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September 13, 2020

    Sue Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National IntelligenceScott Kirby, CEO of United AirlinesDr. Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO of PfizerGovernor Kate Brown, D-Oregon Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerAnthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections & Surveys DirectorA preview of Scott Pelley‘s 60 Minutes interview with Bob Woodward about his book ‘Rage.’

September 6, 2020

    Mohamed el-Erian, Allianz Chief Economic AdvisorDavid M. Rubenstein, Author of The American Story and co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle GroupDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerWes Lowery, “60 in 6” Quibi CorrespondentAnthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections & Surveys Director

August 30, 2020

    Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Rep. Val Demings, D-FloridaDaniel Cameron, Attorney General of Kentucky Ben Crump, Civil Rights Attorney Representing Family of Jacob Blake Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerJames Brown, CBS News Special Correspondent and host of The NFL Today on CBS Sport

August 23, 2020

    James Comey, Former FBI DirectorRonna McDaniel, Republican National Committee ChairEric Garcetti, Mayor of Los AngelesDr. Robert Robbins, President of the University of ArizonaDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

August 16, 2020

    Jared Kushner, White House Senior AdviserLori Lightfoot, Mayor of ChicagoGovernor Tate Reeves, (R) MississippiDmitri Alperovitch, Former CrowdStrike CTO, co-founderDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

August 9, 2020

    Robert O’Brien, National Security AdviserQuinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas CityCharles Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoNed Lamont, Connecticut Governor Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

August 2, 2020

    Mark Meadows, White House Chief of StaffRep. James Clyburn, Majority Whip, D-South Carolina Neel Kashkari, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisVanita Gupta, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human RightsAnthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections and Surveys DirectorDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

July 26, 2020

    House Speaker Nancy PelosiSenator Ted Cruz, R-Texas Eugene Woods, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atrium HealthAnthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections and Surveys DirectorDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

July 19, 2020

    Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffMayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-Atlanta)Dr. Richard Besser, Former CDC Acting DirectorDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerDr. Michael Drake, President-Elect, University of California System

July 12, 2020

    Dr. Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon GeneralMayor Kate Gallego (D-Phoenix)Terry Shaw, AdventHealth CEOTom Wyatt, CEO KinderCareAnthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections & Surveys Director Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

July 5, 2020

    Ambassador John Bolton, Former National Security AdviserCarlos Giménez, Miami-Dade County MayorSylvester Turner, Houston MayorStephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor CEOMark Zandi, Moody’s AnalyticsDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

June 28, 2020

    Vice President Mike PenceGov. Jay Inslee, WashingtonSen. Tim Scott, South CarolinaSherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

June 21, 2020

    Chad Wolf, Acting Homeland Security SecretarySenator Mark Warner, D-VirginiaJide Zeitlin, Tapestry CEODr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerJamelle Bouie, New York Times Columnist

June 14, 2020

    Sen. Tim Scott R-South CarolinaSen. Cory Booker D-New JerseyCarmen Best, Seattle Chief of PoliceRobert S. Kaplan, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerJohn Dickerson, “60 Minutes” Correspondent

June 7, 2020

    William Barr, Attorney GeneralCondoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of StateDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

May 31, 2020

    Benjamin Crump Floyd Family AttorneyMayor Melvin Carter, D-St. Paul, MNMayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, D-AtlantaDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

May 24, 2020

    Robert O’Brien, National Security AdviserMichael Chertoff, Former Homeland Security SecretaryEric Rosengren, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of BostonDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerGeoffrey Ballotti, President & CEO, Wyndham Hotels Group

May 17, 2020

    Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesRep. Nancy Pelosi, House SpeakerGary Cohn, Former Director of the National Economic CouncilDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerClaire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America

May 10, 2020

    Kevin Hassett, White House Economic AdviserEric Schmidt, Former CEO and Chairman of GoogleDr. Christopher Murray, Director, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of WashingtonDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerJames Ryan, President, University of Virginia

May 3, 2020

    Gov. JB Pritzker D, IllinoisDaniel O’Day, Chairman and CEO, Gilead SciencesGary Kelly, Chairman and CEO, Southwest AirlinesRaphael Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

April 26, 2020

    Gov. Larry Hogan, R, MarylandMayor London Breed, D, San Francisco, CABrian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of AmericaBarry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and Expedia GroupDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

April 19, 2020

    Gov. Charlie Baker, MassachusettsScott Gottlieb, M.D., Former FDA CommissionerDeborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response CoordinatorKing Abdullah II of JordanSuzanne Clark, President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

April 12, 2020

    Gov. Phil Murphy, New JerseyScott Gottlieb, M.D., Former FDA CommissionerCardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New YorkChristopher Murray, M.D., Director, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of WashingtonNeel Kashkari, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisLori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago

April 5, 2020

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious DiseasesFormer FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott GottliebMichael Dowling, President & CEO, Northwell HealthJames Bullard, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDr. Luana Marques, President, Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)

March 29, 2020

    Former FDA Commissioner Scott GottliebTreasury Secretary Steven MnuchinLouisiana Governor John Bel EdwardsDr. Gianrico Farrugia, Mayo Clinic CEO and PresidentDr. David Heymann, WHO special adviser

March 22, 2020

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesFormer FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, @ScottGottliebMDGary Cohn, Former National Economic Council DirectorRichard Pollack, American Hospitals Association CEO/PresidentFrederick W. Smith, FedEx CEO/President

March 15, 2020

    Larry Kudlow, Director, National Economic Council, @larry_kudlowBank of America CEO Brian MoynihanDr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesFormer FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, @ScottGottliebMD

March 8, 2020

March 1, 2020

February 23, 2020

    Former Vice President Joe Biden, @JoeBidenNational Security Adviser Robert O’BrienAnthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections & Surveys Director, @SalvantoCBSEd O’Keefe, CBS News Political Correspondent, @edokeefe

February 16, 2020

February 9, 2020

February 2, 2020

January 26, 2020

January 19, 2020

    Former National Economic Council Director Gary CohnRepresenative Jerry Nadler, Judiciary Committee Chairman, @RepJerryNadlerSenator John Cornyn, @JohnCornynSusan Page ,Washington Bureau Chief, USA Today @SusanPageGerald Seib Executive Washington Editor, Wall Street Journal @GeraldFSeibEd O’Keefe, CBS News Political Correspondent, @edokeefeWeijia Jiang, CBS News White House Correspondent, @weijia

January 12, 2020

January 5, 2020

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (@SecPompeo)Gen. David Petraeus (Ret) Former Commander in Chief of Central Command, former CIA directorSen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida (@marcorubio), Foreign Relations CommitteeSen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut (@ChrisMurphyCT), Foreign Relations CommitteeTom Perez, DNC Chair (@TomPerez)CBS News Foreign Correspondent Holly Williams (@HollyMAWilliams) reports from IraqCBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin (@CBSDavidMartin)