Experts
Jim Lehrer
Anchor, "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer"
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You have to get involved. Read More
January 29, 2008 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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You can't just be cynical and be a journalist. Read More
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Lehrer's organization in PBS is a Quaker monarchy. Read More
January 29, 2008 | In Media & Internet
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How did your childhood shape you?
Because of the Depression and World War II, Lehrer grew up not taking anything for granted. Read More
January 29, 2008 | In History
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The Aspen Ideas Festival brings people together. Read More
January 28, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Whom would you like to interview and what would you ask?
Jim Lehrer talks about a literary legend and some issues he'd like to clear up. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Arts & Culture
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What should be the big issues of the 2008 US presidential election?
Lehrer says we should actually act on our pledges to improve education. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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How has America changed in your lifetime?
Unlike the America of his childhood, the country no longer has a shared experience to draw upon. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy, Identity
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As an American, Jim Lehrer is worried about what is done in his name. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy, World
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If we'd had a mandatory military service, Lehrer wonders, would we still have invaded Iraq? Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy, World
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Lehrer, on Americans' lack of cohesion. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Jim Lehrer talks about duty, shared experience, and what it means to serves one's country. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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What are the recurring themes in your work?
Jim Lehrer writes about people fighting like hell to be successful. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, Identity
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Jim Lehrer, on why and how he writes. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Arts & Culture
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Do you have a creative process?
Jim Lehrer talks about what goes into a broadcast, or a novel. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Arts & Culture, Media & Internet
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Jim Lehrer reflects on the impact of Ms. Litton. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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Who do you blame? Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Identity
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Get involved, Lehrer says. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Inspiration & Wisdom, Media & Internet
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Jim Lehrer is optimistic that the next president will get a handle on today's problems. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Future
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Everything flows from how America exercises its power. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
Born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1934, Jim Lehrer attended Victoria College. In 1956, he received a Bachelor's journalism degree from the University of Missouri before joining the Marine Corps, where he served three years as an infantry officer. For the following decade, Lehrer worked as a reporter in Dallas, before moving on to a local experimental news program on public television.
He came to Washington with PBS in 1972 and teamed up with Robert MacNeil in 1973 to cover the Senate Watergate hearings. In 1975, they started what became "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" and then the "MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour" in 1983, the first 60-minute evening news program on television.
The program became The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer in 1995 when MacNeil retired. Lehrer has received numerous awards for his work, including a presidential National Humanities Medal in 1999. He also has moderated ten of the nationally televised candidate debates in the last five presidential elections.
Lehrer is the author of 17 novels, including Eureka (2007), The Phony Marine (2006), The Franklin Affair (2005), and Flying Crows (2004). He has also written two memoirs and three plays. Lehrer and his wife, Kate, have been married since 1960. They have three daughters and six grandchildren.
