Tim Russert, during a 1997 Meet the Press interview with Nation of Islam leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan posed the question, " Do you believe there was a Holocaust in which 6 million Jews perished?

George Stephanopoulos later claimed in a 2000 interview with journalist Tim Russert that " Oh, it was absolutely his voice, but they were selectively edited in a way to-to create some-some impression.

Timothy John " Tim " Russert ( May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008 ) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.

Russert was posthumously revealed as a 30-year source for syndicated columnist Robert Novak.

One concert that Russert booked was headlined by a then-unknown singer, Bruce Springsteen, who charged $ 2, 500 for the concert appearance.

Russert told this story to Jay Leno when he was a guest on The Tonight Show on NBC on June 6, 2006.

Its name was changed to Meet the Press with Tim Russert, and, at his suggestion, went to an hour-long format in 1992.

The show also shifted to a greater focus on in-depth interviews with high profile guests, where Russert was known especially for his extensive preparatory research.

With Russert as host the show became increasingly popular, receiving more than four million viewers per week, and it was recognized as one of the most important sources of political news.

Russert did say, however, that Plame's identity as a CIA operative was not leaked to him.

Russert was posthumously revealed as a thirty-year source of columnist Robert Novak, whose original article revealed Plame's affiliation with the CIA.

" In a posthumous commentary, the L. A. Times wrote that, " Like former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, Russert was one of the high-level Washington journalists who came out of the Libby trial looking worse than shabby.

At the February debate, Russert was criticized for what some perceived as disproportionately tough questioning of Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton.

Russert grew up as a New York Yankees fan, switching his allegiance to the Nationals when they were established in Washington, D. C. Russert held season tickets to both the Washington Nationals and the Washington Wizards and was elected to the board of directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in 2003.

On July 23, 2008, U. S. Route 20 leading to the Bills ' Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York was renamed the " Timothy J. Russert Highway ".< ref >

On March 28, 2004, at the height of efforts to undermine his critique of the Bush administration during the 9 / 11 Commission Hearings, Clarke went on NBC's Sunday morning news show, Meet the Press and was interviewed by journalist Tim Russert.

For several years, on the Sunday before Labor Day, Russell has made an annual appearance on the NBC news program Meet the Press, which was hosted from 1991 – 2008 by Tim Russert, also a Canisius High graduate.

The debate was broadcast live on MSNBC, and was moderated by Brian Williams with Tim Russert.

" The infamous incident was later recounted by Fisk on both ESPN Classic and a CNBC interview with Tim Russert on his show.

In an interview with Tim Russert on " Meet the Press ," Kerry corrected his 1979 statement about being " five miles across the border " on Christmas Eve, but reiterated that he was on a patrol at the border at that date and had been sent on a covert mission at a later date.

On June 18, 2008, Hunt was one of 10 people chosen to remember journalist Tim Russert, who had died days before, at his memorial service at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Their third child, daughter Riley Norah Tracy, was born on July 5, 2008 ; O ' Donnell noted that her daughter's first name had been suggested by Tim Russert, who died three weeks prior to Riley's birth.

Their son, Luke Russert, who was born in August 1985, is an NBC News correspondent.

Russert commented on Meet the Press that he went to Woodstock, " in a Buffalo Bills jersey with a case of beer.

A lifelong fan of the Buffalo Bills football team, Russert often closed Sunday broadcasts during the football season with a statement of encouragement for the franchise.

Prior to becoming host of Meet the Press, Russert worked as a special counsel, and later as chief of staff, to U. S. Senator Daniel Moynihan, a Democrat from New York.

" On the MSNBC show Tucker, Russert predicted the battleground states of the 2008 presidential election would be New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada, saying, " If Democrats can win three of those four, they can lose Ohio and Florida, and win the presidency.

" Libby was also alleged by prosecutors to have lied to the FBI and a federal grand jury in claiming that when he mentioned Plame's name to two reporters — Matthew Cooper, then of Time magazine, and Judith Miller, then of The New York Times — he was careful to point out to them he was simply repeating rumors that he had heard from Russert.

* 1950 – Tim Russert, American journalist ( d. 2008 )

Obey holds a critical view of the mainstream American news media, as evidenced by his words on June 13, 2008, upon the sudden death of NBC News Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert.

* Tim Russert ( 1950 – 2008 ), American journalist, host of Meet the Press ( section C )

Past winners include Walter Cronkite ( 1989 ), Carl T. Rowan ( 1990 ), Helen Thomas ( 1991 ), Tom Brokaw ( 1992 ), Larry King ( 1993 ), Charles Kuralt of CBS ( 1994 ), Albert R. Hunt and Judy Woodruff ( 1995 ), Robert MacNeil ( 1996 ), Cokie Roberts ( 1997 ), Tim Russert and Louis D. Boccardi ( 1998 ), John Seigenthaler ( 1999 ), Jim Lehrer ( 2001 ), Tom Curley ( 2002 ), Don Hewitt of CBS ( 2004 ), Garrison Keillor ( 2005 ), Bob Schieffer of CBS ( 2006 ), John Quinn and Ken Paulson ( 2007 ), Charles Overby ( 2008 ), Katie Couric ( 2009 ), and Brian Lamb of C-SPAN ( 2011 ).

" Later on both Francesa and Russo blasted Tim Russert ( No. 1 on the list anointed by Russo ), Mike Wallace, Christopher Dodd (" The biggest phony " by Russo ), Keith Olbermann, Harold Ford, Jr., etc.

In the Plame affair, Scooter Libby, convicted chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, told special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald that Russert told him of the identity of Central Intelligence Agency officer Valerie Plame ( Mrs. Joseph C. Wilson ).

Tim Russert asked Scheuer to explain the seeming contradiction on Meet the Press ( 30 November 2004 ):

Wells also focused on a November 24, 2003, report by John C. Eckenrode, the FBI Special Agent who interviewed Russert as part of the DOJ investigation.

On September 27, Tim Russert of NBC moderated a debate among six of the candidates in a hall at Boston University ( three were no-shows, and Doris Kearns Goodwin withdrew from the race ).

On September 25, 2005, Aaron Broussard reappeared on Meet the Press, and host Tim Russert challenged Broussard's account of the tragedy on the basis that his anecdote about the woman in the nursing home contained factual discrepancies noted in the MSNBC story .< ref >

Tim Russert, in an interview on Meet the Press shortly after O ' Reilly's comments, addressed these concerns to Bono.

* Tim Russert, former anchor of NBC's Meet the Press.

On June 13, 2008, Brokaw broke into NBC programming to announce the death of NBC News Washington Bureau Chief and Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert.

The Journal still heavily employs the use of caricatures, notably those of Ken Fallin, such as when Peggy Noonan memorialized recently-deceased newsman Tim Russert.

Tim Russert, a Newseum trustee, said, " The Newseum made a pretty good impression in Arlington, but at your new location on Pennsylvania Avenue, you will make an indelible mark.

Jack Shafer, co-editor of Slate, has criticized the Newseum's exhibit about the career of the late NBC reporter Tim Russert.

Bobblehead figures of Bill Clinton, Tim Russert, and John F. Kennedy can be seen on the set.

Obey said of Russert: " Tim Russert's death is not just a body blow for NBC News ; it is a body blow for the nation and for anyone who cherishes newsmen and women who have remained devoted to reporting hard news in an era increasingly consumed by trivia.

Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented the NBC News / Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News during the 2008 U. S. presidential election.

Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008.

" While in law school, an official from his alma mater, John Carroll University, called Russert to ask if he could book some concerts for the school as he had done while a student.