John Dickerson is a White House correspondent for TIME magazine covering the administration of George W. Bush.

He has written extensively on the president's war on terror, his domestic policies and his political strategy. His cover story on Karl Rove was included in The Best Political Stories of 2003.

During the 2000 presidential election he covered John McCain, co-writing two cover stories on the Arizona Senator, and wrote at length on Republican candidate George W. Bush throughout the general campaign season. At the end of the contentious Florida election recount, he reported and wrote the cover story naming George W. Bush TIME's "Person of the Year" in 2000 after spending an afternoon with the future president at his Texas ranch.

Previously, Dickerson covered Capitol Hill and politics, reporting on the Gingrich Congress, the House impeachment proceedings and Senate trial of President Clinton. Before covering Congress, Dickerson wrote about economics, providing analysis on entitlements, the budget process and taxes. During the 1996 national election he covered the campaigns of Bob Dole, Lamar Alexander and Steve Forbes.

As a correspondent in TIME's New York bureau from 1992 to 1995, Dickerson reported on a variety of topics, including terrorism, Wall Street and technology.

Before joining the magazine, Dickerson covered public affairs and the BCCI banking scandal as an associate producer for Time Inc. Television. He was also the researcher on The Outlaw Bank, a best-selling book on the BCCI scandal.

A native Washingtonian, Dickerson graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia with a degree in English and American Studies. He is married and currently resides in Washington, D.C.