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DNC Rules Committee member and advisor to Sen. Clinton, Harold Ickes, describes what he sees as a possible course of action for his candidate and when he feels she will make her final decision about the nomination. Emmy-winning actress Betty White explains how she came to love animals as a child.
Harold Ickes
Harold Ickes
Advisor to Sen. Clinton discusses the positions of both Democratic candidates on the Florida and Michigan controversy, initially and today (2:11)
Full Interview (10:29)
A member of the DNC Rules Committee, Harold Ickes is a veteran party operative, who's worked on several political campaigns. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Clinton White House and went on to run Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign. He's also a longtime activist. He spent two summers in the '60s registering Black voters in Mississippi and Louisiana and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. Ickes is a graduate of Columbia Law School and runs the Washington office of a prominent law firm.
Betty White
Betty White
Actress describes some lessons she learned from her time with animals plus one bad experience she had with a swan. (2:32)
Full Interview (12:32)
Emmy-winning actress Betty White has worked in radio, TV and film. She's starred in successful sitcoms, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, guest-starred in hits like Boston Legal and lent her voice to several animated shows, including Family Guy. White started out in radio, which led to TV, in the early days of the medium. An avid animal activist, she collaborated with Tom Sullivan on the novel Together, about a special dog. She also appears on the new game show, Million Dollar Password.