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Writer EDMUND WHITE. He's the author of seven books, including "Forgetting Elena," "States of Desire: Travels in Gay America," and "Genet: A Biography," for which he was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Lamda Literary Award. He has a new collection of essays from the past 25 years, "The Burning Library" (Alfred P. Knopf). Many of his essays focus on gay life in America.

THOMAS FRIEDMAN is a middle east correspondent for "The New York Times," and author of the Pulitzer-Prize winning book "From Beirut to Jerusalem." He'll talk today about last week's pact between Israel and Jordan.

2: Actor JERRY ADLER. He's a former Broadway producer, director and stage manager who took up acting at the age of 62. He worked on over 53 Broadway shows before moving to L.A. where he staged managed a soap opera. On a hunch, a friend, who was casting a film, brought Adler in to read. That resulted in his first appearance as an actor in the film noir thriller, "The Public Eye." Since then, ADLER has acted in a number of television shows. He's now starring in the new Woody Allen film, "Manhatten Murder Mystery."

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews: "Kay Boyle: Author of Herself," by Joan Mellen.

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews the new recording of the work of composer Elliot Carter.

Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG talks about the computer language of the nineties, and looks at how new "information age" words sound remarkably like George Orwell''s Newspeak.

The progressive rock stations of the late 1960s were good to Scottish guitarist John Martyn. Since that time, he's been known primarily to other guitar players, having faded from the airwaves. If Martyn is known beyond the world of musicians, it's for his song "May You Never," which was recorded by Eric Clapton. Now, Martyn is making something of a comeback.

Washington political commentator ELIZABETH DREW, author of "On the Edge: The Clinton Presidency" (Simon & Schuster). The book examines Clinton's first eighteen months in office. She talks with Terry about last night's election and what it will mean for the White House.

Film director MILOS FORMAN (ME-loash For-man). Originally from Czechoslovakia, FORMAN is the director of such American films as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Amadeus," "Hair," and "Ragtime." FORMAN began his film career in his native country, apprenticing with some of the country's best film makers for the Communist state-controlled film industry. He was part of the Czech New Wave cinema with films such as "Black Peter," "Loves of a Blonde," and "Fireman's Ball." FORMAN was orphaned during World War II; both his parents were seized by the Gestapo. Then he lived under Communism. FORMAN has a new memoir, "Turnaround," (written with Jan Novak, published by Villard Books). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND

2: Forty year Hollywood veteran, and director of almost fifty films, RICHARD FLEISCHER. He's the son of the legendary cartoonist, Max Fleischer, who created Betty Boop. RICHARD FLEISCHER's films include "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", "Fantastic Voyage", "Doctor Doolittle" and "Conan The Destroyer". His new memoir "Just Tell Me When to Cry" (Carroll & Graf) covers his father's competition with Walt Disney, the studio system, anecdotes about many stars, and what it's like directing a picture underwater in a deep sea diver's suit.