Question: The Last Debate is a 2000 political television film directed by John Badham, based on the book by which American journalist, and novelist, born on May 19, 1934?
Context: Nosferatu is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Helstar, released in 1989.  The first half of the album follows a storyline based on the Bram Stoker novel "Dracula" and includes audio of Frank Langella's performance in John Badham's film adaptation of "Dracula".  It was the last album recorded by the band before going on hiatus, until reforming in 1995. Incognito is a 1997 American crime thriller film directed by John Badham and starring Jason Patric and Irene Jacob.  Written by Jordan Katz, the film is about a talented art forger who paints a fake Rembrandt despite pressure from his dying father who urges him to use his talent on his own original paintings.  The film is notable for a sequence that reveals the specific details involved in forgery, including canvas aging, precise paints, and other deceptions. Arthur B. Rubinstein (born March 31, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American composer.  He composed several TV series soundtracks and songs for film scores, including "Video Fever" and "Edge of the World" in the 1983 film "WarGames".  During the making of these soundtracks, he was a member of the band The Beepers.  He has frequently been hired by film director John Badham, and the majority of his movie soundtracks are found in Badham's work, including "Whose Life Is It Anyway? " (1981), "Blue Thunder" (1983), "Stakeout" (1987), "The Hard Way" (1991), "Another Stakeout" (1993), and "Nick of Time" (1995). Short Circuit is a 1986 American comic science fiction film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock.  The film's plot centers upon an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a more humanlike intelligence, with which it embarks to explore its new state.  "Short Circuit" stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton and G. W. Bailey, with Tim Blaney as the voice of the robot named "Johnny 5".  A sequel, "Short Circuit 2", was released in 1988. The Last Debate is a 2000 political television film directed by John Badham, based on the book by journalist and writer Jim Lehrer, with a teleplay by Jon Mass, and starring James Garner and Peter Gallagher. Nick of Time is a 1995 American neo noir political thriller film, directed by John Badham, and starring Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton, and Courtney Chase.  It is noteworthy for taking place in real time. Stakeout is a 1987 American crime-comedy film directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, and Forest Whitaker.  The screenplay was written by Jim Kouf, who won a 1988 Edgar Award for his work.  Although the story is set in Seattle, Washington, the film was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American musical drama film directed by John Badham.  It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a working-class young man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Gorney as Stephanie Mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante; and Donna Pescow as Annette, Tony's former dance partner and would-be girlfriend.  While in the disco, Tony is the champion dancer.  His circle of friends and weekend dancing help him to cope with the harsh realities of his life: a dead-end job, clashes with his unsupportive and squabbling parents, racial tensions in the local community, and his general restlessness. James Charles Lehrer ( ;—born May 19, 1934) is an American journalist and a novelist. Frank E. Morriss (September 10, 1927 – July 3, 2013) was a film and television editor with more than fifty film and television program credits dating from 1968.  He had a notable collaboration with the director John Badham extending from 1974 – 2004.  Morriss' editing of "Charley Varrick" (1973) was nominated for the BAFTA Award.  He was honored at the 1974 Primetime Emmy Awards as "film editor of the year" for the television film "The Execution of Private Slovik".  Morriss was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Film Editing: for "Blue Thunder" (1983, with Edward M. Abroms) and for "Romancing the Stone" (1984, with Donn Cambern).
Answer: James Charles Lehrer