Alex Haley's Candid Conversations

January, 1978

Alex Haley's Candid Conversationsonce 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 t...