I now know how Abbot felt when Costello left, how Brinkley felt when Huntley left, how Sears felt when Roebuck left, and, of course, how Dan Rather felt when Connie left.
– Jim Lehrer
My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.
– Jim Lehrer
Most of the gaffes I've made have not been funny - they've been stupid.
– Jim Lehrer
In my case, I was covering politics in Texas as a newspaper man in the 1960's.
– Jim Lehrer
I've traveled around the country and I read local newspapers and all of that, and it's a sad, sad thing to go from city to city and see the small newspapers and they're tiny. They're tiny not only in size but also in scope.
– Jim Lehrer
I have great faith in the intelligence of the American viewer and reader to put two and two together and come up with four.