00:00I've been asked to host.
00:02I said, I'm the president of the United States.
00:05Are you fools asking me to do that?
00:08Sir, you'll get much higher ratings.
00:10I said, I don't care.
00:11I'm president of the United States.
00:13I won't do it.
00:14They said, please.
00:17And then Susie Wells said to me, sir, I'd like to host.
00:19I said, OK, Susie, I'll do it.
00:22That's the power she's got.
00:24But I just, so I have agreed to host.
00:27Do you believe what I have to do?
00:30And I didn't want to do it.
00:31OK, they're going to say he insisted.
00:32I did not insist.
00:34But I think it will be quite successful, actually.
00:37It's been a long time.
00:38I used to host the apprentice finales,
00:40and we did rather well with that.
00:42So I think we're going to do very well,
00:44because we have some great honorees, some really great ones.
00:47Since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors
00:51have been among the most prestigious awards
00:53in the performing arts.
00:54I wanted one.
00:55I was never able to get one.
00:56This year, it's true, actually.
00:59I would have taken it if they would have called me.
01:00I waited and waited and waited.
01:02And I said, to hell with it.
01:04I'll become chairman.
01:06And I'll give myself an honor.
01:07Maybe I'm going to honor.
01:09Next year, we'll honor Trump, OK?
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