January 26, 2007 		Contact:
Andi Sporkin, NPR
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NPR NEWS EXCLUSIVE
NPR NEWS TO INTERVIEW PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 29

JUAN WILLIAMS TO CONDUCT THE PRESIDENT’S FIRST BROADCAST INTERVIEW SINCE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS;

CONTENT TO RUN ON NPR NEWS PROGRAMS AND ON WWW.NPR.ORG


Washington DC; January 26, 2007 – NPR News Senior Correspondent Juan Williams will interview President George W. Bush on Monday, January 29, and the conversation will air across NPR News programs and www.NPR.org This will be the President’s first broadcast interview since his State of the Union address earlier this week.

Excerpts will air throughout Monday on Morning Edition, Day to Day and Talk of the Nation, with the entire interview airing on the newsmagazine All Things Considered (check www.NPR.org/stations for local stations and shows’ broadcast times). Excerpts will also be available on www.NPR.org throughout the day and the interview will be posted online at 4:00PM (ET).

MEDIA – PLEASE NOTE:

Art will be available at 12 Noon (ET) – contact Jacques Coughlin

Transcripts of excerpts will be available concurrent with www.NPR.org postings and full transcript will be available at 4:00PM (ET) – contact Leah Yoon and Emily Lenzner

Contact for licensing audio – Andi Sporkin

NPR Communications: 202.513.2300