Is the POTUS ever interviewed by the media?

Factual Questions
1

I can’t ever recall seeing footage of any US President interviewed by the TV media. There are questions asked by various reporters at press conference questions, but what about proper face-to-face interviews?

Is the UK PM ever interviewed by the TV media?

2

Tony Blair frequently appears on TV shows - usually serious news programmes - although two weeks ago he took part in a sports show called “Football Focus” on Saturday morning TV.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was on a morning “sofa-show” this week to talk about the new budget proposals.

Even Maggie Thatcher used to go on daytime sofa-TV to be interviewed, as well as speaking with more high-brow current affairs shows. There’s a famous clip of Maggie being vigourously taken to task by a viewer over the sinking of the Belgrano during the Falklands campaign.

So yes, it’s v. common to see the UK PM on the TV news.

I’m not sure the Queen has done many interviews - she’s taken part in some “fly-on-the-wall” programmes about Windsor Castle, but never addressed the camera directly.

Prince Charles is often on TV being interviewed, as was Diana.

Princes William and Harry will be taking part in a show with popular light-entertainment duo Ant ‘n’ Dec in a few weeks’ time, apparently.

3

U.S. presidents periodically give one-on-one interviews with the media, be it newspaper, news magazine, or television. Apparently you haven’t seen them in Sydney.

• Interview of President Bush by Korean Broadcasting System, November 2005.
• Interview of President Bush by NHK Television, Japan, November 2005.
• Interview of President Bush by Phoenix Television, China, November 2005.
• Roundtable interview of President Bush by foreign media, November 2005.
• Interview of President Bush by Al Arabiya, October 2005.
• Interview of President Bush by Israeli television, August 2005.
• Interview of President Bush by foreign print journalists, June 2005.
• Interview of President Bush by ITV, United Kingdom, June 2005.
• Interview of President Bush by the Times of London, June 2005.

4

Thanks for that list of TV interview transcripts. Are US Presidents ever interviewed on US TV?

Yes. Very observant of you.

5

A sample of one-on-one interviews by American television news divisions.

• Interview of President Bush by NBC News, April 2003.
• Interview of President Bush by Fox News, September 2003.
• Interview of President Bush by NBC News, February 2004.
• Interview of President Bush on ABC News, October 2004.
• Interview of President Bush on ABC News, August 2005.