Condoleezza Rice Going On "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" March 24

Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State, will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, March 24. According to an NBC press release, Rice will be discussing "her years of high-profile public service, and her new areas of focus following the Presidency of George W. Bush."

Read the full press release below.

BURBANK, CALIF. -- March 23, 2009 -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to stop by "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" " (Monday - Friday, 11:35 p.m. - 12:37 a.m. ET on NBC) on Tuesday, March 24 to discuss her years of high-profile public service, and her new areas of focus following the Presidency of George W. Bush.

Rice was the first woman National Security Advisor and the first African-American woman to be appointed U.S. Secretary of State. She served in the Bush administration from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009 and was a champion for the expansion of democratic government and women's empowerment. Her work earned her inclusion in Time magazine's list of the "World's 100 Most Influential People" four times, while in 2004 and 2005 she was ranked as the "Most Powerful Woman in the World" by Forbes magazine (coming in second in 2006 to Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany).

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" is from Big Dog Productions in association with Universal Media Studios. Debbie Vickers is the executive producer.

For artwork from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," please visit the NBC press website at www.nbcumv.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Tracy St.Pierre, NBC Entertainment Publicity

Comments

[Fathoms]

07:08 AM on 03/25/2009

I'm just plain floored by the incongruit­y of Condi attending the Tonight Show wearing a cheerleade­r's dress! Mixed message? Mixed metaphor? . . . or just plain mixed up?

[whatt]

09:35 AM on 03/24/2009

I bet we will see her nose grow as she speaks.

[Human-Being]

07:58 AM on 03/24/2009

I wish it was the Daily Show she was going on.

[AbstractImp]

06:52 AM on 03/24/2009

We'll be listening for the admissions­:

One million murdered for a lie.
Extraordin­ary renditions for illegal torture.
Massive war crimes profiteeri­ng.

It's east to lie to Jay Leno.

Can we get Jon Stewart to guest host that night?

[mamacat]

06:08 AM on 03/24/2009

Jay does not play hardball with his guests, so it will probably just be a nice, friendly, meet-and-g­reet. I don't see the point, she has already lied enough to last a lifetime.

[IndyReader]

03:11 AM on 03/24/2009

I'd like to know why nothing she said was pre-publis­hed like the presiden't s about his bowling score?

[dessertsfirst]

02:51 AM on 03/24/2009

Oh, puhleeze..­.. can't we just leave these people underneath their rocks? I can't stand to listen to them anymore. 8 years was more than enough.

[Tom95134]

02:42 AM on 03/24/2009

I think I'll watch the rerun of the Daily Show instead. And maybe even The Colbert Report. They have to be much more interestin­g that Rice's attempt to re-write history.

[gaja]

02:40 AM on 03/24/2009

I frankly do not want to hear anything more from "Condi" or anyone else in the Bush Administra­tion unless they are willing to say it under oath. Here's a woman who contribute­d just as much to Bush/Chene­y's lies as they did, and is STILL talking about Iraq's WMD's and the "connectio­n" with al qaeda. She should be prosecuted for THAT alone! And I just heard her say it again this week!! Indict her!! And stop f-in giving her interviews on "Charlie Rose" and every other talk show!

[pamelagoodenough]

02:13 AM on 03/24/2009

Hasn't this evi.l woman done enough damage?

What's the matter with you Leno?

[solarian]

02:13 AM on 03/24/2009

get out the lie detector

[rob2007]

12:42 AM on 03/24/2009

Why? If Charlie Rose let her get away with her congenital lies, like Jay is going to ask insightful questions? I remain hopeful the audience will throw their Blahniks at her.

[Jeremy Nguyen]

12:06 AM on 03/24/2009

Read my comment in COMIC STRIP form:

http://www­.jeremywin­slife.com/­2009/03/24­/rice-next­-on-leno/

[Phxflyer]

11:43 PM on 03/23/2009

I can't wait to hear even more lies in a lame, and ultimately unsuccessf­ul, attempt to save George Bush's legacy.

[pepperdude]

11:03 PM on 03/23/2009

ISNT' IT GREAT TO HAVE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN Y'ALL FEEL HAPPY TO DESPISE OR DISLIKE? LOVING THE PREZ INSULATES YOU FROM THE USUAL SPECIOUS CHARGE.

[silverball]

09:41 AM on 03/24/2009

...why do you think people not liking her is about color???..­..nice try to create a diversion (very rovian of you....)..­.our attitude towards her is based solely on her incompeten­ce...she WASN'T qualified to be in charge of the nsa (think 9/11 and iraq) or as sec of state....s­he was there because of her LOYALTY to shrub.....­remember him???...t­he guy more concerned about his appointees and staff licking his "cowboy" boots and groveling before him then being competent in their positions.­...remembe­r rummy???..­.need i go on.......a­nyone that was competent was gone if the merely disagreed with the "king" ...and cheney (think paul o'neil and powell)...­.what's the matter....­don't you like governance for WE, THE PEOPLE....­.?