Barack Obama’s first interview on Meet the Press (July 25, 2004)
Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama (D) joined Meet the Press for the first time after being selected to deliver the keynote address at the 200...
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20 of 385 episodesMichael Jordan, Charles Barkley & NBA All-Stars on Meet the Press (Feb. 9, 1997)
FEB. 9, 1997 — Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill and commissioner David Stern joined Meet the Press on the fifti...
Barney Frank on the evolution of gay rights and trust in government (March 15, 2015)
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) joined Meet the Press for an interview around his autobiography, “Frank: A Life in Politics from the Grea...
Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang speaks with Meet the Press (Sept. 27, 1987)
NBC News’ Tom Brokaw traveled to Beijing to speak with Zhao Ziyang, premier of China and the acting head of the Chinese Communist Party, in...
Ted Turner reflects on CNN and his life (Nov. 30, 2008)
CNN founder Ted Turner joined Meet the Press around the release of his autobiography “Call Me Ted.” Turner passed away on May 6, 2026, aged...
James Comey on Trump, Hillary Clinton and the FBI (April 29, 2018)
Former FBI Director James Comey joined Meet the Press to weigh in on President Trump’s credibility, the Steele Dossier and the Hillary Clint...
Prince Philip on the future of the British monarchy (Nov. 9, 1969)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and royal consort of Queen Elizabeth, joined Meet the Press during a 1969 tour of North America. The full e...
NYC Mayor John Lindsay on his party switch and presidential run (Feb. 13, 1972)
In an interview with Meet the Press, New York City Mayor John Lindsay, a longtime Republican, discussed his decision to seek the Democratic...
Fidel Castro says he is 'not a communist' (April 19, 1959)
Fidel Castro appeared on Meet the Press for his first visit to the United States since the Cuban revolution, nearly three months earlier. Th...
Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth (July 21, 1963)
Lt. Col. John Glenn joined Meet the Press to discuss U.S. plans to land an astronaut on the moon and defended the need for Congress to fund...
Apollo 11: Meet the Press covers the first moon landing (July 13, 1969)
JULY 13, 1969 — Meet the Press broadcast from Cape Kennedy space center and welcomed the three NASA astronauts who commanded Apollo missions...
VP Gerald Ford on Watergate and the 1973 oil crisis (Jan. 6, 1974)
Vice President Gerald Ford joined Meet the Press in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal and as the U.S. was reeling from the 1973 energy...
Robert Mueller on rebuilding the FBI after 9/11 (June 2, 2002)
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller joined Meet the Press to discuss sweeping changes at the Bureau following the September 11, 2001, attacks....
Martin Luther King Jr. calls for nonviolent protests (April 17, 1960)
As the civil rights protests of the 1960s spread across America, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. joined Meet the Press to urge his supporters to...
When Meet the Press turned the tables and let the guest ask questions (Dec. 24, 1950)
Inspired by the spirit of Christmas, Meet the Press invited Sen. Paul Douglas (D-Ill.) to try his hand as a moderator and ask questions of t...
Robert Frost reveals the poem that defines America (Dec. 25, 1955)
Robert Frost, the only poet ever to receive four Pulitzer prize awards, joined Meet the Press on Christmas Day 1955 and was asked which of h...
Rob Reiner on Hollywood and his advocacy for same-sex marriage
On June 4, 1995, Rob Reiner joined Meet the Press to defend Hollywood from charges that it had been “consumed by mindless violence and lovel...
Bush v. Gore: Meet the Press covers the election settled by the Court (Dec. 17, 2000)
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, incoming White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and House Minority Lead...
Dick Cheney on America’s response to 9/11 (Sept. 16, 2001)
Vice President Dick Cheney sat down with Meet the Press days after the attacks on September 11 for a wide-ranging interview at Camp David. O...
The Lid of all Lids: Our final show
Carrie Dann and Mark Murray say goodbye, but not before looking back at some of their favorite moments from the Lid. The full episode on vid...