Charlie Rose Interviewed Putin And Was Asked To Stay For Tea

WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
MY FIRST GUEST HAS MADE A REMARKABLE CAREER
ASKING IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ON "CBS THIS MORNING," "60
MINUTES," AND "CHARLIE ROSE."
MY QUESTION IS: HOW DOES HE HAVE TIME TO BE HERE?
PLEASE WELCOME CHARLIE ROSE!
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> THE INTERVIEW WITH THE BOY SCOUTS KEEPS ON GIVING, DOESN'T
IT?
>> Stephen: THE BOY SCOUT THING IS EXTRAORDINARY.
WERE YOU A BOY SCOUT?
>> I WAS INDEED, BUT NEVER A MERIT SCOUT.
>> Stephen: I WAS A BOY SCOUT FOR ONE DAY.
>> FOR ONE DAY IS A BIG THING GR WE MARCHED THROUGH WOODS I
ALREADY KNEW AND I SAID I CAN DO THIS MYSELF.
>> YOU WERE A SOWK CAROLINA BOY AND I WAS A NORTH CAROLINA BOY,
AND BOY SCOUTS WAS A BIG THING.
>> Stephen: I WANTED TO BE WITH MY FRIENDS AND I SAID CAN'T
WE PLAY WITHOUT THE ADULTS AROUND?
THEN WE CAN SET FIRE WITH NO SUPERVISE.
IT'S SO MUCH FUN.
IT'S EXTRAORDINARY.
THERE IS A SORT OF MORAL HERESY, I THINK, GOING TO CHILDREN AND
POURING YOUR POLITICAL POISON IN THEIR EAR.
IT'S INAPPROPRIATE, DON'T YOU THINK?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
BUT IT WAS AN INTERVIEW OR SPEECH THAT KEPT ON GIVING-- ONE
POSSIBILITY TO DO A JOKE AFTER ANOTHER.
IT'S LIKE I'M DOING THIS FOR STEPHEN.
WHEREVER HE IS, I HOPE YOU'RE LISTENING.
>> Stephen: WELL, IF YOU ARE LISTENING, SIR, YOU CAN STOP.
ALL FULL, THANKS.
( LAUGHTER ) WELL, LISTEN, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
SINCE LAST TIME WE HAD YOU ON HERE, YOU HAD HEART SURGERY.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: IN PB.
ARE THEY BUILDING A BIGGER, BETTER, INDESTRUCTIBLE CHARLIE
ROSE?
>> A BIONIC MAN.
I'VE GOT TWO ARTIFICIAL VALVES AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S NEXT,
BUT I'M READY.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU'RE CERTAINLY TOUGH AS HELL.
WE SHOWED THIS VIDEO AT THE UP-FRONTS WHEN WE WERE TALKING
TO ALL THE ADVERTISERS THIS STRENGTH
♪ GET A LOAD OF CHARLIE ROSE ♪ ♪ I HAVE A BRAND NEW TICKER, SON
>> Stephen: I SAY SIGN ME UP.
>> DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK ME TO DO THAT?
>> Stephen: MAN, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
NOW, YOU'RE KNOWN SORT OF FAMOUSLY AS A GUY WHO LOST TO
WORK.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE "CBS THIS MORNING."
YOU HAVE YOUR PBS SHOW.
RERUNS ON BLOOMBERG.
YOU DO "60 MINUTES."
BUT THIS YEAR, YOU WERE FORCED TO TAKE A BREAK FOR THE SURGERY.
THAT WAS HARD FOR YOU?
>> WELL, IT WAS NECESSARY.
SO, THEREFORE, THE DOCTOR SAYS, "YOU'VE GOT TO DO THIS."
SO I HAD A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL.
THEY DID THE SURGERY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S TA WEEK?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THEY CRACK THE RIBS AND IT'S ONLY A WEEK?
>> THEY DID.
OPENED IT UP AND WENT IN THERE AND GAVE ME A NEW VALVE.
A COW VALVE.
>> Stephen: A COW VALVE?
>> A COW VALVE.
THEY SAY A BOVINE.
>> Stephen: OH, A COW VALVE?
HONEST TO GOD, IT'S A COW IN YOU?
>> IT IS.
AND THE OTHER ONE IS A PIG.
SO I'VE GOT A EXPIG A COW COMPETING TO SEND BLOOD TO MY
HEART.
>> Stephen: WOW.
GOD, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT JEWISH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> NOT YET.
>> Stephen: NOT YET, OKAY, YOU'LL GET THERE, YEAH.
>> BUT THE IDEA OF WORK-- PEOPLE SAY, YDO YOU WORK SO HARD?"
IT'S NOT WORK.
IT'S PLAY, IN A SENSE.
I SPENT THE WEEKEND WORKING FOR "60 MINUTES."
I WENT OUT TO SAN DIEGO AND A PLAY CAWLS DEL MAR, WHERE THE
HORSE CALLED AROGAY, IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST HORSE IN THE
WORLD, RACE HORSE, AND EVERYBODY HAS SAID IS CLOSE TO, LIKE,
SECRETARIAT.
HE'S THAT GOOD.
I WENT OUT AND HUNG OUT WITH THE JOCKEY, HUNG OUT WITH THE
TRAINER.
THE HORSE LOST BUT IT WAS GREAT FUN FOR ME.
IT'S SOMETHING PEOPLE WOULD PAY TO DO.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO PAY TO GO SEE
HORSES.
>> EXACTLY, AND BET A LOT OF MONEY, AS I DID.
I BET ON THE HORSE.
HE DIDN'T WIN.
I LOST A BUNCH OF MONEY.
>> Stephen: WOW, DO YOU NEED TO BORROW SOMEONE.
>> JUST FOR THE TAXI BACK HOME AND I'LL BE OKAY.
>> Stephen: I ALSO WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND
TO EVERYBODY AT "CBS THIS MORNING."
TELL ME IF I HAVE THIS RIGHT.
YOU PERSONALLY WERE NOMINATED FOR TWO NEWS EMMYS FOR "CBS THIS
MORNING" COVERAGE OF THE ATLANTA-- AND "CBS THIS MORNING"
GOT SEVEN NOMINATIONS.
>> THEY DID.
>> Stephen: AND YOU GOT A NOMINATION FOR THE "60 MINUTES"
STORY YOU DID ON THE POPE'S CHOIR.
WHAT IS THE POPE'S CHOIR?
>> IT'S CALLED THE SISTINE CHAPEL'S CHOIR, TOO.
YOUNG BOYS, AND THEY ARE AMAZING.
BUT I MUST SAY ABOUT THESE TWO NOMINATIONS, AS YOU KNOW IN
TELEVISION, IT'S A COLLABORATIVE ART-- NO, I KNOW.
NOT FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: JUST YOU AND ME, FOLKS.
>> ALL THOSE JOKES I LISTENED TO TONIGHT, RIGHT OUT OF STEPHEN'S
BRAIN.
>> Stephen: ABSOLUTELY.
MY WRITERS WRITE THEM DOWN AFTER THE SHOW IS OVER.
>> AND THEY SAY I WISH I'D WRITTEN THIS.
IT'S A COLLABORATIVE ART.
IT'S ABOUT THE POPE'S CHOIR AND GOT TO SPEND, AGAIN, FOUR DAYS
IN ROME.
>> Stephen: DID YOU SEE THE POPE?
>> I SAW HIM, MET HIM, SHOOK HANDS, PRETTY NICE.
I'M PROTESTANT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A CATHOLIC NOW.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S FIRST STEP TO CONVERSION.
>> Stephen: IT'S LIKE A CONTACT TIE DISWHR.
>> EXACTLY.
YOU JUST WENT TO A PLACE I LOVE, ACTUALLY, WHICH IS RUSSIA.
I WENT TO ST. PETERSBURG AND WENT OVER TO INTERVIEW PUTIN.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE INTERVIEWED PUTIN TWICE, RIGHT?
>> I HAVE, INDEED.
ONCE IN ST. PETERSBURG, A WONDERFUL, LOVELY CITY.
>> Stephen: IT IS A LOVELY CITY, YEAH, YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HIM?
HAVING MET HIM AND SAT DOWN AND TALKED WITH HIM TWICE, WHAT IS
HE LIKE AS A PERSON?
>> TO HIS CREDIT, HE WAS ENGAGED.
HE ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS-- I'M NOT SURE THEY WERE ALL TRUTHFUL.
FOR EXAMPLE I SAID TO HIM, "THERE'S A SAYING IN MOSCOW,
ONCE A K.G.B. AGENT, ALWAYS A K.G.B. AGENT."
HE SAID, "THAT'S TRUE.
THINGS I LEARNED IN THE K.G.B., HAVE NEVER GONE AWAY FROM ME."
>> Stephen: LIKE UNDERMINING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
>> EXACTLY.
WHATEVER HE MEANT.
BUT HE WAS ENGAGED.
AND AFTER THE INTERVIEW WAS OVER HE SAID, "DO YOU HAVE TIME FOR A
CUP OF TEA?" AND I SAID, "CERTAINLY, SIR."
WE WENT INTO A CONFERENCE ROOM, NO VODKA, JUST TEA.
AND WE SAT DOWN AND HAD A LONG CONVERSATION, MY EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER WAS THERE, MY PRODUCER WAS THERE, AND HE HAD ONE EXPRN
A TRANSLATOR AND WE TALKED AN HOUR AND A HALF ABOUT EVERYTHING
BUT NOT ABOUT DONALD TRUMP.
>.>> Stephen: DID YOU MAKE SURE HE SIPPED HIS TEA FIRST?
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE NOW PICKING UP AN EARLY LOVE
OF YOURS THAT YOU HAVEN'T DONE IN MANY YEARS.
ARE YOU STARTING TO SURF AGAIN?
>> I'M STARTING TO FIND OUT.
I HAVEN'T ASKED MY DOCTORS YET.
AND THAT'S A CRUCIAL QUESTION.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO BE CLEARED BY YOUR VALVE DOCTOR.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO ASK THE COW AND THE PIG.
>> RIGHT, HOW ABOUT MOO.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YOU STARTED -- YOU STARTED-- YOU STARTED SURFING
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE GOING BACK TO SOMETHING.
>> IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA BEACH.
I LEARNED AT VIRGINIA BEACH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THERE WERE LONG BOARDS.
>> WHEN I WAS A CHILD, 18, 19 YEARS OLD.
I JUST THOUGHT-- SOME PEOPLE I KNOW ARE DOING IF AND THEY'RE
ADULTS AND THEY WENT TO IT AFTER HAVING A LIFETIME OF INTEREST IN
OTHER SPORTS.
AND THEY LOVE IT.
AND I THOUGHT THIS IS GREAT.
I THOUGHT IT MAY TAKE A ATTACK OF WEEK AND FIND OUT IF THERE IS
SOMEBODY IN HAWAII WHO WILL GIVE ME A SHOT, SPEND A WEEK, SEEING
HOW MUCH I CAN PICK UP AND SEE IF I CAN BRING IT BACK.
OR IN FACT THEY WILL SAY TO ME, "YOU'RE TOO OLD, SON.
GO BACK TO GOLF.
GLVMENT IS THIS FOR TV OR JUST FOR YOUR LIFE?
>> JUST FOR MY LIFE, MY EXPERIENCE.
>> Stephen: WELL, AT LEAST SEND SOME PHOTOS, PLEASE.
>> OH, I WILL.
>> Stephen: IN THE SPEEDO.
>> WE'LL SEE.
YOU DON'T CARE WHETHER THERE'S A SURF BOARD THERE OR NOT.
>> Stephen: NO, I DON'T.
>> JUST A SPEEDO.
I CAN SAY ONE THING ABOUT THIS MAN, ALSO.
ON MY 75th BIRTHDAY HE WAS VERY, VERY SICK, AND HE MADE
DUNT DOWN TO A LITTLE PARTY FOR ME AND WAS LIKE A TROUPER.
ON HIS 75th BIRTHDAY-- 30 YEARS FROM NOW, 40 YEARS FROM
NOW.
I'LL BE 105, AND I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU.
A DEAL IS A DEAL.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, CHARLIE.
ALL NEW VALVES AT THAT POINT.
"CBS THIS MORNING" AIRS WEEK DAYS ON CBS.
"CHARLIE ROSE" AIRS WEEK NIGHTS ON PBS AND BLOOMBERG.
CHARLIE ROSE, EVERYBODY.

Charlie Rose Interviewed Putin And Was Asked To Stay For Tea

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