This research is on pragmatics politeness of an interview between PutraNababan and the United States President, Barack Obama. It is a qualitative research. The theory used in this study is Brown and Levinson’s politeness strategy, supported by other theories such as Jonathan Culpeper’s impoliteness strategy and Spencer-Oatey’s rapport management. The writer researches the politeness strategiesused by Nababan and Obama. The writer also analyzes the relation between power level difference and the choice of strategy. By applying the theories, the writer knows that the choices of strategies from the participants are in some cases different with the notions given. In this interview, Nababan as a participant with lower power level used more positive politeness strategy. It is different with the notions given in the pragmatics as it is expected that he should use more negative politeness strategy. Even, he performed some impoliteness utterances. Obama as the higher level power participant used negative politeness strategy and tried to treat Nababan as a close friend in some occasions. He tried to be polite during the whole interview. He never spoke impolitely. It also didn’t suitable with the notions given by pragmaticians. It was found too that both participants used the strategies as the notions explained in some of their utterances. Some of the notions and the appliedstrategies were compatible each other. Here, they considered some factors, not just one sole thing, in performing the strategies. Accordingly, some incompatibilities can be analyzed through their considerations.Nababan and Obama put more consideration to theirintended goals, the type of activity, the rapport management and their emotional closenes. Therefore, the power difference didn’t influence the interview much. But, it did influence little in this interview such as in political questions regarding military assistance. In conclusion, politeness strategy is not a static matter in communication. It is dependent on the speaker and hearer’s goals. Power is not the only factor influenced a verbal communication although the power level difference of the participants is very apparent.

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