Oprah Says Disney's Bob Iger Is "The Man I Wish Was Running for President of the USA"
For the latest episode of Super Soul Sunday on OWN, Oprah interviewed Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger.
In a preview on Instagram, Oprah admits that Iger is "The man I wish was running for President of the USA." Watch the clip here.
Though she's made it clear—several times—that she's not running for President, the question still follows Oprah everywhere she goes: Could #Oprah2020 be a thing? While the mogul maintains she has no interest in running, she just revealed who she wishes would run: Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger.
For her latest episode of Super Soul Sunday—which will air on OWN and on Facebook Sunday at noon, with a podcast available Wednesday 10/2—Oprah sat down with Iger to talk about his new book Ride of a Lifetime. And in a preview clip of their interview that she posted on Instagram ahead of their conversation, Oprah didn't hold back on her feelings about Iger.
"The other day someone called me and asked me for a comment about you, because I've known Bob since we both were pups. I think it was the Wall Street Journal, and I said to the guy: 'I know you're gonna ask me all these questions, but I only want to say one thing to you,'" Oprah says in the clip. "If Bob Iger had decided to run for president, I would be canvasing in Iowa right now. I would be going door to door. I said always pictured myself standing on somebody's step in Brooklyn and them saying Oprah, what are you doing here? And I'd say Let me tell you about my friend Bob."
After Iger jokes that Oprah is "making him anxious," she asks him why he didn't run for President. "I'm flattered, I'm deeply flattered. I had this conversation with President Obama and his wife several times. His kids and his wife clearly believed that I had the better job."
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During their candid chat, Iger also opened up about the lessons he learned from his own father as well as luminaries like Steve Jobs. He also talks about his plans for retirement—and why he decided to write Ride of a Lifetime right now.
"It was all timed—or so I thought—to when was going to leave Disney, which was this year," said Iger. (He is now planning to step down from Disney at the end of 2020.) "I thought because so many people have asked me for advice—'What's the secret to your success? What's the one leadership lesson you could teach us?'—because I'm asked so much, I thought it would be nice to write it down while I can still remember."
Catch Super Soul Sunday on OWN Sunday, September 29, at 12 PM ET.
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