Notable Interviews
The show has had many notable interviews, including:
- the wife of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn just after his arrest.
- Sandra Good, the best friend of Squeaky Fromme, just after her friend had attempted to shoot Gerald Ford.
- a Rwandan woman seemingly moments away from being killed by Tutsi militia during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide—she stayed on the phone with As It Happens up to the point when the attackers knocked on her door. She was ultimately spared.
The show has also interviewed a wide array of presidents, prime ministers, terrorists, inventors, and authors.
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Famous quotes containing the words notable and/or interviews:
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