CNBC'S BECKY QUICKSPEAKS WITH KEN LEWIS, BANK OF AMERICA CEO, LIVE TOMORROW, THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND AT 7AM ET ON A SPECIAL EDITION OF CNBC'S "SQUAWK BOX" ENTITLED "BANKING ON AMERICA"
Lewis to Discuss T.A.R.P., Bonuses, Bank Stimulus & Bailouts and the Economy, Among Other Topics
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 1, 2009-On a special edition of CNBC's "Squawk Box" (6AM-9AM ET) entitled "Banking on America" tomorrow, Thursday, April 2nd, CNBC's Becky Quick will sit down with Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis in a rare one-hour live interview (7AM-8AM ET) at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.
During the one-hour live interview, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, will give viewers exclusive access to Ken Lewis, the man in the middle of the financial crisis. Lewis will also answer viewer questions (squawk@cnbc.com) on topics such as T.A.R.P., bonuses, bank stimulus & bailouts and the economy, among other topics.
Other guests on the program include: Donald Powell, Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman; Donald Marron, Former Chairman UBS America, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PaineWebber Group; Bob McTeer, Former President of Dallas Federal Reserve; Bob Doll, BlackRock Vice Chairman and Global CIO Of Equities; Senator Judd Gregg, (R) New Hampshire Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member and Rep. Paul Kanjorski, House Financial Services Committee and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman (D) Pennsylvania.
Questions for Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis can be submitted to squawk@cnbc.com.
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