Lance Armstrong, who for years vehemently denied cheating while winning a record seven Tours de France, reportedly told Oprah Winfrey in a revealing interview to be aired on January 17 on the Oprah Winfrey Network that he used performance-enhancing drugs to advance his cycling career. Take a look at other memorable interviews in recent history.
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Marilyn Monroe interviewed by Richard Meryman As this poignant interview with Monroe suggests, well into her 30s she was an individual who seemed incapable of protecting herself against exploitation. In the interview, she describes for the first time struggles in her life and many regarded this as her most endearing public performance. As Monroe states, her fate has been "to be always running into people's unconscious".