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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/colbert-says-farewell-with-a-little-help-from-washington | Colbert says farewell with a little help from Washington | 2014-12-19 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | Colbert says farewell with a little help from Washington Friday, December 19, 2014 By: Alexandra Jaffe (CNN) -- Comedian Stephen Colbert bid farewell on his final show Thursday night with the help of a pantheon of celebrities, including Washington notables and dignitaries. Everyone from National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, CNN's own Jake Tapper — and even former President Bill Clinton, tweeting — appeared during the 23-minute finale, all singing "We'll Meet Again" along with Colbert. Here's our unofficial list of other members of the Washington political and pundit class that helped send off Colbert on Thursday night: Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker New York Mayor Bill de Blasio D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Former President Bill Clinton — texting UN Ambassador Samantha Power Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno Former secretary of State Henry Kissinger Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington Vice founder Shane Smith Journalist Matt Taibbi Commentator Andrew Sullivan CNN anchor Jake Tapper NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw CBS News anchor Charlie Rose Yahoo news anchor Katie Couric Former NBC anchor David Gregory CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour CNN commentator Jeff Toobin NPR host Terry Gross New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof New York Times columnist Paul Krugman New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd Presidential biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist Activist Gloria Steinem NIH Director Francis Collins Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |