Who Will Be Person of the Year 2008?
25 Possible Candidates
T. Boone Pickens
Pro: The suddenly ubiquitous billionaire is hawking a wind power alternative energy plan. It requires massive turbine construction stretching the Great Plains, from Texas to the Canadian border. At a minimum, he's brought wind energy into the national conversation. And he just might be rich enough to pull it off.
Con: Pickens is asking for federal subsidies that would improve his financial stake. Can an old corporate raider really save the earth?
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Persons of the Year 1972: Nixon & Kissinger
In 1972, Henry Kissinger was the national security assistant to President Nixon, and both were named TIME Men of the Year. Kissinger explains why he was unhappy to be chosen
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The Best Kept Secret in Journalism
TIME editors explain the selection process and the need for secrecy in the magazine's annual pick of Person of the Year
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Person of the Year 1996: David Ho
TIME Senior Science Reporter Alice Park talks with AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho, the 1996 choice for Person of the Year
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Person of the Year 2001: Rudy Giuliani
After the September 11th attacks on America in 2001, the decision for TIME's Person of the Year was not clear cut
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Person of the Year: The YouTube Take
TIME Managing Editor Rick Stengel put out a call on YouTube for suggestions for the magazine's 2008 Person of the Year. There were thousands of comments and dozens of video responses
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Last Year's Choice: Vladimir Putin
TIME's selection of Russian Prime Minister (then-President) Vladimir Putin as its Person of the Year in 2007 proved prescient
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Person of the Year 1991: Ted Turner
Former media mogul Ted Turner recalls his selection as TIME Man of the Year in 1991, when his CNN network came of age in the first Gulf War
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A History in Covers: Person of the Year
Covers and sound from the history of the TIME Person of the Year, beginning with the first one selected: Charles Lindbergh in 1927
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