finance transactions. In 2013, Martin became the first African American rector of the University of Virginia, a position first held by Thomas Jefferson. Martin earned his BA from the University of Virginia and his JD from Howard University School of Law.