Newsmakers
Newsweek, May, 2002 by Devin Gordon, Jonathan Alter and Lorraine Ali
Bill Clinton wants to be the next Oprah? When it comes to our 42d president, almost anything seems plausible. Just not this. It's time to separate fact from fiction about Clinton's meeting last week with NBC. Fact: Clinton did meet with NBC top dogs Andrew Lack and Jeff Zucker. He also met previously with CBS's Leslie Moonves and, Newsmakers has learned, with Disney/ABC's Michael Eisner. But all that stuff about a daytime talk show is nonsense. Clinton would be interested, says a close associate, only in a serious, "Charlie Rose"-style show or a handful of prime-time specials--and even those options seem unlikely to pan out. Also false: the $50 million price tag Clinton supposedly dangled for his services. Money was never discussed, says the associate. (Not like the guy needs it:...
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