I've always said this and finally I had a chance to demonstrate it: The moderator should be seen little and heard even less. It is up to the candidates to ask the follow-up questions and challenge one another. Jim Lehrer candidatechallengechance share on social
The best moderators are the moderators who are essentially invisible. A moderator who is there to be seen and heard and to be talked about either, 'oh, God, what a great question,' or, 'oh, God, what a lousy question,' that to me is a failed moderator. Jim Lehrer essentiallyfailgod share on social
I came from a family of Marines into the family of Marines. Jim Lehrer familymarine Change image and share on social
Best I can do for them is to give them every piece of information I can find and let them make the judgments. That's just my basic view of my function as a journalist. Jim Lehrer basicfindfunction Change image and share on social
The shouting and opinion and jokes don't exist if there isn't first a story. Jim Lehrer existjokeopinion Change image and share on social
As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse. Jim Lehrer advocatediscoursefact Change image and share on social
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. Jim Lehrer boybusdrive Change image and share on social
People can get their news any way they want. What I love about what's happened is that there are so many different avenues, there are so many different outlets, so many different ways to debate and discuss and to inquire about any given news story. Jim Lehrer avenuedebatediscuss share on social
