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December 26, 2010: Valerie Jarrett, Tom Brokaw, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Peggy Noonan, Bob Woodward | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
December 19, 2010: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Mark McKinnon, Andrea Mitchell, Joe Scarborough | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
December 12, 2010: Austan Goolsbee, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), Paul Gigot, Savannah Guthrie | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
December 5, 2010: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), David Brooks, Tom Friedman, Katty Kay, Mike Murphy | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

November 28, 2010: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), E.J. Dionne, Ed Gillespie, Peggy Noonan, Michael Nutter | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
November 21, 2010: Hillary Clinton, Bobby Jindal, Richard Wolffe, Rep.-Elect Allen West, Paul Gigot, Robert Draper | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
November 14, 2010: David Axelrod, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Newt Gingrich, Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), Alan Greenspan, Bethany McLean | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
November 7, 2010: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), Anita Dunn, Karen Hughes, Marc Morial Mike Murphy | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

October 31, 2010: John Brennan, Fmr. Gov. Time Kaine (D-VA), Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Charlie Cook, Mark Halperin, Tom Brokaw, Michele Norris, Chuck Todd | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
October 24, 2010: Michael Steele, Rachel Maddow, David Brooks, Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), E.J. Dionne, Rick Santelli | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
October 17, 2010: Robert Gibbs, Sen. Michael Bennet, Ken Buck | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
October 10, 2010: Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk, Peggy Noonan, Joe Klein | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

September 26, 2010: Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Arne Duncan, Michelle Rhee, Robert Bobb, Randi Weingarten | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
September 19, 2010: Fmr. President Bill Clinton, Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
September 12, 2010: David Axelrod, Rudy Giuliani, Dee Dee Myers, Reza Aslan, Mike Murphy, Ron Brownstein | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
September 5, 2010: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), David Plouffe, Erin Burnett, Charlie Cook, E.J. Dionne, Rich Lowry | Guests & topics | Transcripts | Netcast

August 29, 2010: Sen. Mary Landrieu, (D-LA), New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Brad Pitt, Wendell Pierce, Garland Robinette, Douglas Brinkley | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
August 22, 2010: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Fmr. Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX), Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Fmr. Rep. Rick Lazio (R-NY), Jeffrey Goldberg, Paul Gigot, Katty Kay | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
August 15, 2010: Gen. David Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast | Images from Afghanistan
August 8, 2010: Carol Browner, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), Andrea Mitchell, Todd Purdum | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
August 1, 2010: Mike Mullen, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Alan Greenspan, Gov. Ed Rendell, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mark Halperin | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

July 25, 2010: Tim Geithner, David Brooks, E.J. Dionne, Anita Dunn, Marc Morial, Rick Santelli | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
July 18, 2010: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
July 11, 2010: Robert Gibbs, David Brooks, Harold Ford Jr., Ed Gillespie, Rachel Maddow | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

June 27, 2010: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sebastian Junger, Wes Moore, Tom Ricks, Gen. Barry McCaffrey (Ret.) | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
June 20, 2010: Gov.Haley Barbour, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), John Hofmeister, Katty Kay | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
June 13, 2010: David Axelrod, Carly Fiorina, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Doris Kearns Goodwin, Roger Simon, Chuck Todd | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

May 30, 2010: BP's Robert Dudley, Carol Browner, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), J.D. Hayworth, E.J. Dionne, David Brooks | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
May 23, 2010: Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Tom Friedman, Paul Gigot, Andrea Mitchell, Bob Woodward | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
May 16, 2010: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jonathan Alter, Peggy Noonan, Mike Murphy, Bob Shrum | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
May 9, 2010: Eric Holder, David Brooks, E.J. Dionne, Katty Kay, Wes Moore | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
May 2, 2010: Hillary Clinton, Gov. Charlie Crist, Janet Napolitano, Ken Salazar, Thad Allen, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM), Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

April 25, 2010: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), David Brooks, Erin Burnett, Michele Norris, Evan Thomas | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
April 18, 2010: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ron Brownstein, Jose Diaz-Balart | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
April 11, 2010: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, David Brooks, Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), Kathleen Parker; David Sanger | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
April 4, 2010: Dr. Christina Romer, Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), David Remnick, Rick Stengel | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

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March 28, 2010: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham, Mike Murphy, Bob Shrum | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
March 21, 2010: Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Fmr. Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Michael Steele, Anita Dunn, Ed Gillespie, Tavis Smiley, Chuck Todd | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

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March 14, 2010: David Axelrod, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Karl Rove, David Brooks, Tom Friedman | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
March 7, 2010: Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), E.J. Dionne, Rich Lowry | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

February 28, 2010: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Nancy-Ann DeParle, Ron Brownstein, Katty Kay, Marc Morial, Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
February 21, 2010: General David Petraeus, Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), E.J. Dionne, Peggy Noonan, Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
February 14, 2010: Vice President Joe Biden, David Brooks, Rachel Maddow, Fmr. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
February 7, 2010: John Brennan, Henry Paulson, Alan Greenspan, Ed Gillespie, Dee Dee Myers | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

January 31, 2010: David Axelrod, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), David Brooks, David Faber, Eugene Robinson, Mort Zuckerman | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
January 24, 2010: Valerie Jarrett, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), E.J. Dionne, Katty Kay, Peggy Noonan, Chuck Todd | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
January 17, 2010: Fmr. President George W. Bush, Fmr. President Bill Clinton, Rajiv Shah, Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, Karen Hughes, John Podesta, Bob Woodward, Mark Halperin | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
January 10, 2010: Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Michael Steele, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast
January 3, 2010: John Brennan, Michael Chertoff, Ret. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, Tom Brokaw, David Brooks, E.J. Dionne, Doris Kearns Goodwin | Guests & topics | Transcript | Netcast

Photos: 64 years of ‘Meet the Press’

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First ‘Meet the Press’ photo
December 4, 1947: The earliest photograph in existence of the longest running television program in history. Sen. Robert Taft was the guest on "Meet the Press" that day, less than a month after the program debuted on NBC television at 8 p.m., November 6, 1947. James A. Farley, the former postmaster general and former Democratic National Committee chairman, was the guest on the first broadcast. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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All women
December 10, 1949: With Washington's leading male reporters otherwise occupied at the men-only Gridiron Dinner, "Meet the Press" presented its first all-female program. Moderator (and program co-founder) Martha Rountree, panelists Doris Fleeson, May Craig, Judy Spivak and Ruth Montgomery question the guest, Democratic politician India Edwards. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Billy Graham
March 6, 1955: Rev. Billy Graham’s first "Meet the Press" appearance. He tells panelist (and program co-founder) Lawrence Spivak "anything that makes any race feel inferior ... is not only un-American but un-Christian." (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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Jackie Robinson
April 14, 1957: Jackie Robinson, the first man to break the racial barrier in Major League Baseball, also becomes the first athlete to appear on "Meet the Press." Robinson joins moderator Lawrence Spivak in a discussion about civil rights and Robinson’s work with the NAACP. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Eleanor Roosevelt
October 20, 1957: Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in one of her six "Meet the Press" appearances. Here she talks about her trip to the Soviet Union. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Robert Frost
December 28, 1958: Poet Robert Frost was introduced by moderator Ned Brooks as "the poet of all America. Indeed, it can be said that he is the poet of all mankind." Two years later, Congress awarded Robert Frost a gold medal in recognition of his poetry, saying it enriched the culture of the United States and the philosophy of the world. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Fidel Castro
April 19, 1959: Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro appears on "Meet the Press" during his first visit to the United States since the revolution. Castro was annoyed that permanent panelist and producer Lawrence Spivak would not allow him to smoke cigars in the studio. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Martin Luthur King Jr.
April 17, 1960: Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., pictured here in one of his five "Meet the Press" appearances. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
John F. Kennedy
October 16, 1960: After this interview, then-Senator John F. Kennedy calls Meet the Press the nation's "fifty-first state." (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Jimmy Hoffa
July 9, 1961:This first "Meet the Press" appearance by Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa had to be rescheduled several times due to Hoffa’s string of indictments. After the interview, Hoffa was furious about being asked whether his insistence on dealing only in cash and keeping few records gave the appearance of impropriety. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Edward Kennedy
March 11, 1962: Edward Kennedy’s first appearance on the program. The potential Senate candidate was coached by his older brother, President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy and his aide Theodore Sorensen prepared "Teddy" for his “Meet the Press” debut by staging a run through of questions and answers in the Oval Office. On the day of the program, President Kennedy delayed his departure from Palm Beach in order to watch the show, but later told his brother that he was almost too nervous to watch. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Bob Dole
July 16, 1972: Bob Dole and "Meet the Press" moderator Lawrence Spivak prepare to discuss the break-in and bugging of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate. Former Senator Dole holds the record for the most appearances on “Meet the Press” in a career that included service as a Congressman, Senator, RNC Chairman, vice presidential candidate, Senate Majority Leader and finally, Republican presidential nominee. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Prime Minister Wilson
September 19, 1965: "Meet the Press" conducts television’s very first live satellite interview. The guest is British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Ronald Reagan
September 11, 1966: Ronald Reagan, making his first bid for public office, appears on "Meet the Press" with his Democratic opponent for the governorship of California, the incumbent Gov. Edmund G. Brown. Reagan appeared on "Meet the Press" seven times -- all before he was elected president. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Robert Kennedy
March 17, 1968: Senator Robert F. Kennedy makes his ninth -- and final -- appearance on "Meet the Press" with Lawrence E. Spivak. Kennedy was assassinated in California less than 3 months later -- shortly after claiming victory in that state's Democratic presidential primary. He was 42 years old. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
John Kerry
April 18, 1971: John Kerry, then a former Navy Lieutenant, makes his first "Meet the Press" appearance as a spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Against the War. He has since appeared on the program as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 21 times. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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Golda Meir
December 5, 1971: Golda Meir, prime minister of Israel, appears on “Meet the Press” with moderator Bill Monroe to discuss the continuing instability in the Middle East and the prospect of meeting and negotiating with Egypt’s leaders. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Prime Minister Gandhi
August 24, 1975: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in one of her seven appearances on "Meet the Press" before her assassination in October 1984. After she was elected Prime Minister in 1966, Gandhi grew more concerned about her television image and contacted "Meet the Press" to request makeup samples used during her appearance on the program. The program’s makeup artist consulted her notes and sent Mrs. Gandhi a complete makeup set -- including sponges and instructions for application. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Gerald Ford
November 9, 1975: President Gerald Ford becomes the first sitting American president to appear on the program. President Ford accepted the invitation as a tribute to "Meet the Press" co-founder Lawrence Spivak, who was making his farewell appearance as moderator of the program. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Jimmy Carter
January 20, 1980: In one of the most dramatic newsbreaks in the history of "Meet the Press" President Jimmy Carter announces that the U.S. would boycott the Moscow Summer Olympics because of the presence of Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Despite initial outrage over Carter’s proposal, 60 nations eventually joined the boycott. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Richard Nixon
April 10, 1988: In his first Sunday interview in 20 years, Former President Richard Nixon reacts to a comment on "Meet the Press. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Tim Russert's first show
December 8, 1991: Tim Russert makes his debut as moderator of "Meet the Press." He has since become the longest-serving moderator in "Meet the Press" history. In the center of this photo is then-intern Betsy Fischer, who is now Executive Producer of the program. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Dan Quayle
September 20, 1992: "Meet the Press" permanently expands from a half-hour to a one hour program. Vice President Dan Quayle is the guest. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Shaheen and Whitman
February 2, 1997: The broadcast breaks television history as "Meet the Press" becomes the first network television program ever to broadcast live in digital high definition. Governors Jeanne Shaheen and Christie Todd Whitman share a light moment on the set that day. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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Bill Clinton
November 9, 1997: President Bill Clinton appears in studio on "Meet the Press" to mark the program’s 50th anniversary. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Al Gore
December 19, 1999: In a live Democratic presidential debate, Vice President Al Gore challenges former Sen. Bill Bradley to a "Meet the Press agreement" to have weekly debates in place of running political advertisements. (Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Dick Cheney
September 16, 2001: Five days after the September 11th attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney joins moderator Tim Russert in the first live television interview ever broadcast from Camp David. (Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Senate Debate Series
September 22, 2002: "Meet the Press" kicks off its "Senate Debate Series" with the Colorado Senate race: Republican Incumbent Sen. Wayne Allard vs. Democratic Challenger Tom Strickland. At the end of the election cycle, the series of three senate debates was awarded the prestigious "USC Walter Cronkite Journalism Award" for "Excellence in Broadcast TV Political Journalism." The debate series continued in 2004 and 2006. (Alex Wong / Getty Images for Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
George W. Bush
February 8, 2004: President George W. Bush kicks off his re-election campaign in an Oval Office interview with Tim Russert on "Meet the Press." Robert Novak went on to write about the interview, "no president ever before had been subjected to such tough questioning in the Oval Office." (Getty Images for Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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James Carville
November 14, 2004: In another "Meet the Press" first, Democratic strategist James Carville cracks an egg on his forehead to demonstrate he's got "egg on his face" after his projected outcome of the U.S. presidential election was wrong. Carville predicted 52 percent of the vote for U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), 47 percent for President George W. Bush and 1 percent for Ralph Nader. (Getty Images for Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Jim Webb
November 19, 2006: The first edition of "Meet the Press" to be available via video netcast on the show’s Web site. U.S. Senator-elect Jim Webb (D-Va.) joins moderator Tim Russert on that program. (Alex Wong / Getty Images for Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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Barack Obama
November 11, 2007: "Meet the Press"celebrates its 60th anniversary live from Des Moines, Iowa with Democratic Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) for the full hour. (Eric Thayer / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
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June 15, 2008: The chair of late moderator Tim Russert sits empty on the set during the first MTP taping following Russert's death. He died June 13, 2008 of a heart attack while at the NBC News bureau in Washington. He was 58 years old. (Alex Wong / Getty Images for Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Colin Powell
October 19, 2008: A record-breaking 9 million viewers tune in to see Gen. Colin Powell, a Republican, announce his endorsement of Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
President-elect Obama
December 7, 2008: President-elect Barack Obama makes his first Sunday morning television appearance since winning the election to discuss the challenges facing this country and the upcoming transition of power. (Scott Olson / Getty Images for Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
David Gregory
December 7, 2008: Interim moderator Tom Brokaw announces that David Gregory has been chosen as the new moderator of the show. (Alex Wong / Getty Images for Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Rendell, Schwarzenegger & Bloomberg
March 22, 2009: Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Penn.), Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared exclusively on Meet the Press one day after meeting with President Obama to discuss the economy. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images for Meet the Press) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Hillary Clinton
July 26, 2009: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears for a full-hour on Meet the Press. It's her first appearance on the program since joining the Obama administration. (William B. Plowman / NBC Universal) Share Back to slideshow navigation
President Obama
September 20, 2009: President Barack Obama sits down with David Gregory at the White House for Obama's first MTP appearance since taking office. (Pete Souza / The White House) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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