Jim Lehrer
Jim Lehrer
James Charles "Jim" Lehreris a former American journalist and novelist, and is the former executive editor and a former news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS. He is also known for his role as a debate moderator in U.S. presidential election campaigns, and is an author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books, which draw upon his experience as a newsman, and his interests in history and politics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth19 May 1934
CountryUnited States of America
My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.
I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice - a civic responsibility.
If we're going to have debates, let's have real debates.
I'm a journalist and that's what I do.
I'm in the reporting part of journalism.
I'm in the civil discourse business. I think it takes all kinds. And more power to everybody.
Those who know me know I won't hesitate to turn around and point someone out.
There's always a germ of truth in just about everything.
I have no reason to lie and every reason not to. If I do lie, I will be prosecuted.
On a daily basis there are some huge ones that are, sure, from time to time, but it is helping the reader sort through all this sort of gray stuff out there.
Best I can do for them is to give them every piece of information I can find and let them make the judgments. That's just my basic view of my function as a journalist.
The best nourishment for any soul is to create your own risks.
Let me be clear: Despite Roger Clemens' statements to the contrary, I never injected Roger Clemens, or anyone else, with lidocaine or B-12.
I'm a gatekeeper, and the gatekeepers all used to be mostly old, white men.