Lesley R. Stahl (born
December 16,
1941, in
Lynn, Massachusetts) is an
American television journalist.
As of 2007, she has reported for
CBS on
60 Minutes for nearly 16 seasons.A graduate of
Wheaton College, her career received a running start from her coverage of the
Watergate affair. She went on to become
White House correspondent during the presidencies of
Jimmy Carter,
Ronald Reagan, and
George H.W. Bush. Stahl was the moderator of
Face the Nation between September
1983 and May
1991, and from
2002 to
2004, Stahl hosted
48 Hours Investigates. In 2002, Stahl made headlines when
Al Gore appeared on 60 Minutes and revealed for the first time that he would not run for president again in 2004.
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