Nov 21 Jim Lehrer recounts when he heard Kennedy had been shot EmbedVideo(8046); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 Women freed after three decades in captivity Three women are now free from captivity, the AP reports, after being held in a London home for 30 years. Police announced Thursday that a 69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-old British woman were freed… Continue reading
Nov 21 A VP lunch run menu of filibusters and hoagies At about 11:10 a.m. EST, Thursday, the Vice Presidential pool rolled up to Capriotti's, a Delaware-based Italian hoagie chain -- one of Vice President Joe Biden's favorite -- celebrating its grand opening in downtown Washington, D.C. AP White House… Continue reading
Nov 21 Confirming JFK's death, without modern-day conveniences EmbedVideo(8047); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 A nation grieves the loss of JFK EmbedVideo(8048); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 Contrite Republican takes break from Congress after drug bust Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., exits D.C. Superior court after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of possession of cocaine on Wednesday. Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images It's not every day a "wakeup call"… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch President Obama honors achievements of 16 Americans with Medal of Freedom President Obama honors achievements of 16 Americans with Medal of Freedom… Continue watching
Nov 20 Could the 'bubble top' have saved Kennedy in 1963? EmbedVideo(8042); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 20 Robert MacNeil remembers the 1963 gunshots that killed President Kennedy EmbedVideo(8045); In the center of the chaos that ensued on Nov. 22, 1963 were NewsHour co-founders Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News, while Lehrer was working the federal beat as a… Continue reading
Nov 20 Kerry says U.S., Afghanistan agree to security deal language U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States has reached an agreement with Afghanistan on the language of a security deal that, according to the Associated Press, will determine the presence of U.S. troops in the country… Continue reading