Hillary Clinton was offered the chance to be on the cover of Rolling Stone with Barack Obama and John Edwards early in the 2008 Presidential campaign, but the Senator from New York declined because "they thought they were frontrunner. They didn't need to speak to the Rolling Stone readers," Jann Wenner, editor and founder of Rolling Stone magazine tells Michael Eisner on "Conversations with Michael Eisner," airing Monday, May 19th, on CNBC at 9 PM and Midnight ET.
MICHAEL EISNER:
So, you put Obama on the cover of Rolling Stone--
JANN WENNER:
Yeah.
MICHAEL EISNER:
Because he is of your children's generation?
JANN WENNER:
No, I put him on the cover because I am just-- swallowed the Kool-Aid and I'm for him and I wanna throw the, you know, impact of whatever it may be at Rolling Stone behind him and-- and throw everything we've got behind him. I think that's a really important thing in our times.
MICHAEL EISNER:
But, you've had Bill Clinton on the cover. You've edited-- or-- or interviewed Bill Clinton yourself.
JANN WENNER:
Uh-huh (AFFIRM). Several times.
MICHAEL EISNER:
But, not Hillary?
JANN WENNER:
No.
MICHAEL EISNER:
Isn't that-- so, he--
JANN WENNER:
Well--
MICHAEL EISNER:
--doesn't call up? "Jann-- you know, that cover I did for you? And you know how I've been friends of yours and support all these years? What is Obama on the cover of your--"
JANN WENNER:
He--
MICHAEL EISNER:
--"magazine?"
JANN WENNER:
--didn't call. I-- if you read what we said about Obama, it's pointless for him to call up. But, we offered Hillary a chance to be on a cover with Obama and Edwards early on in the campaign. They were agreeable and she was not agreeable to it. You know, 'cause they thought they were the frontrunner. They didn't need this. They didn't need to speak to the Rolling Stone readers, you know?