>> Stephen: WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
>> NICE TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW GIG.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE CHAIR?
>> SIX MONTHS, JUST OVER SIX MONTHS
( APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: SIX MONTHS THAT'S NOTHING.
I CAN TELL YOU FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME YOU HAVE THE NEW-ANCHOR
SMELL, REALLY FRESH.
SO IT'S A STORIED CHAIR TO SIT IN.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, IT'S-- THE DEANS OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM
HAVE SAT IN THAT CHAIR-- TELEVISION JOURNALISM AT LEAST.
WHAT'S DIFFERENT?
WHAT'S A JEFF GLORE BROADCAST OF THE "CBS EVENING NEWS" THAT'S
DIFFERENT?
>> IT'S A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE.
IT'S ALSO AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
LISTEN, MY GOAL RIGHT NOW-- WE ARE APPRECIATING THE TRADITION
OF CBS NEWS, WHICH IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE, AND ONE I
GREW UP WATCHING AND LEARNING FROM AND STILL LEARNING FROM
TODAY.
BUT ALSO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION, TOO, AND THE
DIGITAL AGE.
AND THE FACT THAT -- >> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU'RE A
YOUNG MAN.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> 42.
>> Stephen: 42, 42-- >> 43 NEXT MONTH.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU'RE 42, OKAY?
I'M NOT SURE IF I APPROVE OF BEING OLDER THAN THE ANCHOR OF
THE "CBS EVENING NEWS."
>> YOU ARE.
>> Stephen: OH, IT'S HARD TO TELL, BUT, YES, I AM.
( LAUGHTER ) WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY?
BECAUSE I LIVED THROUGH MORE OF IT THAN YOU DID.
>> OH, WOW.
CRONKITE-- DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IKE?
>> YOU CAN COME ON AS AN EXPERT IF YOU WANT TO.
>> Stephen: I'D LOVE TO.
CAN I COME ON AS AN EXPERT.
GREAT, IT'S DONE.
IT'S DONE UPON.
YOU HAVE A FIRM TV YES.
THANK YOU FOR BOOKING ME.
RIGHT NOW IS THURSDAY NIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE TAPING YOUR
INTERVIEW TONIGHT, BECAUSE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, WHEN THIS IS
BROADCASTING, YOU'RE ACTUALLY ON YOUR WAY TO SINGAPORE FOR THE
BIG MEETING BETWEEN TRUMP AND KIM JONG-UN.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO HAVE HAPPEN?
WHAT'S BEST CASE/WORST CASE?
>> WE DON'T KNOW.
SO THIS IS WHAT'S SO INTERESTING ABOUT, THIS RIGHT.
BECAUSE SOME DETAILS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT--
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: LIKE-- LIKE "NOW WHERE IS KOREA?"
>> HOLD ON, HOLD ONO, NO, STOP, STOP.
>> Stephen: "GIVE ME A HINT.
GIVE ME A HINT.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME.
MY SHOW.
MY SHOW, JEFF GLORE, MY SHOW."
>> THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PUT OUT THIS
JOINT COMMUNIQUE WHEN THEY FINISH, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY
AGREE ON, WHAT HAPPENED.
AND I COULD FLY, I CAN LAND AND THEY COULD SAY THE SUMMIT IS
OFF.
>> Stephen: AND YOU WOULD HAVE FLOWN HOW MANY HOURS TO GET
THERE?
>> 23 HOURS.
>> Stephen: THAT WOULD BE FUN.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> OH, YES!
>> Stephen: THEN YOU HAVE A WEEKEND.
YOU HAVE A WEEKEND TO PARTY IN SINGAPORE.
I HEAR IT'S A HAPPENIN' PLACE.
YOU CAN'T CHEW GUM OR THEY CANE YOU.
>> YOU CAN'T CHEW GUM.
IT'S ILLEGAL NOT TO FLUSH THE TOILET I'M TOLD.
YOU CAN'T GET ON SOMEONE ELSE'S WIFI.
>> Stephen: AND YOU CAN'T DRINK WATER IN PUBLIC.
>> YOU CAN'T DRINK WATER IN PUBLIC-- OR ON PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN A LIMO.
YOU'RE THE ANCHOR OF THE "CBS EVENING NEWS."
WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT.
WAIT A SECOND, 25 HOURS.
YOU'VE TRAVELED ALL AROUND THE WORLD, I'M SURE.
YOU'VE BEEN A CORRESPONDENT BEFORE THIS.
WHAT'S YOUR LONG-FLIEN FLOOIFT GAME.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN WHEN YOU GET ON A LONG FLIGHT.
ARE YOU GET ON, GET DRUNK, GO DOWN?
WHAT IS-- THAT'S ME.
WHAT'S YOUR DRUG OF CHOICE?
DO YOU DO THE AMBIEN, LUNESTA, TRIAZALAM, WHAT IS IT THAT--
WHAT'S THE MASSIVE DOSE YOU'RE TAKING?
>> YOU HAVE A NICE KIT DOWN THERE.
>> Stephen: I'M HIGH ON THE DEXAMETHAZONE RIGHT NOW.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S.
>> Stephen: I'LL HOOK YOU UP.
WHAT'S YOUR GAME FOR A LONG FLIGHT?
>> I TAKE SHORTER NAPS AND STUDY IN BETWEEN.
I'LL FALL ASLEEP FOR A LITTLE BIT AND WAKE UP.
IT'S TOUGH TO SLEEP FOR A LONG TIME FOR ME ON PLANES.
AND EVERYBODY TRIP IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE IN THE NEWS ENVIRONMENT
YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ONE TO THE NEXT AND
YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LONG THAT FLIGHT IS GOING TO BE.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE
FLIGHT IS GOING TO BE?
>> YOU DON'T KNOW!
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE TAW TALKING ABOUT?
ON THE TICKET IT SAYS YOU TAKE OFF THEN AND LAND THERE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I DON'T MEAN TO TAKE ANY NEWS RIGHT HERE.
>> IN THE MORNING, WHEN I WAKE UP, IF I'M COVERING SOMETHING, I
DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN PITTSBURGH OR
SAN FRANCISCO, SO THAT'S A DIFFERENT FLIGHT, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY.
>> IS THAT FAIR?
>> Stephen: IT'S FAIR, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT IT'S FAIR.
IT'S YOUR LIFE.
YOU CAN DESCRIBE IT ANY WAY YOU WANT.
I CELEBRATE YOUR JOURNEY.
I CELEBRATE YOUR JOURNEY, NO MATTER HOW LONG THAT FLIGHT IS.
( LAUGHTER ) SO YOU USED TO BE-- YOU USED TO
BE OUT ON-- OUT ON THE ROAD A LOT.
I SAW THIS PICTURE-- DO YOU MISS DOING STUFF LIKE THIS?
>> I DO.
>> Stephen: OUT ON THE ROAD?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHAT YOU WERE DOING WHEN
YOU WERE A CBS CORRESPONDENT HERE?
THIS WAS WHEN?
>> THIS WAS LAST-- LAST SUMMER-- NOT LONG AGO.
THAT WAS AN F-18.
WE WERE AT 49,000 FEET AND WE WERE TRYING TO BREAK THE SOUND
BARRIER IN NEW WAYS WITH NASA SO IT'S QUIETER, THE IMPACT IS NOT
AS GREAT ON THE GROUND.
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU-- HOW DO YOU BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER
IN A NEW WAY?
DO YOU HAVE TO TIPTOE PAST IT.
HOW DO YOU-- >> AT A ADJUST THE FLIGHT ANGLE
SO INSTEAD OF A SCARY, LOUD BOOM-- RIGHT NOW IT'S ILLEGAL.
YOU CANT FLY SUPERSONIC.
BUT IF THEY CAN DESIGN A PLANE WHERE THE NOSE IS SHAPED IN A
WAY AND FLY IT IN A WAY WHERE THE SONIC BOOM IS DISTRIBUTED,
IT'S SAFE FOR THE FOLKS ON THE GROUND.
IT DOESN'T SCARE FOLKS ON THE GROUND.
SO, SPEAKING OF THESE FLIGHTS, YOU CAN GET FROM NEW YORK TO
L.A. IN TWO AND A HALF HOURS INSTEAD OF SIX.
>> Stephen: WELL, WAS THIS SCARY?
BECAUSE THIS, LIKE, YOU'RE DOING-- YOU'RE BREAK THE SOUND
BARRIER.
WAS THAT-- WAS THAT SCARY AT ALL?
>> A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IS THERE A LITTLE THRILL SEEKER IN EVERY
CORRESPONDENT?
>> THEY TELL YOU TO CLENCH WHEN YOU'RE IN THE PLANE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WHAT PART?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> IT'S LIKE-- IT'S A FULL CORE CLENCH.
>> Stephen: YOU TAKE THAT BREATH AND
( SUCKING IN AIR ) THAT THING?
>> YOU KEEP THE BLOOD IN YOUR HEAD SO YOU DON'T PASS OUT.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
AND THEY HAVE THE SUITS THAT SQUEEZE YOU DOWN.
>> YES, YOU'VE SEEN THESE.
>> Stephen: I WENT UP WITH THE THUNDERBIRDS.
I'LL STILL WAITING TO THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.
DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A JOURNALIST?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE THIS?
>> DENTISTRY.
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A WILD MAN.
( LAUGHTER ) WHAT WAS IT ABOUT DENTISTRY THAT
APPEALED TO YOU?
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE TOYS IN SANT'S WORKSHOP ANYMORE?
>> UHM...
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: CARTOON, SANTA IS
COMING TO TOWN.
>> I GET IT.
MY URCHG DISPEL GRANDFATHER WERE DENTISTS JUST OUTSIDE BUFFALO,
NEW YORK.
AND I ALWAYS LOVED THE NEWS AND LOVED READING WHEN I WAS GROWING
UP, DELIVERED NEWSPAPERS.
BUT I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WHEN I STARTED COLLEGE, AND I
WAS SCARED OF WHAT TO SIGN UP FOR, SO I SAID PREDENTISTRY.
I'LL MOVE BACK AND TAKE OVER THE FAMILY DENTISTRY PRACTICE.
>> Stephen: WHY DIDN'T YOU DO IT?
>> I TOOK MY FIRST CHEMISTRY COURSE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: OKAY, SO IT WASN'T BEING UP TO YOUR ELBOWS IN OTHER
PEOPLE'S SPIT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU JUST COULDN'T HANDLE THE COVALENT BONDS.
>> YEAH, IT WAS BAD.
>> Stephen: GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FLIGHT.
I RECOMMEND RED WINE AND TRIAZALAM.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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