Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

Nacimiento : 1934-05-19, Wichita, Kansas, USA

Muerte : 2020-01-23

Historia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Charles Lehrer (May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Lehrer was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS, known for his role as a debate moderator during U.S. presidential election campaigns. He authored numerous fiction and non-fiction books that drew upon his experience as a newsman, along with his interests in history and politics.

Perfil

Jim Lehrer

Películas

Ben Bradlee: El hombre del Washington Post
Self
Un retrato íntimo del editor ejecutivo del Washington Post, Ben Bradlee, trazando su notable ascenso de un joven muchacho de Boston afectado por la poliomielitis a una de las figuras periodísticas más pioneras y consecuentes del siglo XX.
American Umpire
Narrator
AMERICAN UMPIRE, a thought-provoking documentary about U.S. foreign policy, chronicles how the United States became the world's policeman and questions how long the U.S. must continue to play this role. Narrated by Jim Lehrer, formerly of The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour,and written by award-winning historian Elizabeth Cobbs, the film explores the history of American military intervention and the future of America's military commitment abroad. AMERICAN UMPIRE combines archival footage with candid interviews from former secretaries of state George Shultz, Madeleine Albright and Condoleeza Rice; General Jim Mattis and Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Nobel Prize winner Michael Spence; Pulitzer Prize winner David Kennedy; and eight scholars from around the world.
Zoolander No. 2
Jim Lehrer
Diez años después de conocerse entre pasarelas y sesiones de fotos, Derek y Hansel han caído en el olvido. Deciden entonces emprender una nueva aventura en busca de la fama y el éxito que perdieron. Para ello, viajan a Europa para enfrentarse a las nuevas celebridades. Secuela de "Zoolander" (2001).
Mitt
Self (archive footage)
A filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to a political candidate and his family as he runs for President.
Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama
Self (archive footage)
Fall Of The Republic documents how an offshore corporate cartel is bankrupting the US economy by design. Leaders are now declaring that world government has arrived and that the dollar will be replaced by a new global currency.
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk
Debunking commonly held notions about the rite of passage known as the college experience, this PBS documentary follows 30 students and their teachers along the path of higher education, from admission to graduation, and exposes the disappointment, disorientation and deflation many students feel -- in both public and private schools. This revealing study also addresses the quality and readiness of America's future work force.
El cuarto poder
Book
Con las elecciones presidenciales en ciernes, cuatro periodistas de diferente procedencia son seleccionados para una mesa de debate decisiva con los dos candidatos en cabeza. Durante la preparación del programa, los cuatro especialistas descubren una información trascendente y confidencial acerca de uno de los candidatos, aunque tras considerarlo deciden conservar el secreto dentro de la mesa de reuniones y jamás revelar dichos datos. Sin embargo, convencidos de que el país debe conocer los abusos contra mujeres por parte de uno de los dos potenciales presidentes, realizan preguntas durante el debate que presionan cada vez más al candidato... hasta que éste acaba derrumbándose incapaz de defenderse. A partir de ese momento, la vida de los cuatro periodistas cambia por completo y, convertidos en estrellas de los medios, deberán hacer frente a su conciencia y a las consecuencias de su acto público...
Horowitz at the White House
Self (TV Broadcast Host)
Piano Vladimir Horowitz in a televised recital from the White House on 26 January 1978, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his US debut, at the invitation of President & Mrs Carter. On the program, Chopin's Sonata #2 in B-flat minor, Waltzes in A minor and C-sharp minor, and Polonaise in A-flat, followed by encores by Schumann, Rachmaninoff, and Horowitz's own Carmen Variations.
Viva Max!
Novel
Cuando su novia le dice que sus hombres no lo seguirían ni hasta una casa de mala reputación, Max, un general del ejército mexicano, decide realizar un gran acto de heroísmo. Llevará a sus hombres a través de la frontera hacia Texas y re-capturará de El Álamo. Esto molesta a los tejanos en gran medida, y la Guardia Nacional de Texas es enviada a retomar la misión. Normalmente esto sería fácil, ya que los hombres de Max han dejado toda su munición en México, pero el departamento de Estado insiste en que nadie resulte muerto, por lo que la Guardia Nacional también entra con armas descargadas.