Jane Clayson

She has interviewed politicians such as President George W. and First Lady Laura Bush twice, Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney, former Vice President Al Gore and Tipper Gore, Senator Joe Lieberman, Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Secretary Madeline Albright, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator John McCain and Ralph Nader, among others. Clayson also traveled to Mexico City for an exclusive interview with Mexican President Vicente Fox on the eve of his meeting with President George W. Bush. The two discussed a variety of topics, including economic and trade relations, immigration and the drug war.

In January 2001, Clayson originated The Early Show from Tampa in conjunction with Super Bowl XXXV and from Washington D.C. for the Bush swearing in and inaugural galas. While in Washington, she had the opportunity to meet with President and Mrs. Bush for a wide-ranging discussion of goals, family and lifestyle changes.

A die-hard Survivor fan, Clayson gets the inside scoop from the latest cast member voted out of Australia's Outback when they join her on The Early Show the following day. Clayson also co-anchored The Early Show's final island Survivor episode in August from Los Angeles' Television City. It was there that Clayson orchestrated discussion between all first-season Survivor contestants--including ultimate survivor Richard Hatch--about numerous aspects of the show.