Adil Najam
Just got hold of a list of major media appearances that Gen. Pervez Musharraf will be making as part of his book tour to promote In The Line of Fire: A Memoir. The book is publsihed by Simon and Schuster which will be handing much of the book tour, although it is clear that he will be asked about and will speak about much more than just the book.
(BTW, there is also a White House meeting with President Bush on Friday; so Gen. Musharraf will remain busy).
ATP had alreday written about the general’s appearance on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, and we have a ccurrently ongoing ATP Poll on Grading Gen. Musharraf’s Performance in office. I am sure there will be other appearances too, but here is a list of the key ones.
Sept. 24: 60 Minutes
Sept. 25: NBC’s Today Show
Sept. 26: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Sept. 27: NPR’s Morning Edition
Oct. 1: NBC’s Meet The Press
Although there are always surprises, those familiar with the US media landscape would agree that one could express the toughest questions on Meet The Press with Tim Russert and The Dialy Show with Jon Stewart. The Today Show and Morning Edition appearances are more likely to focus on the ‘softer’ and more personal questions. 60 Minutes can go eitehr way, depending on who is interviewing him, but is likely to be a mix of personal and political issues.
Also heard on the internet that the ghost writer for the book is Humayun Gauhar. I am not at all sure if this is true or not. If this is, in fact, true that would be something. Humayun Gauhar is another ‘PR maven’, and son of Ayub Khan’s media guru, Altaf Gauhar. Reportedly, Ayub Khan’s biography, Friends, Not Masters, was ghost-written by Altaf Gauhar.
If true, the coincidence and the connection would be just a little too perfect. Which is why I remain skeptical about the authenticity of this rumor. Readers, does anyone have a sense if this is true or not?
Video clips (in three parts) of Bush-Musharraf press conference at the White House on Sept. 22:
Attended the Prez’s address to the Washington DC community yesterday. His directness was shockingly refreshing as he provided an update on domestic as well as other geo-political issues. Whether intentional or not – the address was full of wit, ancedotes and stories that had the entire crowd of over 400 people in stitches quite a few times.
Adil – see if you can get the video from the Pak mission in DC. They were recording the session.
Thansk BD.
Folks, I have added these three videos of the White House press conference to the post above. Just scroll above if you wish to view them here.
Just discovered on youtube
Musharraf Bush press conference
Part1-3
Part2-3: Contains a question about the Armitage threat.
Part3-3
eh? elaborate! :O
This is incredible. For those of who you watched C-Span…Musharraf acted out in a very undignified manner…making racist remarks against Native Americans!!!
What’s up with the other guy walking up and interrupting him….this is terrible representation for Pakistan and makes us look like a bunch of jokers.