PBS anchor Lehrer to speak; venue changed

Jim Lehrer walks outside the Magness Arena at the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness, site of the first 2012 presidential debate, on the campus of the University of Denver, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in Denver. Lehrer is the debate moderator.
Jim Lehrer walks outside the Magness Arena at the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness, site of the first 2012 presidential debate, on the campus of the University of Denver, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in Denver. Lehrer is the debate moderator.

— Jim Lehrer, veteran PBS news anchor who has moderated 12 presidential and vice presidential election debates, will discuss his experiences at the Robinson Center in the Travis Exhibition Hall on Tuesday.

Lehrer will talk about moderating the first 2012 presidential debate between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and discuss his book, Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain at 6 p.m.

A book signing will follow the event, which will be at 7 Statehouse Plaza in Little Rock.

Reservations can be made by e-mailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or by calling (501) 683-5239.

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