2. President Trump wanted to talk.

He initially invited A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The Times, to an off-the record dinner. Mr. Sulzberger declined, and instead requested an on-the-record interview including Times reporters.

What followed was an 85-minute interview on a range of topics, in which the president said he was moving forward with a wall along the southwestern border, brushed off investigations that have ensnared his administration, and sized up the 2020 competition. Here’s what our reporters learned from the exchange.

During the interview in the Oval Office, above, Mr. Sulzberger questioned Mr. Trump about his attacks on the press. The president called himself “a victim” of unfair coverage.