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Monday, July 02, 2007 07:17:43 AM
HISTORY Great Larry King Moments
Larry King, the grandmaster of the probing interview, showed off his investigative and reportorial
prowess last week when he sat down with celebutante Paris Hilton. However, this is only most recent
demonstration of King's outstanding journalistic ability. Today we take a look at some of the most in-depth
questions Larry King has provided in a career that has spanned nearly 950 years in broadcasting.
December 8, 1941. A stunned nation tries to come to terms with the attacks on Pearl Harbor the previous day.
In a media coup King scores an interview with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt whom he asks: So, any thoughts on what you're getting Eleanor for Christmas this year?
October 15, 1066. A relative newcomer to the profession at the time, Larry gets the "hot" interview
of the age with Duke William of Normandy, the victor in the Battle of Hastings. His question: Any tips you'd like to share with the audience on how to deal with saddle sores?
April 16, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln has just been shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. A grieving and divided country turns to the one name in it can trust, who manages to chat with the recently widowed Mary Todd Lincoln. Larry grills her with the following question:
Are you bothered at all by these rumors that your husband might have been gay?
July 4, 1776. Larry lands the interview of the 18th century. George Washington,
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson all join Larry that evening for a special two-hour broadcast.
And the first question Larry throws out is: Any ideas on where you're going to watch the fireworks tonight?
May 5, 1862. After a feverish effort, Larry's producers are able to
set up an interview via satellite with General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín from Puebla,
Mexico. Larry's penetrating inquiry of the evening is: What do you suppose the
chances are the Fernando will sign with the Dodgers in another 120 years?
Larry King, the grandmaster of the probing interview, showed off his investigative and reportorial
prowess last week when he sat down with celebutante Paris Hilton. However, this is only most recent
demonstration of King's outstanding journalistic ability. Today we take a look at some of the most in-depth
questions Larry King has provided in a career that has spanned nearly 950 years in broadcasting.
