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Politics: The Way It Used To Be

CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer remembers Dave Powers, and a bygone era in American politics. Powers, an aid to President Kennedy, passed away last week at the age of 85. He was a guy from "the neighborhood" who was invaluable to Mr. Kennedy because of how well he new the neighborhood.

Click here [Bob Schieffer Commentary] to see and listen to Schieffer's commentary from Sunday's Face the Nation.

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