Barack Obama’s first interview on Meet the Press (July 25, 2004)

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.  The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.  The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.).  The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.  The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.  The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.  The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. The full episode on video is available on MeetThePress.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.