Jun 23 Gates: Chances of Negotiated Settlement With Taliban ‘Probably Good’ By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the realistic chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban to end the Afghan war "are probably good," he told Jim Lehrer in an interview airing on Thursday's NewsHour. Continue reading
May 13 Watch Robert MacNeil on Jim Lehrer’s ‘Stealth’ Exit Jim Lehrer announced Thursday that he is taking another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring out daily public television news broadcast. Long-time colleague and friend, Robert MacNeil offers this reflection. Continue watching
May 13 Jim Lehrer: The Video Highlights By Mike Fritz Jim Lehrer announced this week that he's stepping back from daily anchor and co-anchor duties on the PBS NewsHour - so we decided to take a look back at some highlights from his 52 years in journalism and his… Continue reading
May 13 Watch Jim Lehrer: A Look Back at a Career in Journalism Jim Lehrer: A Look Back at a Career in Journalism… Continue watching
May 12 Jim Lehrer’s Changing Role: Leave Your Reflections, Favorite Moments By News Desk Jim Lehrer announced Thursday that he is taking another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring our daily public television news broadcast. Beginning June 6, he will no longer be part of the regular daily anchor… Continue reading
May 12 Jim Lehrer Stepping Down From Regular Anchor Role on PBS NewsHour By Simon Marks Watch video of Jim Lehrer's announcement on Thursday's NewsHour: // Some news today about the PBS NewsHour... Jim Lehrer has announced that he is taking another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring our daily public… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch On Centennial Celebration, Reflecting on Ronald Reagan’s Legacy With Sunday marking the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth, watch an excerpt of a 1989 interview where Jim Lehrer spoke with the former president about debating then-President Jimmy Carter. Continue watching
Sep 02 Lehrer Honored With Marine Corps Parade Jim Lehrer was honored in late August at a parade in Washington hosted by Gen. James Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps. Lehrer, whose father was a Marine, served with his brother in the Third Marine Division in the Far… Continue reading
Apr 16 Jim Lehrer’s ‘Super’ Office Tour By Hari Sreenivasan I remember walking into Jim Lehrer’s office for the first time last summer for my job interview and no amount of preparation could have readied me for the enormous collection of intriguing and distracting bus memorabilia in there. For a… Continue reading
Dec 22 Exclusive: Jim Lehrer to Interview President Obama Wednesday By Maureen Hoch As the Senate prepares for a landmark vote on a health care overhaul, Jim Lehrer will sit down with President Barack Obama at the White House Wednesday afternoon for an exclusive television interview on the health reform push and more. Continue reading