ANNOUNCER: From the CNN news bureau in Washington, nationally syndicated columnists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak interview a major news figure. Evans, Novak --</s>EVANS & NOVAK." ROWLAND EVANS, CO-HOST, "EVANS & NOVAK": The original "EVANS & NOVAK" -- perhaps we had a reputation that I hope we deserved of being pretty straight, hard hitting, down the line. I'm Rowland Evans. For the next 30 minutes and each week hereafter, Robert Novak and I will hold a controversial news figure in the camera's eye. Our show started off, I believe, with Ed Meese was our first guest. He was the attorney general.</s>ROBERT NOVAK, CO-HOST, "EVANS & NOVAK": Our guest today is one of the members of President Reagan's inner circle. We had Ed Meese, and we made a little news because it was -- nobody was really sure whether Reagan was going to run for president in 1984 or not.</s>EDWIN MEESE, ATTORNEY GENERAL: Well, nobody can say for sure. If I had to bet right now, I'd bet that he would.</s>NOVAK: And I said, well, of course, he's going to run. There is no question about it. The "EVANS & NOVAK" show was -- is -- we tried to get the best guests we can who are interesting and will make news.</s>EVANS: We tried to hit for the hard news and I must say, we got some hard news on "EVANS & NOVAK." We work very well together.</s>NOVAK: I'm Robert Novak.</s>EVANS: I'm Rowland Evans.
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