Vintage Interviews With Notable People
We lost a true American comedy genius last week.
Carl Reiner was 98 when he passed away.
I first met Carl Reiner in 1993, and again in 1995, when he published a sequel to his iconic 1950s novel “Enter Laughing.”
So here now, from 1995, Carl Reiner:
Carl Reiner won nine Emmys, a Grammy, and The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
If Donald Trump thinks he’s getting a rough time from the journalist who cover him at the White House, he’s never met Sam Donaldson.
From 1977 to 1989 — the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan years — Donaldson was was Chief White House correspondent for ABC News.
During those twelve years, Donaldson proved to be a relentless, aggressive reporter, never letting the president get away with a vague, evasive, or unsatisfactory answer to a question.
Ironically, the title of Donaldson’s 1987 book was a phrase he never actually said. The book was called
“Hold On, Mr. President.”
But listen to this interview that’s more than 30 years old and see if it doesn’t have a lot of relevance to what we see going on right now today.
So here now, from 1987, Sam Donaldson.
Sam Donaldson retired from ABC News in 2009. He is 86 now. and serves on the Board of New Mexico First, a bipartisan booster organization.
As we head into the Independence Day weekend, it’s a good time to look back on American history.
For example, we all know that Christopher Columbus discovered America. No, wait, Leif Erikson did.
Abe Lincoln once walk 3 miles to return a library book.
George Washington had wooden teeth.
Are these things true, or are they Legends and myths?
In 1989, investigative journalist Richard Shankman wrote a book called “Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths About American History.”
Here now, from 1989, Richard Shenkman. \
Rick Shenkman has written several other books debunking the myths of history. And he is founder and editor of the History News Network website.
She’s a supermodel, a role model, and a popular actor.
Tyra Banks was already, at 24, an international celebrity when I met her in 1998. She had written her first book, called “Tyra’s Beauty Inside & Out.”
So here now, from 1998, Tyra Banks:
Tyra Banks is 46 now, and still a role model, still a popular TV and movie actor.