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No two people see things the same way.
Jim Lehrer
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Jim Lehrer
Age: 85 †
Born: 1934
Born: May 19
Died: 2020
Died: January 23
Journalist
Military Officer
News Presenter
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Television Presenter
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Wichita
Kansas
James C. Lehrer
James Lehrer
James Charles Lehrer
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