He is the news anchor for PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (still mistakenly called the MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour by longtime viewers) on PBS. Lehrer is also an acclaimed author, writing both non-fiction and fiction which draws on his life experiences and his interests in history and politics. He has also served as mediator for several U.S. Presidential debates, most recently in the 2000 election year between George W. Bush and then-Vice-President Al Gore.