After a three-year absence, a decidedly more casual version of America’s longest reigning late-night host greeted an ecstatic studio audience with characteristic understatement: “I’m Dave Letterman. The Obama interview was the first of a six-part monthly series that will include sit-downs with George Clooney, Jay-Z, Tina Fey and activist Malala Yousafzai. At several points, Obama turned the interview onto Letterman, who began answering questions before realizing he’d been played. Letterman was intent on discussing the rise of racism in America, a conversation interspersed with footage of another interview Letterman recently conducted with U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). “We’re the only advanced democracy that deliberately discourages people from voting,” Obama said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2018 08:06 UTC