WE WANT TO CHAT WITH HER AND LOVE ON HER.
WE PUT TOGETHER SOME OF YOUR
MOST ICONIC MOMENTS OVER YEARS.
>> OH, MY GOSH, EMBARRASSING.
>> IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO BE
REPORTING AND DIGGING AND TRYING
TO FIND OUT WHAT IS TRUE.
>> SEVEN OTHER PLANTS DESIGNED
BY THE COMPANY THAT BUILT THE 3
MILE ISLAND COULD HAVE SOME OF
THE SAME PROBLEMS.
>> I LOVE TRYING TO PEEL BACK
THE LAYERS OF WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT
WE DON’T KNOW.
>> THAT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAID
SUNDAY NIGHT, SIR.
>> YES, IT IS.
>> SHE IS DOGGED AND TENACIOUS,
SHE NEVER GIVES UP.
>> ISRAELI SOLDIERS ARE COMING
NOW TO CHASE THE KIDS THAT HAVE
BEEN THROWING STONES.
>> CAN WE ASK YOU WHAT’S GOING
ON NOW?
ON NOW? IS SGL
IS SGL IF IT’S GOING TO BE GOTTEN
ANDREA IS GOING TO GET IT.
>> ANDREA STANDS UP FOR THIS
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. SHE STANDS UP FOR WHAT WE DO.
>> I COVER THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
I REPRESENT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT
THERE WHO DON’T HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF WALKING THROUGH THE
GATES OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
IF I’M GOING TO STAND IN FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEN I HAVE A
RIGHT TO KNOW.
>> SHE REALLY BROKE THE PATH
WIDE OPEN FOR WOMEN IN OUR
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. >> ANDREA MITCHELL, NBC NEWS,
THE CAPITAL, AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
>> SHE PUTS PEOPLE THROUGH
TESTS, AT LEAST I FELT THAT WAY,
SHE REALLY KNEW WHAT SHE WAS
TALKING ABOUT, ALWAYS DOES.
>> ISN’T THIS AGAIN AN INSTANCE
OF NATO THREATENING TO TAKE
ACTION BUT APPEARING WEAKER.
>> A CAREER THAT SPANS SO MANY
ADMINISTRATIONS, SO MANY YEARS.
>> I DISAGREE WITH THE PREMISE
OF YOUR QUESTION.
>> FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT, NO.
>> NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED CLARENCE
THOMAS, ANITA HILL AND THE
SENATE WILL ALL BE ON TRIAL.
>> THERE’S A FUNDAMENTAL DECENCY
IN HER APPROACH TO JOURNALISM,
WHICH DOESN’T LET YOU OFF THE
HOOK.
HOOK. >> MR. SECRETARY, CAN WE ASK A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR
AGENDA
AGENDA AGENDA.
AGENDA. >> WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS,
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS ANNOUNCED ON
TWITTER, VLADIMIR PUTIN IS
COMING TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE
FALL.
FALL. >> SAY THAT AGAIN.
>> AFTER 20 YEARS OF WAR AND
CHAOS.
CHAOS. >> SHE WAS JUST FIERCE IN
GETTING TO THE PLACES.
>> EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE
TIANANMEN MASSACRE.
TIANANMEN MASSACRE. >> WE GO TO HIS OFFICES, THEN HE
TAKES US FOR A RIDE IN HIS
BULLET PROOF MERCEDES.
>> YOU’RE NOT JUST SOLDIERS,
YOU’RE SOCIAL WORKERS.
YOU’RE DOING EVERYTHING.
>> ROGER THAT, MA’AM.
>> WATCHING HER IN THE FIELD IS
AN ESPECIALLY REWARDING
EXERCISE.
EXERCISE. HER ABILITY TO GET PEOPLE TO
TALK.
TALK. >> DO YOU BELIEVE THE
GOVERNMENT?
GOVERNMENT? >> NO, WE DON’T BELIEVE THE
GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. >> I’LL NEVER FORGET HER IN
SUDAN.
SUDAN. >> WE DON’T WANT CAMERAS HERE.
>> SHE SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY
FACE.
FACE. THERE’S SOMETHING IN ME, THIS
BELL RINGS.
BELL RINGS. >> THEY GRAB ME FROM BEHIND AND
DRAG ME OUT.
>> AND THINKING TO MYSELF,
ANDREA MITCHELL IS TAKING ON
THESE BIG BURLY GUYS WITH
SUNGLASSES.
SUNGLASSES. >> ANDREA IS THE REASON THE WORD
INCOMBATABLE WAS INVENTED.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE RUSSIA
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. >> CAN YOU ASSURE US THAT
RUSSIA --
RUSSIA -- >> SHE SEEMED LIKE A NICE, WARM,
EASY PERSON TO GET ALONG WITH.
IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT WORKING
WITH ANDREA.
WITH ANDREA. >> ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SAME
PERSON, ANDREA STARTS ASKING
REALLY HARD QUESTIONS AND YOU
THINK OKAY, WHAT JUST HAPPENED
HERE.
HERE. >> I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT.
THIS NICE LADY WHO I THOUGHT WAS
GOING TO BE MY FRIEND IS
ATTACKING ME.
ATTACKING ME. SHE’S GOING TO BE LIKE THIS FOR
THE REST OF OUR CAREER TOGETHER,
AND SHE SAID PROBABLY.
>> SHE IS CHARMING AND SHE IS
RESPECTFUL AND ONE OF THE NICEST
PEOPLE YOU’LL EVER MEET BUT SHE
IS GOING TO GET THAT STORY.
>> I AM SOMEWHERE ON THE FLOOR
OF THE CONVENTION.
>> SHE’S TIRELESS AND AMAZING.
AND I CAN’T THINK OF ANYBODY
WHOSE LIFE MERITS THIS KIND OF
AWARD MORE THAN ANDREA.
>> YES, ANDREA.
OH, MY GOD.
>> WE RAISE OUR GLASSES TO YOU.
>> CHEERS, ANDREA.
>> IF YOU BELIEVE THE HAIR
COLOR.
COLOR. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, LET’S JUST
SOAK IN THE MOMENT, FOUR LIVING
SECRETARIES OF STATE ON THAT
TAPE TALKING ABOUT ANDREA, AND
TALKING ABOUT HER FAIRNESS AND
HER INTEGRITY, AND EVEN THOUGH
YOU WENT AFTER THEM HARD, THEY
RESPECT YOU.
RESPECT YOU. >> WHAT WAS SO REALLY TOUCHING
ABOUT THAT, ALSO TO ME, I FEEL
SOME PRIDE, TWO DEMOCRATS, TWO
REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS. UNFORTUNATELY WE DON’T HAVE THAT
CONNECTION TO THE TWO
SECRETARIES IN THIS
ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. THEY HAVE NOT INTERACTED WITH
THE MEDIA, WITH THE PRESS, AND I
THINK IT HURTS OUR FOREIGN
POLICY, IT HURTS OUR GOVERNMENT
TO NOT BE ABLE TO PROJECT.
>> WHEN I SAW THEM LAYING A HAND
ON YOU AND SHOVING YOU AND
PUSHING YOU WHERE CONDOLEEZZA
RICE WAS THERE, THAT STRUCK ME
AS WOW.
AS WOW. >> AND CONDY RICE DEMANDED AN
APOLOGY FROM THE SUDANESE
GOVERNMENT BEFORE SHE WOULD
LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
>> IS THERE AN INTERVIEW, A
STORY THAT STANDS OUT MORE THAN
THE OTHERS?
THE OTHERS? >> I THINK A LOT ABOUT THE
PEOPLE IN HAITI BECAUSE WE
REALLY HAVE NOT PAID ENOUGH
ATTENTION, COVERED THE
REVOLUTION, THE EARTHQUAKE AND
ALL THE AFTER MATH, AND IT IS
STILL SUCH A BELEAGUERED
COMPANY, OBVIOUSLY CUBA,
VIETNAM, BUT THE PEOPLE AROUND
THE WORLD WHO ARE SO PRO
AMERICA, PROEMBRACING NO MATTER
WHAT OUR POLICIES, THERE’S A
GREAT LOVE FOR AMERICA AND FOR
FREEDOM.
FREEDOM. >> WE WANT TO SAY, ANDREA,
CONGRATULATION, YOU SEE WHAT SHE
DOES EVERY DAY ON CAMERA, WHAT
YOU DON’T KNOW IS ABOUT THE
SISTER HOOD THAT SHE HAS RAISED
UP INSIDE THIS BUILDING, THE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THIS SHOW,
HER PRODUCERS ON HER SHOW, SO
MANY WOMEN LIKE ME, KRISTEN
WELKER, YOU HAVE SUPPORTED ALL
OF US AND THAT IS YOUR LEGACY