Leslie Stahl was born into a Jewish on December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts. Her parents, Louis E. and Dorothy J. Stahl, raised her in Swampscott, Massachusetts.
She attended Wheaton College, where she graduated with an honors degree in History.
She has made some historically significant reports and investigations, including the enhanced interrogation methods against Al Qaeda during the Iraq War, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, etc. She gained media highlight in 2020 through her interview with former US President Donald Trump.
