Ed Bark : The late David Frost did the first ` ` big get '' interview : Richard Nixon . He says it bridged showbiz and ` ` hard news , '' though some questioned his journalistic cred . He says he drew apology from Nixon ; George Wallace said he could do it . Frost : Frost would interview others -- Perot , Bush -- but the term '' Bush and , in 1992 , maverick presidential candidate Ross Perot for a PBS special . get '' is his legacy .
Ed Bark : The late David Frost did the first ` ` big get '' interview : Richard Nixon . He says it bridged showbiz and ` ` hard news , '' though some questioned his journalistic cred . He says he drew apology from Nixon ; George Wallace said he could do it . Frost : Frost would interview others -- Perot , Bush -- but the term '' get '' is his legacy .