Bush is expected to be asked about a broad range of policy issues, including the economy and the war in Iraq, and his expected bid for re-election. First lady Laura Bush will also join her husband for part of the interview, ABC said.

Meanwhile, ABC also announced Tuesday that it had raided CNN to hire reporter Jonathan Karl, who will cover the State Department and foreign affairs. He replaces Martha Raddatz, who has shifted to the Pentagon.

Karl has covered the White House, Pentagon and Capitol Hill for CNN.

ABC News also said it had hired Laura Marquez, an anchor and reporter for ABC's San Francisco station, as a Washington-based general assignment reporter.