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December 26, 2021

Vice President Kamala HarrisCBS News correspondents Weijia Jiang, Ed O'Keefe, Nikole Killion, Jan Crawford and David Martin

December 19, 2021

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of HealthDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissionerAnne Milgram, DEA administratorHamdullah Mohib, former Afghan national security adviser

December 12, 2021

Kentucky Governor Andy BeshearArkansas Governor Asa HutchinsonDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissionerNew Hampshire Governor Chris SununuTulio de Oliveira, director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation in South AfricaMohamed El-Erian, chief financial adviser at Allianz

December 5, 2021

Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon GeneralGovernor Ned Lamont, (D) ConnecticutMaria Van Kerkhove, World Health Organization COVID-19 Technical LeadFrancis deSouza, CEO of Illumina  Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

November 28, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President BidenDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner  Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon Worldwide consumer 

November 21, 2021

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, (D-NY)Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-TX)Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP  Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner  Anthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections & Surveys Director

November 14, 2021

Janet Yellen, secretary of the treasuryDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissionerGovernor Jared Polis, Democrat of ColoradoNeel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisDavid Malpass, president of the World Bank Group

November 7, 2021

Cedric Richmond, Senior Adviser to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public EngagementSen. Tim Kaine, (D) VirginiaFred Smith, FedEx Executive Leadership Chairman and CEODr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerJohn Dickerson, CBS News Chief Political AnalystAmy Walter, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

October 31, 2021

Antony Blinken, Secretary of StateGina Raimondo, Secretary of CommerceRep. Ro Khanna, D- CaliforniaRep. John Curtis, R- UtahClaire Boogaard, Medical Director of the COVID-19 Vaccine Program, Children's National Hospital

October 24, 2021

Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D) Mississippi Chair, Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. CapitolGita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the International Monetary FundZalmay Khalilzad, Former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan ReconciliationDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

October 10, 2021

Rep. Adam Schiff, (D) California, Author, "Midnight in Washington"Fiona Hill, Former National Security Council Senior Director for European and Russian AffairsMary C. Daly, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerChris Krebs, CBS News Cybersecurity Expert and Analyst, Partner, Krebs Stamos Group, Former Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyAnthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections & Surveys Director

October 3, 2021

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) New YorkDr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to President Biden, Director, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious DiseasesSen. Cory Booker, (D) New JerseyGov. Jim Justice, (R) West VirginiaDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

September 26, 2021

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC director Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South CarolinaRepresentative Pramila Jayapal, Democrat of WashingtonScott Morrison, prime minister of AustraliaRecep Tayyip Erdoğan, president of Turkey

September 19, 2021

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of HealthSenator Bernie Sanders, independent from VermontScott Kirby, CEO of United AirlinesDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

September 12, 2021

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissionerRepresentative Adam Kinzinger, Republican from IllinoisMichael Morell, former acting CIA directorAlberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsDr. James Versalovic, interim pediatrician-in-chief at Texas Children's Hospital

September 5, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President BidenGovernor Phil Murphy, Democrat of New JerseyCynthia Sheng, president of Jefferson Parish, LouisianaRepresentative Veronica Escobar, Democrat of TexasSue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence

August 29, 2021

Louisiana Governor John Bel EdwardsSenator Lindsey Graham, Republican, South CarolinaJake Sullivan, White House national security adviserMayor Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge, LouisianaDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

August 22, 2021

Secretary of State Antony BlinkenNikki Haley, former U.N. ambassadorRyan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to AfghanistanGovernor Larry Hogan, Republican of MarylandDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

August 15, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Representative Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana

New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul

Dr. Rosalind Osgood, Broward County School Board Chair

August 8, 2021

Governor Asa Hutchinson, Republican of ArkansasEducation Secretary Miguel CardonaAlberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

Amanda Ripley, author of "High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out"

August 1, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President BidenSenator Joe Manchin, Democrat of West VirginiaNeel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisDr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, director of Israel's Public Health Services

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

July 25, 2021

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissionerDr. Jerome Adams, former U.S. surgeon general Gina Raimondo, commerce secretary Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City, MissouriCarol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, authors of "I Alone Can Fix It"

July 18, 2021

Ken McClure, Springfield, Missouri, mayor Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissionerAdmiral Mike Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analystChris Krebs, former CISA directorDavid Becker, founder and director of the Center For Election Innovation and Research

July 11, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden and director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissionerJeh Johnson, former Homeland Security SecretaryScott Kirby, United Airlines CEO

July 4, 2021

Charles Burkett, mayor of Surfside, FloridaJeffrey Zients, White House COVID response coordinatorDr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissionerGovernor Spencer Cox, Republican of UtahGovernor Kate Brown, Democrat of OregonRepresentative André Carson, Democrat of Indiana

June 27, 2021

Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida

Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County

Cedric Richmond, senior adviser to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement

Senator Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana

Governor Asa Hutchinson, Republican of Arkansas

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

April 4, 2021

Cecilia Rouse, Chair, Council of Economic AdvisersRep. Ritchie Torres, (D) New YorkJonathan Nez, President, Navajo NationDr. Seth Berkley, CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine AllianceSister Norma Pimentel, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

March 28, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to President Biden, Director, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesRep. Henry Cuellar, (D-Texas)Rep.-Elect Julia Letlow, (R-Louisiana)Anthony Capuano, CEO, Marriott InternationalDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

March 21, 2021

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-IL)Sen. Rob Portman, (R-OH)Mayor Eric Garcetti, (D-Los Angeles)Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Former Chief Adviser for Operation Warp SpeedDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

March 14, 2021

Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force ChairMayor Bill de Blasio, (D-New York City)Gov. Asa Hutchinson, (R-Arkansas)Micheál Martin, Irish Prime MinisterDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerAnthony Salvanto, CBS News Elections & Surveys Director

March 7, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to President Biden, Director, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesGov. Jim Justice, (R-West Virginia)Gov. Phil Murphy, (D-New Jersey)Benjamin Crump, Civil Rights Attorney for the Family of George FloydDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

February 28, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesRonna McDaniel, Republican National Committee ChairwomanGov. Kristi Noem, (R-South Dakota)Rep. Adam Kinzinger, (R-Illinois)Gov. Andy Beshear, (D-Kentucky)Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

February 21, 2021

Jake Sullivan, National Security AdviserMatt Pottinger, Former Deputy National Security Adviser, Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford UniversityMayor Sylvester Turner, (D-Houston) Mayor Betsy Price, (R-Fort Worth)Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

February 14, 2021

Boris Johnson, United Kingdom Prime MinisterDr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease ControlRep. Joe Neguse, D-ColoradoHeyward Donigan, Rite Aid President & CEODr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

February 7, 2021

Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the TreasurySen. Lindsey Graham, R-South CarolinaDr. Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at WHODr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA CommissionerJames Brown, CBS News Special Correspondent, Host, "The NFL Today"

January 31, 2021

Cedric Richmond, Senior Adviser to the PresidentGov. Ned Lamont, (D-ConnecticutMayor Francis Suarez, R-MiamiDr. Janice K. Jackson, Chicago Public Schools CEODr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

January 24, 2021

Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Chief Medical Adviser to President BidenAmb. Deborah Birx, M.D., Former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator

January 17, 2021

Rep. Adam Schiff, D- California, Intelligence Committee ChairmanGov. Jim Justice, R-West VirginiaMayor Melvin Carter, D-Saint Paul, MNRochelle Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., Incoming CDC DirectorDr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

January 10, 2021

Chris Krebs, former CISA Director Sen. Roy Blunt, R-MOSen. Chris Coons, D-DEMayor Muriel Bowser, D-Washington, D.C.Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

January 3, 2021

Moncef Slaoui, Operation Warp Speed Chief AdviserMayor Eric Garcetti, D- Los AngelesGov. Asa Hutchinson, R-ArkansasJo Ann Jenkins, AARP CEODr. Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner

Anti-apartheid leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died at age 90

New Year's Eve celebrations scaled back in Times Square

Supreme Court to review vaccine rules as Biden administration requires some healthcare workers, business employees to be vaccinated