Bill Clinton: “Well, I hope it won't be quite--[laughter]--let me say this, I hope it'll be longer before I'm available than some talk…”

“Well, I hope it won't be quite--[laughter]--let me say this, I hope it'll be longer before I'm available than some talk show hosts hope it will be. [Laughter] But I'd like to do it because I think that radio is in some ways more intimate than television even. And I think that talk shows can be very, very helpful in furthering the national dialog. But I think that it's important that they really be conversations and not screaming matches and not just a form of attack journalism. Because when you do that, nobody learns anything, and people are liable to have their heads full of facts that aren't accurate. So, I think it's like any other weapon: The more powerful it is, the more potential you have for good, the more potential you have for harm. White House Communications Ms. Lucas. We want to know, Mr. President, do you really have a red telephone in your office? And if so, who calls you on it?”