Clinton-Media

AUG 01 '94 08:41PM NIGHTLINE WASH DC POTUS P.2 media HI - -Caputo CAPITAL CITIES/ABC Inc. - -DDM - Vicki To: MARK GEARAN - Quiun From: RICHARD HARRIS/NIGHTLINE - McHogh Date: 8.1.94 subject: INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT LET ME CLARIFY HOW MY MEMO CF 7/29 FITS IN WITH YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH ROBIN SPROUL ABOUT A WORLD NEWS TONIGHT/NIGHTLINE INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT. FIRST, THERE IS NO LINKAGE. WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THERE WILL BB NO INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRST LADY ON NIGHTLINE. IF AND WHEN MRS. CLINTON WOULD LIKE TO APPEAR ON NIGHTLINE TO DISCUSS HEALTH CARE, SHE HAS A STANDING INVITATION AND WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME. ON THE PLANS FOR A WORLD NEWS TONIGHT/NIGHTLINE INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT, I WOULD EXPECT IF TED IS CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEW THERE WOULD BE NO OTHER INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT BETWEEN WORLD NEWS AND NIGHTLINE (SUCH AS A PRIME-TIME MAGAZINE OR LARRY KING). THE VALUE OF A WORLD NEWS TONIGHT/NIGHTLINE INTERVIEW IS SELF-EVIDENT -- IT WOULD ALLOW FOR TWO MAJOR EXPOSURES FOR THE PRESIDENT AND HEALTH CARE REFORM ON ONE EVENING ON ABC AND WORLD NEWS WOULD PROMOTE THE NIGHTLINE INTERVIEW, AS WOULD THE SUBSEQUENT NEWSBRIEF AND PRIME-TIME BROADCASTS. I'M WORKING CLOSELY WITH ROBIN, so FEEL FREE TO TALK WITH HER AND IF YOU CAN'T REACH HER, TRY ME. ALL THE BEST.