15 Aug 2026 · 28 min
George Gallup Jr., president of the Gallup Poll, joined Meet the Press alongside William Schneider, a political analyst, to talk about polling in the 1984 presidential race.
E22 · 9 Aug 2026 · 58 min
Former President Richard Nixon joined Meet the Press years after resigning from office on August 9, 1974, after five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. in June of that year.
E21 · 1 Aug 2026 · 59 min
On a special edition of Meet the Press broadcast live from Philadelphia, governors from across the country and both parties joined the program to mark the nation’s bicentennial: Govs. Michael Dukakis (D-Mass.), Robert Ray (R-Iowa), Wendell Anderson (D-Minn.), Mills Godwin (R-Va.) and Milton Shapp (D-Pa.).
E20 · 11 Jul 2026 · 29 min
Democratic presidential frontrunner Gary Hart saw his campaign collapse after reports of an extramarital affair sparked a media firestorm. Fellow presidential candidates Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), Rev. Jesse Jackson and former DNC chairman Robert S. Strauss joined Meet the Press to weigh in.
E19 · 18 Jun 2026 · 49 min
Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama (D) joined Meet the Press for the first time after being selected to deliver the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention — a speech that would help launch him onto the national political stage and change the trajectory of his career.
E18 · 11 Jun 2026 · 22 min
FEB. 9, 1997 — Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill and commissioner David Stern joined Meet the Press on the fiftieth anniversary of the NBA.
E17 · 20 May 2026 · 17 min
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) joined Meet the Press for an interview around his autobiography, “Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage.” Frank passed away on May 20, 2026, at the age of 86.
E16 · 14 May 2026 · 28 min
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 the first interview Zhao had ever given to American television. Watch the full episode from the Meet the Press archive.
E15 · 6 May 2026 · 19 min
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 87.
E14 · 29 Apr 2026 · 48 min
Former FBI Director James Comey joined Meet the Press to weigh in on President Trump’s credibility, the Steele Dossier and the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation. Watch the full episode from the Meet the Press archive.
E13 · 27 Apr 2026 · 29 min
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and royal consort of Queen Elizabeth, joined Meet the Press during a 1969 tour of North America.
E12 · 19 Apr 2026 · 28 min
In an interview with Meet the Press, New York City Mayor John Lindsay, a longtime Republican, discussed his decision to seek the Democratic presidential nomination.
E11 · 12 Apr 2026 · 29 min
Fidel Castro appeared on Meet the Press for his first visit to the United States since the Cuban revolution, nearly three months earlier.
E10 · 7 Apr 2026 · 29 min
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 NASA.
E9 · 1 Apr 2026 · 29 min
JULY 13, 1969 — Meet the Press broadcast from Cape Kennedy space center and welcomed the three NASA astronauts who commanded Apollo missions 8, 9 and 10 ahead of the historic launch of Apollo 11, which would land Americans on the moon.
E8 · 29 Mar 2026 · 28 min
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 crisis.
E7 · 21 Mar 2026 · 59 min
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller joined Meet the Press to discuss sweeping changes at the Bureau following the September 11, 2001, attacks. Mueller died Saturday at 81.
E6 · 19 Jan 2026 · 29 min
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 commit to nonviolent resistance.
E4 · 28 Dec 2025 · 30 min
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 the panel. “It is a novel experience for a politician to have the chance to question the members of the press,” Douglas said. “Until this afternoon the shoe has always been on the other foot.”
E3 · 25 Dec 2025 · 25 min
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 his poems best captured the spirit of America.
E5 · 19 Dec 2025 · 22 min
On June 4, 1995, Rob Reiner joined Meet the Press to defend Hollywood from charges that it had been “consumed by mindless violence and loveless sex.” Reiner returned on March 31, 2013, as the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.
E2 · 14 Dec 2025 · 48 min
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, incoming White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) joined Meet the Press after the Supreme Court settled the recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
E1 · 2 Dec 2025 · 53 min
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. On Nov. 20, 2025, the former chief of staff, congressman and influential vice president was laid to rest.
22 Jan 2021 · 4 min
Carrie Dann and Mark Murray say goodbye, but not before looking back at some of their favorite moments from the Lid.
21 Jan 2021 · 7 min
Carrie Dann looks at poll numbers from Pew Research to see just how much distrust there is between Democrats and Republicans.
19 Jan 2021 · 3 min
Carrie Dann looks at the right-track/wrong-track numbers in the latest NBC News poll and finds a pessimistic public.
18 Jan 2021 · 5 min
In the latest NBC News poll, Jill Biden's favorability falls as partisanship rises. Carrie Dann reports.
16 Jan 2021 · 3 min
Mark Murray looks back at the last four years and recounts all the ways President Trump changed the White House.
15 Jan 2021 · 4 min
The latest NBC News poll shows little change in how many people believe President Trump should be removed from office.
15 Jan 2021 · 5 min
Carrie Dann looks at why ten Republicans voted for impeachment in the House of Representatives.
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