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
In my case, I was covering politics in Texas as a newspaper man in the 1960s. – Jim Lehrer
Ive traveled around the country and I read local newspapers and all of that, and its a sad, sad thing to go from city to city and see the small newspapers and theyre tiny. Theyre tiny not only in size but also in scope. – Jim Lehrer
Most of the gaffes Ive made have not been funny – theyve been stupid. – Jim Lehrer