Alex Haley's Candid Conversations
January, 1978
once upon a time, before there was "roots," alex haley was the first playboy interviewer; here, with a new introduction by the writer, are excerpts from his playboy interviews with some of america's most significant personalities during the sixtiesIt's difficult not to wax nostalgic in reminiscing about the Playboy Interviews I have conducted. There was my--and the magazine's--first, Miles Davis. A struggling writer, desperate to break into Playboy, I tried in vain to get an appointmen...