Ken Auletta, The New Yorker /// Roger Federer, 2004 US Open Champion
Jon Stewart on his latest project, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction." A breakdown of the debates between George Bush and John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
Barack Obama, Senator-Elect, (D) Illinois / Author, “Dreams From My Father” [Three Rivers Press]; 1 clip from Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention
Tom Shales, The Washington Post (from Washington DC) /// Doc Severinsen, Former Bandleader, “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” (from California) /// Jared Diamond, Author / University of California, Los Angleles; Book: “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” [Publisher: Viking Adult]
Morgan Freeman describes working on his latest film, "Million Dollar Baby," directed by Clint Eastwood and also starring Hilary Swank, for which he's received an Oscar nomination.
Leonardo DiCaprio introduces "The Aviator" and describes the challenges of portraying Howard Hughes, a brilliant self-made billionaire plagued by an increasingly incapacitating obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Jonathan Klein, President, CNN / USA, 1 clip from Charlie Rose interview with Jon Stewart of 9/29/04 /// Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Professor, The American University, Cairo / Chairman, IBN Khaldoun Center
Robert Plant, Singer/Songwriter /// Billy Crudup, Actor, “The Pillowman.”
Joel Surnow, Co Creator; Robert Cochran, Co Creator; Kiefer Sutherland, Actor/ Executive Producer; Carlos Bernard, Actor; Kim Raver, Actor; Arnold Vosloo, Actor.
Ron Howard, Director, Russell Crowe, Actor, Paul Giamatti, Actor.
David Boies, Founding Partner, Boies, Schiller, & Flexner, LLP, Jay Sekulow, Chief Council, American Center for Law and Justice, Ralph Neas, President & CEO, People for the American Way, Jeffrey Rosen, George Washington University, Legal Affairs Editor, The New Republic, Nina Totenberg, Legal Correspondent, National Public Radio, Charles Lane, The Washington Post. ]An excerpt of Charlie’s interview with Justice O’Connor in 2002]
“Panel: Saudi Arabia, King Fahd:” Rachel Bronson, Council of Foreign Relations; via Washington DC Thomas Lippman, Author, “Middle East Institute;” via LA Judith Kipper, Council on Foreign Relations /// Bill Keller, Executive Editor, The New York Times
Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense