{"id":5293,"date":"2022-04-06T10:43:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5293"},"modified":"2022-04-06T10:43:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:43:34","slug":"today-exclusive-al-roker-to-interview-president-barack-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/04\/06\/today-exclusive-al-roker-to-interview-president-barack-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018TODAY\u2019 EXCLUSIVE: AL ROKER TO INTERVIEW PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Exclusive Interview to Air&nbsp;Wednesday, April 13&nbsp;on NBC News\u2019 TODAY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Preview to Air on NBC Nightly News&nbsp;Tuesday, April 12&nbsp;and Extended Version&nbsp;to&nbsp;Run&nbsp;on TODAY All Day and NBC News Now after the Broadcast<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW YORK &#8211; April 6, 2022&nbsp;&#8211; Former President Barack Obama will speak one-on-one with Al Roker next week outside of Washington, D.C. 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