Jim Lehrer Quotes

Jim Lehrer — American Journalist born on May 19, 1934,

James Charles "Jim" Lehrer is 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... (wikipedia)

There's only one interview technique that matters... Do your homework so you can listen to the answers and react to them and ask follow-ups. Do your homework, prepare.

I wanted to be a bus driver when I was a kid. I look at bus driving through the eyes of a little boy. I see it as glamorous.

I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice - a civic responsibility.

There's always a germ of truth in just about everything.

A debate has one purpose, one purpose only, and that is to facilitate the exchange of ideas directly between two candidates, and that's it.