1982
Emmy Award for writing on CBS Reports The Defense of the United States: Ground Zero
2013
Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
1984
Emmy for Outstanding Background / Analysis of a Single Current Story on CBS Evening News – TV Campaigning
1988
The first of Bob's books, The Acting President, was published
1995
Emmy Award for Outstanding Instant Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story on CBS Evening News – Rabin Assassination Coverage
2003
The second of Bob's books, This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV, was published
1996
Emmy Award for Outstanding Instant Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story on CBS Evening News – Olympic Bombing
2008
Bob was named a living legend by the Library of Congress
2007
Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story on CBS Evening News – Ramadi: On the Front Line
2004
The third of Bob's books, Face the Nation: My Favorite Stories from the First 50 Years of the Award-Winning News Broadcast, was published
2008
Lifetime Achievement Award
2011
Texas Medal of Arts (Journalism)
2013
Bob was inducted into the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame
2008
The fourth of Bob's books, Bob Schieffer's America, was published
2014
Emmy Award for Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis on Face the Nation – 50th Anniversary of JFK Assassination
2016
History-Making Texan Award
2017
Bob's fifth and latest book, Overload: Finding the Truth in Today's Deluge of News, was published
2014
Radio Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow Award – Network Radio and Television for CBS News piece "A Dream of Congress in the Future"
2001
National Press Foundation – Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism