Terry Moran interviewed Sen. Barack Obama in March, on the night of the Democratic presidential candidates high-profile speech on race. Obamas appearance on Nightline drew high ratings as the presidential hopeful attempted to defuse the controversy over comments made by his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
In early August, Nightline aired a piece on Bill Clinton, who conceded that he had regrets about his wifes primary campaign. It was the former presidents first major television interview since his wife had dropped out of the presidential race. Said Clinton in the interview, “There are things that I wish I’d urged [Hillary] to do. Things I wish I’d said. Things I wish I hadn’t said. But I am not a racist. I’ve never made a racist comment and I never attacked him [Obama] personally.” (Danny Johnston / Associated Press)
