CNN Interview LARRY KING, HOST Good evening – I think. And welcome to LARRY KING LIVE. I don’t see myself; I assume we’re on. Senator HILLARY Rodham Clinton, or should I say "Harry Potter," is our guest. Two hundred thousand copies, according to Simon and Shuster, sold yesterday of her book Living History. What do you make of that?. SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON , NEW YORK Well, I’m very gratified. KING Why did you do this? HILLARY Well you know every first lady-- and you know this so well, because I think you’ve interviewed everyone, I don’t know how far back-- but many of my predecessors -- and I always enjoyed their books. I thought they gave us insight and information about what the experience was like in the White House. So long before Bill’s term ended, I began thinking about thinking to do the same. And I’m really glad I did, because although it was difficult in many respects, it gave me a chance to talk about the full range of the extraordinary time I had. KING Has it been hard to talk about the Lewinsky thing and the things you had to deal with? HILLARY Yes. KING Hard? HILLARY Yes, it was hard. I mean you know that. It was hard because these were very personal, private, painful matters that unfortunately were made public and I regret that. But given the fact that they were, they became part of history, not just my personal history. So when I had to sit down and write the book and think about what would go in, I felt obligated to address these issues. KING You do think, though, that once it came out it was a journalistic story ?. HILLARY Yes, yes. KING But what about the author, what about HILLARY? She has to stand by and yet be hurt. HILLARY You summed it up very well. KING Supporting your president and you’re pretty mad at your husband. HILLARY That about sums it up. KING Was that conflicted feelings? HILLARY It was having to carry these two competing feelings in my head and heart at the same time. I was, as I say in the book, ready to wring his neck. I was so upset and angry with him, very disappointed.
