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There's only one interview technique that matters... Do your homework so you can listen to the answers and react to them and ask follow-ups. Do your homework, prepare.
Jim Lehrer
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Jim Lehrer
Age: 85 †
Born: 1934
Born: May 19
Died: 2020
Died: January 23
Journalist
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Wichita
Kansas
James C. Lehrer
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James Charles Lehrer
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