Major Garrett

Garrett was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he attended James Madison High School. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Science in political science in 1984.^[2] He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta.^[3]

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]

In July 2015, Garrett made headlines when he asked Obama during a press conference why he was "content" with the Iran Nuclear Deal that left four Americans—Amir Mirza Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, Saeed Abedini, and Robert Levinson—trapped in Iran. The President admonished Garrett by saying, "I’ve got to give you credit, Major, for how you craft those questions. The notion that I am 'content' as I celebrate with American citizens languishing in Iranian jails, Major, that's nonsense, and you should know better. Now, if the question is why we did not tie the negotiations to their release, think about the logic that creates. Suddenly, Iran realizes, 'You know what? Maybe we can get additional concessions out of the Americans by holding these individuals.'"^[9] While other Americans held by Iran were eventually released, Levinson died while in Iranian custody.

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

• 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 (Crown Forum, 2005, ISBN 978-1-4000-5466-4)
• The Enduring Revolution: The Inside Story of the Republican Ascendancy and Why It Will Continue (Three Rivers Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-4000-5467-1)
• Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency (St. Martin's Press, 2018, ISBN 9781250185914)
• The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of "The Big Lie" (with David Becker) (Diversion Books, 2022, ISBN 9781635767841)

• White House press corps

• 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