In 1974, he moved to Washington, D.C., and was promoted to covering the Carter campaign in 1976. He then became CBS News White House correspondent (the first black White House television correspondent) until 1978, when he was invited to move to "CBS Reports", where he served as principal correspondent until 1981. He also anchored the CBS Sunday Night News from 1976 until 1981. That year, Walter Cronkite departed as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" and was replaced by "60 Minutes" correspondent Dan Rather, leaving an opening on the program that was filled by Bradley.