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A look back at Bob Schieffer getting a meditation lesson at the 1972 DNC

Tonight as the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia comes to a close, take a look at one of our favorite moments in DNC History. Former Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer recieving meditation lessons from poet Allen Ginsberg at the 1972 DNC held in Miami, Florida. Schieffer, who at the time was a correspondent covering the Convention floor, would later reflect that it was one of the strangest moments he has had after covering 25 Conventions .

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