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- Birth nameJames Charles Lehrer
- Jim Lehrer was born on May 19, 1934 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Viva Max (1969) and The Last Debate (2000). He was married to Kate Tom Staples. He died on January 23, 2020 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpouseKate Tom Staples(June 4, 1960 - January 23, 2020) (his death, 3 children)
- Factual reporting unclouded by personal opinion
- He served in the Marine Corps 1956-1959.
- Owns a bus in memory of his father.
- Won two Emmys.
- Father of three daughters.
- He and Bob Schieffer began their journalism career together in Texas.
- I have an old-fashioned view that news is not a commodity. News is information that's required in a democratic society, and Thomas Jefferson said a democracy is dependent on an informed citizenry. That sounds corny, but I don't care whether it sounds corny or not. It's the truth.
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