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Broadcast journalist Ted Koppel shares his opinions on what was most unsettling to him about the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal that emerged in 1998. In this video, Koppel says that Clinton having an affair with other women and being unfaithful to his wife was not what bothered him– what bothered him was that Paula Jones, who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Clinton in 1994, did not get a fair hearing due to the former president lying under oath during his deposition. He then goes on to share an anecdote about a note he received from Clinton after he had gone on record with the New York Times Magazine saying Clinton was the toughest person to interview because he always felt that “he was two or three questions ahead” of him.

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Ted Koppel describes the setting of the Iran Hostage Crisis, the event that led to his first job as an anchor, and what it was like to report on the 444 day long situation. What began as ABC's special Iran Crisis–America Held Hostage broadcast, later evolved into Nightline on March 24, 1980. Koppel became the anchor a few days into the show's inception, after Frank Reynolds stopped hosting the broadcast.

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Anchor Ted Koppel describes the many times he didn't get a position he applied for at major networks and recounts how he finally got his start in news radio. Koppel would later host Iran Crisis–America Held Hostage on ABC, which then turned into Nightline on March 24, 1980.

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Ted Koppel remembers when he became the anchor on Nightline and shares his emotional reaction to news of the promotion. He also discusses how he planned to use his unique position for good and difference between being a correspondent versus being an anchor. Nightline first aired on March 24, 1980, but the program began as Iran Crisis–America Held Hostage on November 8, 1979 to cover the 444 day long Iran Hostage Crisis. Koppel became the anchor a few days into the show's inception, after Frank Reynolds stopped hosting the broadcast.

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Ted Koppel Remembers His Start as an Anchor appeared first on Witnify.