Lesley Stahl

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.

She has written one book, Reporting Live, which was published in 1999.

In 1977, Stahl married author Aaron Latham. The couple currently lives in New York.

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