Famous people I’ve seen, met or interviewed:
Politics
President Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Sasha Obama
Malia Obama
Vice President Joe Biden
Jill Biden
Sen. John Kerry
Madeleine Albright
Eric Holder
President George W. Bush
Rudolph Giuliani
Paul Wolfowitz
Army Sec. Pete Geren
Gov. George Pataki
Gov. Bill Richardson
Sec. Michael Chertoff
Gov. Howard Dean
Gen. Wesley Clark
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
Rep. Steve Pearce
Dep. PM Tony Tan
Sen. John McCain
Nathaniel Fick
Sec. Def. Robert Gates
Gen. James Cartwright
Navy Sec. Donald Winter
Adm. Gary Roughead
Sgt. Major of the Army Kenneth Preston
Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Sen. Jon Tester
Sen. Daniel Akaka
Paul Rieckhoff
Gen. James T. Conway
Robert Gibbs
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler
Rep. Eric Massa
Rep. John Sarbanes
Sec. BJ Penn
Gen. Charles Dunlap
Lt. Com. Wesley Brown
Tim Geitner
Janet Napolitano
Valerie Jarrett
Actors
Kevin Costner
Jack Black
Jamie Foxx
Marisa Tomei
Tom Hanks
Queen Latifah
Steve Carrell
Ashley Judd
Kelsey Grammar
Forrest Whitaker
Laura Linney
Denzel Washington
Samuel L. Jackson
Juliette Lewis
David Letterman
Lucy Liu
Kristen Stewart
Stephen Colbert
Mike Mizanin
Kathy Griffin
Craig Kilborn
Tommy Chong
Alec Baldwin
Jennifer Tilley
Seth Myers
Andy Samberg
Will Forte
Fred Armison
Bobby Moynihan
Darrell Hammond
Jason Sudeikis
Kristen Wiig
Casey Wilson
Dan Aykroyd
Jim Belushi
Jada Pinkett-Smith
Gary Sinise
Jake Rademacher
Isaac Rademacher
Peter Boyle
Shirley McClane
Ali McGraw
Stephen Frears
Lou Ferrigno
Rosario Dawson
Vincent Shiarelli
Howie Mandell
Woody Harrelson
Barry Williams
Dat Phan
Kal Penn
George Lopez
Ryan Conklin
Chet Cannon
Joe Mantegna
Jake McLaughlin
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Smits
Musicians
Sheryl Crow
Bono
John Legend
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Stevie Wonder
Renee Fleming
Josh Groban
Herbie Hancock
Heather Headley
John Legend
Jordin Sparks
Bettye LaVette
Jennifer Nettles
Jon Bon Jovi
John Mellencamp
Alison Krauss
Pete Seeger
Usher
Shakira
Bruce Springsteen
James Taylor
will.i.am
Blues Traveler
Ben Harper
Bones, Thugs & Harmony
Paul Schaffer
Whitney Houston
Janet Jackson
Willie Nelson
3 Doors Down
Counting Crows
The Killers
Goo Goo Dolls
David Lee Roth
Boyz II Men
Brandy
Reba McEntire
Brooks & Dunn
Our Lady Peace
Toby Keith
Garth Brooks
Trisha Yearwood
Martina McBride
Ty England
Wayne Newton
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl
Michelle Branch
Kathy Mattea
Charlie Daniels
Tracy Byrd
Diamond Rio
Wynonna Judd
Brother Phelps
Kenny Rogers
Corbin Bleu
Faith Hill
Tim McGraw
Kenny Chesney
Alabama
Dwight Yoakam
Keith Urban
Alison Krauss
Rhett Akins
Big House
Clint Black
Mint Condition
The Fugees
Lisa Hartman Black
Mark Chestnutt
Joe Diffie
Vince Gill
Pat Green
Tamia
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Colin Raye
Mark Wills
Keane
Mat Kearney
Andy Griggs
Ty Herndon
Chris LeDoux
Alan Jackson
Sammy Kershaw
Fandango USA
The Kinleys
Little Texas
Patty Loveless
Matthews, Wright & King
Neal McCoy
Ronnie Milsap
Montgomery Gentry
Linda Davis
John Michael Montgomery
Joe Nichols
Charlie Robison
Sawyer Brown
Brady Seals
Tim Rushlow
Kevin Sharp
Billy Ray Cyrus
The Jonas Brothers
Miley Cyrus
Lil Bow Wow
Demi Lovato
Keke Palmer
Jennifer Page
Redd Stegall
Travis Tritt
Aaron Tippin
Clay Walker
Blackhawk
Sevendust
Gym Class Heroes
Rusted Root
Jennifer Paige
Dream Street
Augustana
Spoon
Jesse McCartney
Arctic Monkeys
Infected Mushroom
Craig Morgan
Keni Thomas
Josh Hoge
Chris Richardson
Curtis Peoples
Ernie Halter
David Zinman
Sports
Pete Rose
Mike Bibby
Dale Earnhart
Coach Pat Williams
Mark Martin
Jeff Gordon
Tony Romo
Terrell Owens
Grant Hill
Tiger Woods
Ty Murray
Tuff Hedeman
Adriano Moraes
Joe Beaver
Dick Tomey
Drew Brees
Jake Peavy
John Cena
Dennis Northcutt
Mickie James
John “JBL” Layfield
Hornswoggle
Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada
Misc.
Sigfried and Roy
Harrison Schmitt
Chef Michael Lomonaco
Baxter Black
Martin Luther King III
Katie Couric
Anderson Cooper
Jill Dougherty
VJ Ray Munns
Annie Leibovitz
Rudy Reyes
Gary Treadeau
Dean Singleton
Debbie “Mrs.” Fields
G. Gordon Liddy
LeeAnn Tweeden
Louis CK
Elliott Erwitt
Randi Kaye
Christine Boskoff
The Raspyni Brothers
Bam Margera
David Gregory
Chuck Todd
Pete Souza
David Baldacci
Dean Kamen
Dr. Andrew Weil
Brian Malarkey
