72 people šļøing this randomlyJohn Glenn Discusses NASA’s Plans To Land An Astronaut On The Moon John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, joined āMeet the Pressā on April 21, 1963 to discuss NASAās plan to land an astronaut on the moon. Congress held federal budget hearings which questioned the future and funding forRead More
62 people šļøing this randomlyDick Cheney: Nations Supporting Terrorists After 9/11 Will āFace Full Wrathā Of Us Vice President Dick Cheney joined āMeet the Pressā on September 16, 2001, just five days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Cheney said that any nation, including Afghanistan, that provides āsanctuaryā to āterroristsā will āface the full wrath ofRead More
50 people šļøing this randomlyBill Monroe, Moderator Of ‘Meet The Press’ (1975-1984) Bill Monroe moderated āMeet the Pressā from 1975-1984, during which he was respected for his incisive questions. Outside of āMeet the Press,ā Monroe had a long history with NBC News, including positions as the Washington editor for the TODAY show and as theRead More
58 people šļøing this randomlyMartha Rountree: The First Moderator Of ‘Meet The Press’ Martha Rountree co-created āMeet the Press,ā along with Lawrence Spivak. A broadcasting pioneer, Rountree served as the broadcastās first moderator while also producing a program called āLeave It to the Girls.ā NBC News launched āMeet the Pressā in 1947 and Rountree remainedRead More
65 people šļøing this randomlyDonald Trump Talks About His ‘Biggest Mistake’ President Donald Trump appeared on āMeet the Pressā 21 times. On June 23, 2019, Trump discussed the border, why he stopped a planned military strike on Iran and what he called his ābiggest mistakeā as president: appointing Jeff Sessions as attorney general. Ā» SubscribeRead More
68 people šļøing this randomlyGeorge W. Bush: āIām A War Presidentā On February 7, 2004, moderator Tim Russert interviewed President George W. Bush from the Oval Office. Bush explained his decision to set up a commission to investigate the intelligence failures in the Iraq War, saying itās ājust a part of analyzing where we areRead More
127 people šļøing this randomlyGeorge H.W. Bush: āThereās Not Disarrayā In The Administrationās Approach To The Economy President George H.W. Bush appeared on āMeet the Pressā 10 times over the course of his long career as RNC chairman, CIA director and vice president. On February 5, 1984, he acknowledged that there was āa lot ofRead More
86 people šļøing this randomlyAndrea Mitchell: Panelist And Fill-in Moderator Of ‘Meet The Press’ Andrea Mitchell is a long-time contributor and guest moderator of āMeet the Press.ā She has worked with Tim Russert, David Gregory and Chuck Todd to deliver tough and informative interviews. She hosts āAndrea Mitchell Reportsā on MSNBC and is NBC NewsāRead More
120 people šļøing this randomlyNixonās VP Spiro Agnew: āWe Havenāt Made Goodā On Campaign Promises Spiro Agnew joined āMeet the Pressāon August 27, 1972 to discuss the Nixon administrationās handling of the Vietnam War. Agnew served as vice president during the Nixon administration, from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He criticized the mediaās coverageRead More
403 people šļøing this randomly How bad will things get? Itās the question everyone in Pakistan is asking following Thursdayās shooting of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the cricketing icon led a march on Islamabad to demand snap elections that could return him to power. Ā© Abdul MajeedāAFP via Getty Images Supporters of formerRead More