>> TEXAS SENATOR TED CRUZ MAKING NEWS.
FIRST, IN HIS NEW BOOK, THE SENATOR ADMITS TO HIDING IN A
SUPPLY CLOSET DURING THE INSURRECTION.
AND THEN LAST NIGHT, HE WAS BOOED AND FLIPPED OFF BY ANGRY
FANS AT YANKEE STADIUM. >> REMEMBER WHEN THOSE
INSURRECTIONS WANTED TO MURDER YOU?
>> IT'S TIME FOR THE SEVENTH INNING STRETCH.
THIS ONE IS DEDICATED TO SENATOR TED CRUZ.
(SUNG TO "TAKE ME OUT TO THE >> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE
SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT." TONIGHT:
THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM. PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES:
SECRETARY PETE BUTTIIEG AND INA GARTEN
FEATURING LOUIS CATO AND THE LATE SHOW BAND.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE ).
♪ ♪ ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Audience: STEPHEN! STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.
YOU'RE VERY KIND. WELCOME, ONE AND ALL, TO "THE
LATE SHOW." I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
WE'VE BEEN OFF FOR A WEEK. WE'VE BEEN OFF FOR A WEEK.
WE'RE TANNED. WE'RE RESTED, WE'RE READY.
A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENED. IF YOU'RE A BRIT-O-PHILE,
THERE'S HUGE NEWS IN MERRY OLD U.K. BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING A
NEW PRIME MINISTER! I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW
THEY HAVE A NEW ONE, BECAUSE THEY VOTE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE ROAD. BUT HOWEVER THEY DO IT, IT'S
OFFICIAL: THE U.K.'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER
WILL BE FORMER CHANCELLOR RISHI SUNAK, WHO WILL BE BRITAIN'S
FIRST LEADER OF SOUTH ASIAN DESCENT, ITS FIRST HINDU PRIME
MINISTER, AND THE NATION'S FIRST LEADER OF COLOR.
WHICH MEANS BRITONS WILL BE ABLE TO RUN THEIR ENTIRE POWER GRID
OFF THE TURBINES CONNECTED TO QUEEN VICTORIA SPINNING IN HER
GRAVE. ( LAUGHTER )
YOU KNOW. A DIFFERENT VIEW.
DIFFERENT VIEW ON SUCH MATTERS, WAS WHAT I'M SAYING.
SUNAK GOT THE JOB AFTER THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER LIZ TRUSS
RESIGNED ON THURSDAY. WOW.
# ROUGH YEAR TO BE A LIZ IN THE
U.K. ( LAUGHTER )
TRUSS NOW HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE U.K.'S
SHORTEST-SERVING PRIME MINISTER EVER AFTER HOLDING THE TITLE FOR
JUST 45 DAYS. THAT'S NOT A TERM IN OFFICE.
THAT'S A JUICE CLEANSE. ( LAUGHTER )
SO... ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
NOTHING? THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS TO INCOMING PRIME MINISTER SUNAK.
AND, LIZ, TO COMMEMORATE YOUR HISTORICALLY SHORT TERM IN
OFFICE, WE'VE COMPILED ALL OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM YOUR TERM.
("I WILL REMEMBER YOU" PLAYING) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: SPEAKING OF VOTING, PLEASE DO IT WHILE YOU STILL
CAN, BECAUSE AS THE MIDTERMS APPROACH, A RECENT "NEW YORK
TIMES"/SIENA COLLEGE/WENDY'S BACONATOR POLL SHOWS 71% OF ALL
VOTERS BELIEVE THAT DEMOCRACY IS AT RISK.
AND THE OTHER 29% SAY, "THIS POLL IS RIGGED!
HANG MIKE PENCE!" ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
MIKE PENCE? SO 71% BELIEVES DEMOCRACY IS IN
PERIL, AND YET, ONLY 7% IDENTIFIED THAT AS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THE COUNTRY.
KIND OF HARD TO FIX ANYTHING ELSE WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING
DEMOCRACY: "HELLO, 9-1-1?
I JUST CRASHED MY PONTIAC INTO A TREE, AND NOW IT'S ON FIRE.
CAN YOU SEND SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY TO FIX MY SIX-CD CHANGER?
YES, I STILL HAVE A 6-CD CHANGER.
DIRE STRAITS. BROTHERS IN ARMS."
( LAUGHTER ) GREAT SONG.
THESE POLL RESULTS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS THAT DEMOCRATIC EROSION
MAY HAVE SENT MANY CITIZENS ON A DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF FEELING
POWERLESS, APATHETIC, AND DISCONNECTED.
YEAH, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO? IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I DON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT IT. ( LAUGHTER )
APATHETIC, AND DISCONNECTED" WERE THE ORIGINAL NAMES FOR
SNAP, CRACKLE, AND POP. ( LAUGHTER )
IF YOU WANT TO FEEL-- SOME DELICIOUS CEREAL.
PART OF THIS COMPLETE BREAKFAST. IF YOU WANT TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT
DEMOCRACY, DON'T THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE NEWEST SENATOR
FROM GEORGIA COULD SOON BE G.O.P. NOMINEE ANY...
( BOOING ) AND STEROIDS URKEL, HERSCHEL
WALKER. WALKER HAS GOTTEN IN TROUBLE
MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LYING ABOUT BEING A POLICE OFFICER.
SO IN A RECENT DEBATE, HIS OPPONENT, RAPHAEL WARNOCK,
CALLED HIM OUT ON IT. >> ONE THING I HAVE NOT DONE--
I HAVE NEVER PRETENDED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.
( CHEERS ) SHOOTOUT WITH THE POLICE.
>> WELL, I HAVE TO RESPOND TO THAT.
>> WE ARE MOVING ON, GENTLEMEN. >> NO, NO, I HAVE TO RESPOND TO
THAT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
I AM WORKING WITH MANY POLICE OFFICERS.
>> Stephen: NOW, CRITICS SAY HE CAN'T JUST PULL OUT A PROP BADGE
TO PROVE HE'S A COP, TO WHICH I SAY: TELL THAT TO THE SHERIFF OF
PARTY CITY-- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
OKAY. THAT'S-- THAT'S REAL!
WHERE I AM ALSO FIRE CHIEF, HEAD NURSE, AND ROYALTY-FREE WIZARD
CHILD. "EXPECTUM NO LAWSUIT!"
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BADGE, CLAIMING IT WAS GIVEN TO
HIM BY THE COBB COUNTY SHERIFF, WHICH MAKES HIM AN HONORARY
DEPUTY. OKAY!
BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A REAL COP!
THAT'S WHY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NEVER SAY, "ATTENTION,
PASSENGERS, WE HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY IN THE CABIN.
DOES ANYBODY HERE HAVE AN HONORARY DOCTORATE?
FINE ART OR BETTER ONLY. NO DANCE.
THE. BUT WALKER'S GRABBED THAT CRAZY
BALL AND is RUNNINg WITH IT. HIS CAMPAIGN ORDERED 1,000
IMITATION PLASTIC LAW ENFORCEMENT BADGES THAT SAY "I'M
WITH HERSCHEL" AS A FUNDRAISING TOOL.
A THOUSAND TOY BADGES. THAT'S PERFECT.
THAT'S ONE FOR EACH OF HIS SECRET CHILDREN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME
FROM. WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE
FORMER PRESIDENT'S TIME IN OFFICE FROM INVESTIGATIVE
JOURNALIST AND GRANDPA AT THE ZOO WHO JUST SAW A PENGUIN, BOB
WOODWARD. WOODWARD HAS RELEASED SEVERAL
BOOKS ABOUT THE FORMER PRESIDENT BASED ON PHONE INTERVIEWS.
AND NOW HE'S RELEASING AN AUDIOBOOK CONTAINING RECORDINGS
OF THE FULL EIGHT HOURS OF INTERVIEWS.
WOOD W5RD DESCRIBED THE FORMER PRESIDENT AS
"THE WRONG MAN FOR THE JOB." NOW, AFTER RELISTENING TO THE
AUDIO, HE SAYS, "I REALIZE I DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.
THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS AN UNPARALLELED DANGER."
REALLY, BOB? NOW YOU'RE REALIZING THIS?
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT OP-ED: "SOMETHING SEEMS OFF
ABOUT THIS HARVEY WEINSTEIN GUY."
( LAUGHTER ) OOP-ED.
OP-ED. OP-ED.
HOW'S IT GOING? "THE WASHINGTON POST" PUBLISHED
A FEW OF THE CLIPS. AND, YEAH, THEY'RE BAD.
HERE'S HOW THE FORMER PRESIDENT SPOKE ABOUT COVID AT THE HEIGHT
OF THE PANDEMIC. >> WAS THERE A MOMENT IN ALL
OF THIS, LAST TWO MONTHS, WHERE YOU SAID TO YOURSELF, "AH, THIS
IS THE LEADERSHIP TEST OF A LIFETIME"?
>> NO. I DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THIS. >> Stephen: IT'S ALSO WHAT HE
SAYS ON ERIC'S BIRTHDAY. THE RECORDINGS--
( APPLAUSE ) THE RECORDINGS ALSO CAPTURE HOW
SPECIAL IT WAS FOR HIM TO MEET KIM JONG-UN.
>> THE C.I.A. SAYS ABOUT. KIM JONG-UN THAT HE'S "CUNNING,
CRAFTY, BUT ULTIMATELY STUPID." >> I DISAGREE.
HE'S CUNNING. HE'S CRAFTY.
AND HE'S VERY SMART. YOU KNOW, I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT
KNOWS. I'M THE ONLY ONE HE DEALS WITH.
HE WON'T DEAL WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
ELSE. THE WORD CHEMISTRY. YOU MEET SOMEBODY AND YOU HAVE A
GOOD CHEMISTRY. YOU MEET A WOMAN.
IN ONE SECOND, YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT'S ALL GOING TO HAPPEN.
( LAUGHTER ) ( LAUGHTER )
I MEAN, WHATEVER. WHARF MAKES YOU HAPPY.
LOVE IS LOVE, BUT IT REALLY GIVES A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO
"LITTLE ROCKET MAN." A PENIS MEANING.
TURNING TO THE WORLD OF SPORT, IT'S OFFICIAL: THE HOUSTON
ASTROS AND PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES WILL FACE EACH OTHER IN THE
WORLD SERIES. FOR NEW YORKERS, IT'S HARD TO
PICK A TEAM TO BACK, CONSIDERING THE ASTROS ARE CHEATERS, AND
THE PHILLIES... ARE FROM PHILLY.
( LAUGHTER ) THE VICTORY,
PHILADELPHIA-- A TOWN THAT HISTORICALLY ENJOYS CHAOTIC
STREET-BASED, SPORTS-RELATED REVELRY SO MUCH, THAT THIS
WEEKEND, OFFICIALS GREASED LIGHT POLES IN THE CITY.
AND YET, AFTER THE PHILLIES VICTORY, THE FANS WERE
UNDETERRED. YEAH, BABY!
GET UP THERE! THAT'S WHERE ALL THE FUN IS!
WHAT CAN I SAY, "DRUNK FINDS A WAY."
( LAUGHTER )
TO THE SERIES YESTERDAY BY SWEEPING THE YANKEES, BUT NEW
YORKERS TOOK THEIR FRUSTRATIONS OUT ON ONE ASTROS FAN IN
PARTICULAR: SENATOR TED CRUZ, WHO WAS IN THE CITY FOR THE
GAME. MAN, NEW YORK DOES HAVE A RAT
PROBLEM. ( LAUGHTER )
♪ ♪ ♪ ONE YANKEES FAN CAPTURED THIS
VIDEO OF THE SENATOR LEAVING THE GAME.
>> (BLEEP) YOU, YOU RACIST PIECE OF (BLEEP).
(BLEEP) YOU. (BLEEP) YOU, MAN.
YOU (BLEEP) SUCK, DUDE. YOU'RE A DI.
YOU GO TO (BLEEP) HELL, DUDE. REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP CALLED YOUR
WIFE UGLY? REMEMBER THAT?
REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP CALLED YOUR WIFE UGLY AND THEN YOU NOMINATED
HIM? (BLEEP) YOU, YOU (BLEEP) PIECE
OF (BLEEP). REMEMBER WHEN THOSE
INSURRECTIONISTS WANTED TO MURDER YOU?
>> YOU FAT (BLEEP)! YOU UGLY PIECE OF (BLEEP)!
GO TO HELL. GET THE (BLEEP) OUT OF NEW YORK.
TRUMP CALLED YOUR WIFE UGLY, AND YOU LOVED IT.
YOU UGLY (BLEEP). GET THE (BLEEP) OUT OF HERE.
EAT MY (BLEEP) YOU (BLEEP). ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
TOUGH N NEW YORKERS ARE, THAT WS MARTHA STEWART.
IN FAIRNESS TO TED, THAT'S HOW YANKEES FANS REACT TO EVERYONE.
( AS ANNOUNCER ) SECTION 322 WHERE LITTLE BILLY
JONES IS CELEBRATING HIS FOURTH BIRTHDAY."
>> "(BLEEP) YOU, BILLY! (BLEEP) YOU, YOU SHORT PIECE OF
CRAP! CAN'T EVEN RIDE A BIKE!
YOU SUCK!" WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT. MY GUESTS ARE TRANSPORTATION
SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG, AND THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA, INA
GARTEN. BUT WHEN WE COME BCK,
"MEANWHILE!" STICK AROUND.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT BAND, RIGHT THERE, "THE
LATE SHOW"" BAND RIGHT THERE. LOUIS CATO.
WOOO! LOUIS.
OH, MY GOODNESS. OH, MY GOODNESS.
OH, MY GRACIOUS. LOUIS, TONIGHT.
>> Louis: TONIGHT! >> Stephen: TONIGHT, MY
FRIEND, WE HAVE SOME FANTASTIC GUESTS.
I HAVE HAD THIS GENTLEMAN ON BEFORE, HAD THIS GUY WHEN HE WAS
STILL A MAYOR IN INDIANA. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION,
PETE BUTTIGIEG, IS HERE TONIGHT. >> Louis: THAT'S RIGHT.
( APPLAUSE ) HE'S GOT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE
MONEY. I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET HIM TO
BUILD US A BRIDGE. AND THEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PEOPLE, INA GARTEN, BAREFOOT CONTESSA IS GOING TO BE OUT HERE
IN A LITTLE WHILE. TOMORROW NIGHT, TOMORROW NIGHT,
WE'VE GOT GEORGE R.R. MARTIN. HE'S ABOUT THAT NEW DRAGON THING
HE'S DOING. HE'S GOT A NEW DRAGON THING.
"RISE OF THE DRAGON," I THINK. AND ALSO, BANKS REPETA IS GOING
TO BE ON HERE. OSCAR WINNER EDDIE R REDMAIN.
I SUPPORT THE MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL, AND EVERY YEAR I
INTERVIEW PEOPLE FOR THAT. I LOVE THE FESTIVAL, AND I GET
TO MEET AYERSTS. I GOT TO SPEND ABOUT A HALF AN
HOUR TALKING TO EDDIE REDMAYNE. IT'S CALLED "THE GOODENERS,"
WITH JESSICA CHASTAIN. HE PLAYS A NURSE WHO POLICE
THINK KILLED 400 PEOPLE. YEAH, HAVE A GOOD SHOW.
HAVE A GOOD SHOW. TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
I ALSO INTERVIEWED BRENDAN FRAZIER IN "THE WHALE."
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRENASSAINCE.
AND I SAW THE NEW "KNIVES OUT" MOVIE, "GLASS ONION."
AMAZING. AND THIS FRIDAY I AM INTERVIEW
DANIEL CRAIG IN SUPPORT OF THE MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL, HOUR
AND A HALF, YOU GET TO ASK QUESTIONS.
I'LL TALK TO HIM FOR AN HOUR, HALF AN HOUR AUDIENCE QUESTIONS.
IT'S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC. YOU CAN GO GET THE TICKETS RIGHT
NOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT, YOU'RE IN THE NEW YORK-NEW
JERSEY AREA. SCAN THE Q.R. CODE.
PLEASE JOIN US. IT'S GOING TO BE SEXY.
ITHINK SO. ( APPLAUSE )
YOU KNOW I SPEND A LOT OF TIME RIGHT OVER THERE SURVEYING THE
FOREST OF NEWS, HEWING THE MOST TOPICAL NORTHERN WHITE
CEDAR STORIES BRACING THE DAY'S JOKES OVER A STURDY BOATMAN'S
FRAME, AND STREAMLINING THE VESSEL'S THWARTS AND GUNWALES TO
CREATE FOR YOU THE WHITECAP-BREACHING SEAFARER'S
CANOE THAT IS MY MONOLOGUE. BUT SOMETIMES, JUST SOMETIMES,
FOLKS, I SPUTTER AWAKE IN THE SWIRLING TIDEWATERS OF THE
JERSEY SHORE, LASH SOME EMPTY TWO-LITER BOTTLES OF MOUNTAIN
DEW: CODE RED TO A DISCARDED TUMBLE DRYER.
THEN, GUIDED ONLY BY THE LIGHT OF A DISTANT COMBINATION GAS
STATION-CARL'S JR., I PILOT THE CONDEMNED DOOM-FERRY OF NEWS
THAT IS MY SEGMENT: >> MEANWHILE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THE ONLY LIGHT I NEED TO GUIDE
ME. THIS IS THE ONLY LIGHT YOU NEED.
MEANWHILE, IN A REAL ONE-TWO PUNCH OF GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS,
THE McRIB IS BACK. BUT McDONALD'S HINTS IT'S YOUR
LAST CHANCE TO ENJOY IT. WELL, LET'S BE REAL.
ANYONE WHO EATS THE McRIB KNOWS THAT ANY McRIB COULD BE
THEIR LAST. ( APPLAUSE )
LITTLE OMINOUS WITH THE MESSAGE CONTINUING, "ORDER YOURS IN THE
McDONALD'S APP FOR DELIVERY OR PICKUP BEFORE YOU SAY GOOD-BYE
ON 11/20/22. ENJOY OUR FAMOUS PORK SANDWICH
AS IF IT'S YOUR LAST!" ( LAUGHTER )
IT'S KIND OF DARK. A LITTLE DARK THERE,
McDONALD'S. EXPLAINS YOUR RECENT SIGNAGE:
"GET THE TWO FOR $5 DOLLAR MIX AND MATCH TODAY, FOR WE ARE BORN
ASTRIDE A GRAVE, THE LIGHT GLEAMS AN INSTANT, THEN IT'S
NIGHT ONCE MORE." ( LAUGHTER )
MEANWHILE, IN MEDICAL NEWS, DURING THIS WEEKEND'S MASSIVE
SEASON FINALE OF "DOCTOR WHO," THE DOCTOR, WHO HAD BEEN
PLAYED BY JODIE WHITTAKER, SURPRISED AND DELIGHTED FANS BY
REGENERATING AS NONE OTHER THAN FORMER DOCTOR WHO DAVID TENNANT!
( APPLAUSE ) IT WAS THE MOST STUNNING RETURN
TO A TV ROLE SINCE ZOMBIE DICK CLARK STRANGLED RYAN SEACREST TO
RECLAIM "NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE."
( LAUGHTER ) MEANWHILE, IN A SMALL TOWN IN
WASHINGTON STATE, A WOMAN ESCAPED A BEAR ATTACK BY
PUNCHING IT IN THE FACE. THAT IS SO BADASS AND EXPLAINS
THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT'S NEW SIGNS:
"IN CASE OF BEAR, CALL BRENDA TO (BLEEP) SOME (BLEEP) UP."
( APPLAUSE ) HAD NO CHOICE WHEN SHE DIDN'T
SEE THE BEAR COMING, AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AFTER
BEING CHARGED BY THE ADULT FEMALE BLACK BEAR AS SHE WAS
LETTING HER DOG OUT. REACHED FOR COMMENT, THE DOG
SAID, "I WAS TOTALLY GONNA DO SOMETHING.
I WAS GONNA JUMP IN THERE, BUT, LIKE, I LET HER TAKE THIS ONE.
TOTALLY GOING AFTER THE NEXT BEAR."
MEANWHILE-- IS BENNY HERE? IS BENNY HERE?
MEANWHILE, APPLE'S HOTTEST NEW ACCESSORY IS A $330 PHYSICAL
LOCK THAT CAN UNLOCK A DOOR WITH A SIMPLE TAP FROM AN iPHONE OR
APPLE WATCH. BUT, OF COURSE, NO HEADPHONE
JACK. ( LAUGHTER )
WORLD OF BIG PASTA, BECAUSE BARILLA IS BEING SUED OVER NOT
BEING MADE IN ITALY. EVEN WORSE, THE NOODLES ARE
VOICED BY CHRIS PRATT. ( LAUGHTER )
MARKETED AS "ITALY'S NUMBER ONE BRAND OF PASTA," EVEN THOUGH
IT'S MADE IN IOWA AND NEW YORK. THAT IS A CRUSHING REVELATION.
NEXT, THEY'LL TELL ME ALL THOSE PEOPLE AT OLIVE GARDEN AREN'T MY
ACTUAL FAMILY. I WAS HOPING I COULD CRASH
THERE, YOU KNOW, JUST TILL I GET IT TOGETHER.
MEANWHILE-- ( APPLAUSE )
AMERICA'S FUNNY LITTLE UNCLE, ENGLAND, WHERE IN ORDER TO
HELP SOLVE SEX CRIMES, A SEMEN-SNIFFING DOG HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN BY CHESHIRE POLICE. MAN, THIS ENGLISH ADAPTATION OF
"PAW PATROL" IS GRITTY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, PETE BUTTIGIEG.
( APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU, LOUIS.
( APPLAUSE ) BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST IS THE FORMER MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, WHO CURRENTLY LEADS THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
BEING HERE. NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO BE BACK.
>> Stephen: I HAVE TO SAY, I WAS JUST THINKING WHEN YOU WERE
COMING OUT HERE, I ALWAYS ENJOY YOU COMING HERE, NOT A LOT OF
SECRETARIES OF TRANSPORTATION OVER THE YEARS HAVE BEEN ON
LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOWS. >> WELL, I'M GLAD TO BE PART OF
CHANGING THAT. >> Stephen: YOU ARE, YOU ARE.
YOU'RE A CHANGE-MAKER. WE'RE COMING UP ON THE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Stephen: SO YOU'VE BEEN OUT
THERE MAKING IT RAIN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
DID-- IS INFRASTRUCTURE FUN? >> YEAH!
ABSOLUTELY, YEAH! >> Stephen: WHAT'S THE MOST
FUN THING ABOUT ROADS AND BRIDGES?
>> I MEAN, FIXING THEM, THEM NOT BEING BROKEN.
>> Stephen: YOU LIKE FIXING STUFF?
>> YEAH. I THINK THERE'S A REASON WHY
CHILDREN, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE FASCINATED, RIGHT, WITH TRUCKS
AND ROADS AND TRAINS AND PLANES. IT'S EXCITING.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP THAT SENSE OF MAGIC IN IT WHEN YOU'RE
DOING THE VERY HARD BLOCKING AND TACKLING OF ACTUALLY BUILDING
AND MAINTAINING THAT. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE THE BEST
SET OF TONKA TRUCKS OF ALL TIME. >> ALL TIME.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE ACTUALLY BEEN INTERESTED IN
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A LONG TIME. AS THE MAYOR OF SOUTH END, HERE
YOU ARE GETTING A GIANT CHECK FOR THE ROADS OF SOUTH BEND,
$670,000. ( APPLAUSE )
FIVE YEARS LATER, HERE YOU ARE AS THE SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION, GIVING UP ON THE THE GIANT NOVELTY CHECK FOR
$19.5 MILLION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ( APPLAUSE )
NOVELTY CHECK. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY SMALL
CHECK FOR $19.5 MILLION. SHOULDN'T THE SIZE OF THE CHECK
REFLECT THE SIZE OF THE AMOUNT SO IF YOU INTO BILLIONS, YOU
NEED A FLATBED TRUCK TO BRING THE CHECK.
>> IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIT IT ON A PLANE, THOUGH.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOT BE TOO SUBTLE ABOUT THE MESSAGE.
I THINK SOMETIMES FOLKS FORGET WHAT GOVERNMENT IS DOING FOR IF
WE FAIL TO MAKE IT CLEAR. OF COURSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
THE CHECK. IT'S ABOUT THE RESULTS.
THE PROJECT WE'RE DOING THERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR EXAMPLE IS
GOING TO HELP THEM IN A VERY BLUE COLLAR TOWN THAT HASN'T
GOTTEN THE ATTENTION IT'S NEEDED FOR ITS DOWNTOWN STREETS, WE'RE
GOING TO HELP THEM TRANSFORM THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT
COMMUNITY, WITH FUNDING THAT WILL REDO ITS STREETSCAPES AND
THEY HAVE A BIOMASS POWER PLANT NEARBY WHICH HAS TO DO A LOT
TO-- THEY HAVE A COOLING TOWER, AND THERE ARE WAYS THEY CAN
ROUTE SOME OF THE COOLANT, THE WATER THAT COMES FROM THAT
TOWER, UNDER THE SIDEWALKS, MELTING THE SNOW AND SAVING
TAXPAYER MONEY ON THE PROCESS OF PLOWING IT.
SO AS A FORMER MAYOR -- >> Stephen: SO THE POWER PLANT
MELTS THE SIDEWALK. ( APPLAUSE ).
WASTE HEAP, IT HELPS THE POWER PLANT COOL OFF-- GET RID OF
THEIR WASTE HEAP, AND HELPS MELT THE SNOW.
AND ANYONE KNOWS THE BATTLE OF MAYOR VERSUS SNOW IS SECOND ONLY
TO THE BATTLE OF MAYORS VERSUS POTHOLES.
THE GREAT KIND OF PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIPS IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. AND NOW I GET TO BE SOMEONE WHO
IS HELPING MAYORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LIKE I USED TO BE, DEAL
WITH THINGS LIKE THAT. >> Stephen: SO AS THE
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL IS $1.2
TRILLION. >> YUP.
>> Stephen: OKAY. WHEN YOU WERE MAYOR, ROUNDING UP
TO THE NEAREST TRILLION, HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU-- DID YOU
HAVE AT YOUR CONTROL THEN? >> SO IT WOULD BE ABOUT, UH,
WHAT IS THAT LIKE A PERCENT-- MUCH, MUCH LESS.
>> Stephen: ROUNDING UP TO THE FIRST TRILLION WOULD BE 1
TRILLION. >> YES.
>> Stephen: RHOADES SCHOLAR? >> YES, TECHNICALLY.
>> Stephen: DOES IT MAKE YOU MAD OR DO YOU GET FRUSTRATED
WHEN PEOPLE WHO VOTED AGAINST THE BILL, LIKE RICK SCOTT, AND
REPRESENTATIVE TONY GONZALEZ, DON'T REFUSE THE MONEY, AND THEN
ACTUALLY MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT HAVING GOTTEN THE MONEY FOR
THEIR CONSTITUENTS? >> IT IS STRIKING THAT PEOPLE
WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OR SENATE AND SAID NO, THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.
AND 24E7B THEY CAN'T WAIT TO BE THERE, WHEN THAT FUNDING IS
COMING TO THEIR DISTRICT. BUT --
>> Stephen: DO YOU MAKE THEM HOLD THE BIG CHECK?
>> I HADN'T T THOUGHT ABOUT THA. THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
>> Stephen: YOU AND THE CHECK AND THEM.
>> THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN SEEING A SKEPTIC BECOME A
CONCONVERT. I CALL IT THE SINCEREST FORM OF
FLATTERY IF SOMEONE WAS AGAINST YOURLESS AND WHEN IT'S
BENEFITING PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THEY CAN'T HUG
YOU CLOSE ENOUGH. I'LL SAY, THIS POLITICS ASIDE,
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES SHOULDN'T BE
PUNISHED BECAUSE THEIR SENATOR ORHOUSE MEMBER SAID NO TO THIS
FUNDING. WE'RE GOING TO SERVE EVERYBODY
EQUALLY. ( APPLAUSE ).
WOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I SUSPECTED YOU WOULD HAVE THE--
THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AT HEART.
>> WELL, THANKS, I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT'S HOW WE THINK ABOUT
THINGS. IT COMES FROM THE TOP.
IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING, POLITICALLY, WHEN YOU SEE THAT
SORT OF STUFF GO ON. BUT, LOOK, THIS IS PART OF A
PATTERN THAT WE'VE OFTEN SEEN WHERE MANY CONGRESSIONAL
REPUBLICANS TAKE STANCES THAT SEEM TO BE MORE ABOUT THE
PROBLEM THAN ABOUT THE SOLUTION. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT-- EVEN
THE THINGS THAT THEY TALK ABOUT THE MOST OFTEN-- IMMIGRATION,
INFLATION-- I MEAN, OF ALL THE THINGS CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS
HAVE PROPOSED, POLICY-WISE, CAN ANYBODY NAME THE TOP FIVE THINGS
THAT THEY'VE SUGGESTED TO FIGHT INFLATION?
CAN ANYONE NAME THREE? HOW ABOUT ONE?
YOU KNOW, THEY VOTED NO ON THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT THAT WAS
ABOUT LOWERING PRICES FOR AMERICANS.
AND I WOULD HAVE LOVED NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE A DEBATE
BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND THE REPUBLICAN
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT ON THE HOUSE OF THE FLOOR AND SENATE
AND ARGUED OVER WHICH ONE WAS BETTER.
BUT THERE WAS ONLY ONE, AND IT WAS OURS.
AND, LUCKILY, IT PASSED. ( APPLAUSE )
QUICK BREAK. WHEN WE COME BACK, I WILL ASK
THE SECRETARY WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A NEW FATHER.
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.
( APPLAUSE ). LOOK AT THAT.
EVERYBODY, WE'RE HERE WITH TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE
BUTTIGIEG. YOU'RE-- YOU'RE AN EXCELLENT
COMMUNICATOR. I THOUGHT YOU WERE A GREAT
CANDIDATE IN 2020. AND WHENEVER, YOU KNOW, DOWN THE
ROAD YOU EVER RUN FOR OFFICE AGAIN, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW,
TWO YEARS FROM NOW OR 18 MONTHS FROM NOW--
( LAUGHTER ) HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THERE ARE 300 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT IN JUST
A FEW WEEKS WHO QUESTION THE LEGITIMACY OF THE LAST ELECTION,
AND SOME WHO OUTRIGHT BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE OVERTURNED?
YOU SAW "THE NEW YORK TIMES" POLL, 71% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE
THAT DEMOCRACY IS IN PERIL. HOW DO YOU RUN FOR OFFICE AND DO
SO TO A PUBLIC THAT IS LOSING ITS FAITH IN THE LEGITIMACY OR
AT LEAST THE EFFICACY OF THEIR VOTE?
>> SO, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES IN DEMOCRACY IS THAT
WHEN YOU LOSE, YOU ACCEPT THE OUTCOME.
AND I'VE HAD TO DO THAT. WINNING IS MUCH MORE FUN THAN
LOSING, I'VE DONE BOTH, BUT WHEN YOU LOSE YOU ACCEPT THE OUTCOME.
AND THE REASON THAT IS SO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE WE EXPECT
THE SAME THING FROM CITIZENS IN TERMS OF POLICY DECISIONS.
IN OTHER WORDS, PARENT OF WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY
IS THAT WE HAVE THIS PROCESS FOR GETTING DECISIONS THAT ALL OF US
HAVE TO LIVE BY-- THOSE OF US WHO AGREED WITH THE DECISION AND
THOSE OF US WHO WERE AGAINST IT, WHETHER IT'S A COURT DECISION OR
A DECISION BY CONGRESS ON WHAT THE LAW OUGHT TO BE.
SO IF WE ALL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE OUTCOME OF EACH OF THESE
POLICY CHOICES, IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM
HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE OUTCOME OF WHEN WE CHOOSE WHICH ONE OF THEM
IS GOING TO BE IN CHARGE. THAT'S HOW THE BARGAIN WORKS.
( APPLAUSE ) TIME-- SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU
AND I WERE HERE TOGETHER, YOU'RE NOW A DAD.
YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND ARE NOW DADS OF TWINS.
( APPLAUSE ) CHANGED YOUR VIEW OF YOUR ROLE
ASA CITIZEN AND YOUR ROLE AS A PUBLIC SERVANT AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR COUNTRY? >> I MEAN, IT CHANGES EVERYTHING
BECAUSE, FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE TRAINING YOUR REPLACEMENT,
RIGHT. SO YOU'RE --
>> Stephen: THEY ARE HERE TO REPLACE US.
>> YEAH. SO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FUTURE. AND I THINK POLITICS AND POLICY
IS ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE. IT'S DEFINITELY TRUE WITH
INFRASTRUCTURE, BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT WILL, YOU
KNOW, MY CHILDREN, WHEN THEY ARE OLD, WILL BE DEPENDING IN SOME
CASES ON BRIDGES AND TUNNELS AND TRAINS AND AIRPORTS AND THINGS
WOO WE'RE GOING TO BUILD RIGHT NOW IN THE EARLY 2020s.
THE SAME WAY WE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, DEPEND ON INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT WAS BUILT 100 YEARS AGO. AT WORK, I THINK ABOUT THAT
DIFFERENTLY. AT HOME, I THINK THE BIGGEST
THING YOU DISCOVER-- THE FIRST THING THAT AMAZED ME, I THINK
CHAFT AND I KNOW ME IT BOTH, WHEN YOU HOLD THEM IN YOUR ARMS
HOW TINY AND HOW VULNERABLE THEY ARE AND HOW COMPLETELY DEPENDENT
THEY ARE ON YOU. MOST ANIMALS, MOST MAMMALS,
WITHIN A DAY OR TWO THEY CAN KIND OF STAGGER AROUND AND, YOU
KNOW, YOU HAVE AN INFANT IN YOUR HANDS, AND THEY JUST LITERALLY
CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT-- WITHOUT YOU.
BUT THEN WHAT'S AMAZING IS IN VERY SHORT ORDER, AS YOU TAKE
CARE OF THEM, YOU REALIZE HOW DEPENDENT YOU ARE, BECAUSE YOU
AS A PARENT CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND
LOVED ONES, AND I WOULD ADD, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN A SOCIETY THAT
IS ORGANIZED IN ORDER TO AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT EASY TO
RAISE CHILDREN. SO YOU BEGIN BY REALIZING HOW
DEPENDENT THEY ARE ON YOU, AND THEN YOU COME TO REALIZE HOW
DEPENDENT YOU ARE ON EVERYBODY ELSE.
AND IT'S CHANGED OUR RELATIONSHIPS IN A BEAUTIFUL
WAY, BUT TO-- TO OUR OWN PARENTS AND TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND TO OUR
FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY WHO IS INVOLVED IN THIS INCREDIBLE
PROJECT OF RAISING HUMAN BEINGS. ( APPLAUSE )
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GOOD LUCK WITH THE HUMAN BEING
THING, IT'S RELENTLESS. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION,
PETE BUTTIGIEG, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE BACK WITH THE BAREFOOT
CONTESSA HERSELF, INA GARTEN.
( APPLAUSE ) WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST AS A BELOVED FOOD
NETWORK STAR, A BESTSELLING COOKBOOK AUTHOR, OR SIMPLY AS
"THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA." PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," INA GARTEN! ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE TO
SEE YOU. SINCE YOU ARE HERE I THINK WE
NEED TO CONTESSA UP THIS INTERVIEW SPACE JUST A LITTLE
BIT, SPREAD THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT THERE.
>> IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR A CONTESSA.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO.
THIS IS THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA. WHAT DID YOU MAKE?
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOURS. >> FROM MY NEW BOOK.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR WATER MELON MARTINI.
>> SAY GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY. >> Stephen: IT COULD JUST BE
FOR SHOW, IF YOU WANT. >> IS THE GLASS BIG ENOUGH?
>> Stephen: AND THESE, THESE RIGHT HERE.
>> OH, YES! >> Stephen: CHIPOTLE CHEDDAR
CRACKERS FROM MY NEW BOOK. R.N.A.
>> ARE THEY GOOD. >> Stephen: SWEET LORD.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. >> SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT LIKE GATORRADE, BUT I
WON'T. YOUR 13th BOOK.
>> YEAH, ISN'T THAT CRAZY? IT'S CALLED "GO-TO-DINNERS."
YOU-- YOU REALLY-- YOU SAY THAT THE PANDEMIC CHANGES YOUR IDEA
OF A GO-TO DINNER. .>> IT DID.
>> Stephen: HOW SO. >> BECAUSE YOU WERE COOKING ALL
THE TIME. I WAS WORKING ON A COOKBOOK.
I WAS DOING RECIPES FOR INSTAGRAM SO PEOPLE COULD FIGURE
OUT WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT WAS IN THEIR PANTRIES.
I WAS DOING A RECIPE FOR INSTAGRAM.
AND THEN I REALIZED I HAD TO MAKE BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND
DINNER. I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOD!
THIS IS NUTS. SO I FOUND THAT IF I COULD
MAKE-- INSTEAD OF MAKING, LIKE, LAMB AND ORSO AND, YOU KNOW, ALL
KINDS OF VEGETABLES, IF I COULD MAKE ONE THING, IT WAS REALLY
GREAT. SO I WOULD MAKE EGGS IN
PURGATORY. >> Stephen: WHAT'S EGGS IN
PURGATORY? >> IT'S A TOMATO SAUCE WITH
POACHED EGGS ON IT, AND IT WAS JUST DELICIOUS.
IT WAS REALLY SATISFYING, BUT IT WAS ONE THING.
OR, LIKE, CHICKEN WITH ORSO AND CHICKEN IN A POT WITH ORZO.
IT'S A BIG POT WITH CHICKEN AND ORZO--
>> Stephen: YOUR LAMB SHANKS ONE-POT DINNERS WAS AMAZING.
I WATCH YOU EVERY NIGHT BEFORE I COME OUT HERE.
>> DO YOU, REALLY. >> Stephen: WHEN I AM BEING
MADE UP-- SPOILER ALERT, THIS IS MAKE-UP.
ME AND THE GLAM SQUAD ARE WATCHING YOU TONIGHT.
>> I LOVE THAT YOU WATCH COOKING.
>> Stephen: I FIND YOU INCREDIBLY SHOOTING.
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: YOU'RE SUCH A
GREAT PRESENCE ON TELEVISION. AND IT WAS RIGHT FROM THE
BEGINNING, AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF
YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW. >> YOU DO.
>> Stephen: 20 YEARS AGO. >> 20 YEARS AGO.
>> Stephen: YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW.
JIM. >> DON'T YOU JUST LOVE FRESH
LEMONADE, NOT THAT STUFF YOUR MOTHER USED TO BRING HOME FROM
THE GROCERY STORE, BUT THE REAL THING MADE WITH FRESHLY SQUEEZED
LEMONS. IT'S JUST REALLY TART AND SWEET
AND IT'S JUST SO DELICIOUS. I'M GOING TO JEWS ABOUT SIX
LEMONS. IT'S ABOUT A CUP OF LEMON JUICE.
THAT'S PERFECT. I THOUGHT LEMONADE WOULD BE
GREAT FOR A MEDITERRANEAN FEAST, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE A
LITTLE SOMETHING SPECIAL, YOU CAN MIX IT WITH VODKA.
>> SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE! >> Stephen: WILL SO, 20 YEARS
IN, THERE YOU ARE, RIGHT OUT OF THE-- FRESH OUT OF THE EGG,
DOING IT PERFECTLY. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED OVER 20
YEARS? HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED?
>> I WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED WHEN I DID THAT.
>> Stephen: REALLY? >> JUST TERRIFIED.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE IT AT ALL.
>> WHEN I FURST SAW THE FILM AND I THOUGHT, WELL, IT WASN'T AS
HORRIBLE AS I THOUGHT IT IT WAS GOING TO BE.
I SAID TO MY DIRECT, "JUST THINK WHEN I GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT,
IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER." AND SHE SAID, "NOT NECESSARILY."
SHE SAID, "THAT ENERGY, THAT FEAR REALLY KEEPS YOU ALIVE.
YOU SHOW UP. >> Stephen: DO YOU STILL GET
NERVOUS? >> I'M STILL BESIDE MYSELF WITH
FEAR. >> Stephen: REALLY?
>> I CAN'T GET OVER IT, BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A NEW SHOW CALLED "BE MY GUEST," WHERE
YOU INVITE PEOPLE, EMILY BLUNT, NATHAN HILL, SO FAR.
TO COOK WITH YOU. >> WE SIT AND TALK AND COOK
TOGETHER AND WE TAKE A LITTLE RIDE AROUND EAST HAMPTON.
>> Stephen: DO YOU LIKE INTERVIEWING PEOPLE.
>> I DO. AM I ENCROACHING ON YOUR AREA
HERE. I LOVE IT, I JUST LOVE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE-- I'M SURE YOU DO,s TOO?
I LOVE THE RESEARCH. I LIKED WITH EMILY BLUNT TO SEE
THE FIRST MOVIE SHE EVER MADE. >> Stephen: WHICH WAS?
>> IT'S CALLED "GIDEON'S DAUGHTER."
AND SHE WAS FANTASTIC, ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
SO I GET TO SEE THE ARC OF SOMEBODY'S CAREER, BUT ALSO THE
PROBLEMS THEY HAVE. LIKE EMILY HAD A STUTTER WHEN
SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL. >> Stephen: I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT. >> AND IF SHE HADN'T HAD A
STUTTER, HER TEACHER WOULDN'T HAVE TODAY SADE TO HER, "YOU
SHOULD TRY OUT FOR THE SCHOOL PLAY."
SHE HAD NO INTEREST IN ACTING AND THAT CHANGED HER LIFE.
I FIND THOSE THINGS REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR ABOUT
PEOPLE. >> Stephen: SPEAKING ABOUT
PEOPLE'S EARLY CAREER. WE JUST HAD PETE BUTTIGIEG OUT
HERE. >> I SAW YOU.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW YOU WORKED IN THE WHITE
HOUSE FOR FOUR YEARS THROUGH THE END OF THE FORD AND BEGINNING
THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION. DO YOU MISS ANYTHING ABOUT THE
WHITE HOUSE? >> NO.
>> Stephen: NO HAPPY MEMORIES? >> I MEAN, IT WAS INTERESTING.
IT WAS REALLY FUN. BUT IT WAS IN THE 70s, AND
NOTHING HAPPENED. IT DROVE ME CRAZY.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOTHING HAPPENED?
>> NOTHING HAPPEN. .>> Stephen: YOU CAN GAS
PRICES, THE CAMP DAVID ACCORD. >> YOU COULDN'T MAKE ANYTHING
HAPPEN. YOU SEND SOMETHING TO THE BILL,
THEY'D TAKE IT OUT, WE'D PUT IT BACK IN, THEY'D TAKE IT OUT, AND
IT WAS A NIGHTMARE AND IT'S SO MUCH WORSE NOW.
>> Stephen: I WAS GOING TO SAY, NOW IS NOT A BASTION OF...
BACK THEN YOU SENT YOUR BILL TO THE CAPITOL HILL, NOT A MOB.
IN YOUR INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW BOOK, "GO-TO DINNERS," RIGHT
THERE, IT STARTS, "I LOVE YOU. COME FOR DINNER.
ISN'T THAT THE INVITATION WE ALL WANT TO HEAR?"
HOW DOES ONE GET THAT INVITATION TO DINNER AT YOUR HOME?
I'M ASKING FOR A FRIEND. >> YOU'RE ASKING FOR A FRIEND.
>> Stephen: I'M ASKING FOR A FRIEND.
>> TELL YOUR FRIEND I WOULD LOVE YOUR FRIEND TO COME TO DINNER
WITH HIS WIFE. >> Stephen: REALLY?
CAN WE BRING ANYTHING? NO, JUST YOURSELVES.
>> Stephen: INA, ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL BOOK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S "GO-TO DINNERS."
INA GARTEN, SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE EDDIE REDMAYNE AND
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN. STICK AROUND FOR JAMES CORDEN.
GOOD NIGHT.